If we look at this example This girl like that dog NP that dog is functioning as the direct object of the verb likes and that the verb likes is a TRANSITIVE VERB .
A verb phrase using a transitive verb normally has to have a direct object to complete, as can be seen from ungrammaticality of :
This girl likes
There are many transitive verbs for example :
Kate hugged the baby
The dog found a bone
Jenny hit him
The tree diagram for this class of verb is as follows
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The function of the constituents :
Kate hugged the baby
S_____ P _____ DO
S is short for subject , P for predicator , and DO for direct object.
Rules to remember: Transitive Verb
VP____ transitive verb + DO
DO ____ NP
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