Adversative Phase 7: Multiverb relationship in which the relation between two events and/or states is one of contrast. Most often one clause negates, qualifies, or somehow limits the other.
NOTE: We don't typically code the individual verb categories in multiverb utterances. The utterance's "main" category is considered to be the multiverb category. However, if you do find infrequent occurrences of any single verb category after doing your main analysis, you could check back through the multiverb utterances and fill in any categories as necessary.
Utterance |
Context/Explanation |
She can't dribble, but she shoots well. | First clause indicates something negative, whereas the second clause indicates something positive. |
She's rich and she's still nice! | The second clause is somewhat surprising given the information specified in the first clause. |