Basic Intransitive
"A flag fluttered"
Theme V
exist(during(E),Theme) motion(during(E),Theme)
Intransitive (+ locative PP)
"A flag fluttered over the fort"
Theme V Prep[+loc] Location
exist(during(E),Theme) Prep(during(E),Theme,Location) motion(during(E),Theme)
There-insertion (some verbs)
"There fluttered a flag (over the fort)"
there V Theme[-definite]
exist(during(E),Theme) motion(during(E),Theme)
Locative Inversion (some verbs)
"Over the fort fluttered a flag"
Prep[+loc] Location V Theme
exist(during(E),Theme) Prep(during(E),Theme,Location) motion(during(E),Theme)
Causative (some verbs)
"The patriots waved the flag"
Agent V Theme
cause(Agent,E) motion(during(E),Theme)