Examples
There are at least two types of raising predicates/verbs: raising-to-subject verbs and raising-to-object predicates. Raising-to-object predicates overlap to a large extent with so-called ECM-verbs (= exceptional case-marking). These types of raising predicates/verbs are illustrated with the following sentences:
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- a. They seem to be trying.
- b. Prices appear to be increasing.
- c. You seem to be impatient.
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- a. Fred wants us to help.
- b. That proves him to be hiding something.
- c. She predicts there to be a problem.
The primary trait of raising predicates/verbs like these is that they are NOT semantically selecting one of their dependents. The raising-to-subject verbs are not selecting their subject dependent, and the raising-to-object predicates are not selecting their object dependent. These dependents appear to have been raised from the lower predicate.
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