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predicate structure containing a predicate structure. According to the different VP Cui Wen will
"put" the structure of the sentence into two categories of nine sub-categories:
1.VP is VR or includes VR
(1) VP= (AD) +VR (result) (2) VP= (AD) +VR (trend)
(3) VP=VR (R is prepositional structure) (4) VP=VR+vp
2.VP is another form
(1) VP= (AD) + V (2) VP=V (1) V
(3) VP=VR (R is a momentum complement) (4) VP=0 or Idiom
(5) VP= (AD) +V
Jin Lixin (1997) reviewed and rejected the relevant studies of Xue Fengsheng (1994) and
Cui Xiliang (1995) on the "ba" sentence and concluded that the syntactic structure of the "ba"
sentence should be divided into the following three categories:
1.A takes B-VR (e.g. : I took my passport away)
2.A put B-DV/ one V (e.g. : you drag the floor; A toss of the head)
3.A called B-V-NM (e.g. : I scolded him)

1.3 The predicate verb of the sentence "ba"

The case of the predicate verb of the word "ba" is also complicated and varied. The verb in the
sentence of "ba" can not be used alone, and the verb should be followed by an object, a complement, a
dynamic auxiliary word, or a reduplication of the verb and a "V V" form. For example:
The teacher put the book on the desk. (verb + locative object)
(2) You put the books on the shelf neatly. (verb + result complement)
He brought back the washing. (verb + trend complement)
The children washed their hands well. (verb + state complement)
You sweep the floor and I'll wipe down the table. (verb overlap or V to V)
He is always throwing things about. (adverbial + verb)
As can be seen from the above example, the predicate verb "to put, take, wash.
"To sweep, to wipe, to throw" are all monosyllabic action verbs, and there are other elements
used before and after the verb.
The sentence of "hold" emphasizes that the action has a positive impact on the subject, so that
it produces a certain result, changes or is in a certain state, so from the semantic point of view, the verb
of "hold" sentence generally has a disposition. In Modern Chinese, Huang Liaoben defines "ba" as
follows: "ba" refers to a subject-predicate sentence with preposition "ba" or "will" in front of the
predicate central word to form a prepositional phrase as an adverbial, which mostly means to deal
with things. In other words, the disposition of the word "to" is realized through the verb.
Such as:
The two parties have signed the contract.
He tired himself so much that he could not speak.
"Signing" indicates that the subject has handled the contract of the recipient object, resulting
in the result of "signing". Example (2) indicates that the subject has dealt with "himself", resulting in
the result of being "too tired to speak".
Liu Haijun (2007) believes that verbs that can enter the "ba" sentence should have "perfect
persistence". The verbs that can appear in the two formats of "~ over" and "~ stay" are completion
persistence verbs, and the completion persistence verbs are divided into strong completion
persistence and weak completion persistence. For example, "move, hang, eat, study, arrange, and
perform" are strong completion persistence, and "have, live, trust, and hope" are weak completion
persistence. The verb that can be used as the predicate in the sentence is usually a strong perfect
persistent verb.
Fan Yingrui (2012) divides the [+ disposition] feature of the predicate verb of a sentence into
four cases:
(1) He brought back the washing.
(2) The children wash their hands well.

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