Table 2 Definitions and examples of C7 PV tags.

From: Testing the unique item hypothesis with phrasal verbs in Chinese–English translations of Lu Xun’s short stories: the perspective of translation directionality

PV tags

Definition

Examples

VV0

base form of lexical verb

give, work

VVD

past tense of lexical verb

gave, worked

VVG

-ing participle of lexical verb

giving, working

VVI

infinitive

to give… It will work

VVN

past participle of lexical verb

given, worked

VVZ

–s form of lexical verb

gives, works

RP

prep. adverb, particle

about, in

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