internal argument

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Niuben5777  #415700  Sat, 08 Sep 07 02:30 AM

Dear all,

 Is "the bag" in the clause " John put the book into the bag." the internal argument of the verb put?

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CalifJim  #417048  Tue, 11 Sep 07 09:09 AM
A locative phrase such as into the bag is a required argument of the verb put, and it's not the subject (which would be the external argument), so in my opinion it's an internal argument, yes.

I would say that the argument in question is the entire prepositional phrase, not just the bag.

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