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LanguageQuestionSubquestionColorParameterValuePreference
Akan23other1
Amharic23subjless1
Amharic23pseudo_arg1
Ika23other1
Bernese German23expletive1
Bwamu23other1
Czech23subjless1
Jula23other1
Ninkaré23subjless1
Finnish23subjless1
Finnish23pseudo_arg1
Gagauz23subjless1UP
Gagauz23pseudo_arg1UP
Mongolian23other1
Huarong Chinese23subjless1
Ancash Quechua23subjless1
Hungarian23subjless1UP
Hungarian23pseudo_arg1UP
Indonesian23subjless1
Italian23subjless1
Jejueo23pseudo_arg1
Kazakh23subjless1UP
Kazakh23other1UP
Standard Mandarin23subjless1
Marathi23subjless1
Marathi23expletive1
Mopan Maya23other1
Mooré23subjless1UP
Mooré23pseudo_arg1UP
Kurux23other1
Turkish23pseudo_arg1
Kannada23subjless1UP
Kannada23pseudo_arg1
Polish23subjless1UP
Polish23other1UP
Slovene23subjless1
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian23subjless1
Cochabamba Quechua23subjless1
English23expletive1
Standard German23expletive1
Thai23other1
Tunen23expletive1
Tunen23other1
Upper Sorbian23expletive1
Upper Sorbian23other1
Vietnamese23expletive1UP
Vietnamese23other1UP
Oromo23subjless1
Oromo23pseudo_arg1

(23) Are there active predicates lacking any contentful argument?

Alternatives to be checked: subjectless / expletive subject pronoun / pseudo argument / other

English

It is raining. (expletive subject pronoun)

Italian

Piov-e.
rain-3SG.PRS

'It is raining.' (Literally 'rains') (subjectless)

Manchu (Tungusic)

aga aga-mbi.
rain rain-IPFV

'It is raining.' (literally 'rain rains') (pseudo argument)

Explanation: Try for atmospheric predicates such as 'to rain' or 'to snow'.