Regency, both the verbal Regency such as nominal regency, is the process in which a determining term governs another determined to it, establishing subordination relationship between the two. The subordination mark usually occurs by preposition that links one term to another or by the absence of it.
See too: A or is there?
How does verbal regency take place?
As the name already indicates, the verbal regency deals with the subordination relationship between a verb and another term, this being the complement and/or the preposition.
So when a verb is intransitive (needs no complement) or direct transitive (needs complement but no preposition), it is said that it is not governed by preposition. See the following statements:
→ verb + complement
- The students hadgood grades.
- he loved to drivethe car itself.
- You finishedthe project?
In the three examples, the verb did not need to be governed by any preposition to make sense of the statement.
when the verb is indirect transitive, Rumor has it a preposition "governs" this verb
, that is, that the preposition is necessary to link it to its complement and give the utterance the proper meaning. See the phrases:→ verb + preposition + complement
- Is it over there opinedaboutthe case.
- It is true that you divorcedofJoão?
- Me I triedforget the job.
In the three examples, the verb is governed by a preposition that links it to the complement to make sense of the statement: opine on, divorce oneself from, strive to. The verb depends on the preposition, that is, it is subordinate to it.
See too: verbal voicess – active voice, passive voice and reflective voice
Verbs with more than one regency
The preposition is so important that often the same verb can be governed by different prepositions to indicate different meanings. Let's analyze some very frequent cases:
→ Aspirate/aspirate to
No preposition (direct transitive) = "smell":
aspiredthe fragrances and decided on the best perfume.With preposition (indirect transitive) = "to aim", "intend":
aspired Thebetter positions in the company.
→watch/watch
No preposition (direct transitive) = "help", "auxiliary":
the nurse watchedthe doctor during surgery.With preposition (indirect transitive) = "see", "to witness", "follow":
We already we watch Thethis movie several times, we liked it a lot.
→ cost/cost the
No preposition (direct transitive) = "have value":
that outfit costvery expensive.With preposition (indirect transitive) = "to be costly to someone":
Costto theyoung give up your desire.
→ implicate/implicate with
No preposition (direct transitive) = "have consequences":
- Canceling the card will implya bill.
- With preposition (indirect transitive) = "irritate", "provoke", "dislike":
- the children lived implying withthe newest.
→ Inform/inform the
Someone is told something, therefore, it is direct and indirect transitive, having both complements:
I informedthe episodeàmanager and to thesupervisor.
→ aim
No preposition (direct transitive) = "look", "sight", "sign":
- The hunter aimedthe target. / The client aimedthe check.
- With preposition (indirect transitive) = "to aim", "intend":
- They aimedto thehighest position in the company.
ATTENTION:
If there are two verbs with different regency, the ideal is to construct the sentence in such a way that the adequate regency is used for each one of them. Watch:
Went and I went backofservice.
The previous construction does not follow the standard norm, as "went", in this context, requires the preposition "to" or "to", while "I came back" requires the preposition "from". To make the statement adequate, it would be necessary to reconstruct it:
Went to theservice and I went backdhe.
Interestingly, in the colloquial language, some verbs are often used with the inadequate preposition from the standpoint of the standard standard. This is the case of the verbs “arrive” and “ir”, which must be governed by the preposition “a” (which indicates movement), and not by the preposition “in”. Watch:
- I arrived in my house. — Inappropriate
- I arrived àmy house. - Adequate
- We were at the mall. — Inappropriate
- We were to themall. - Adequate
Difference between verbal and nominal conducting
THE nominal regency it also refers to the subordinate relationship between two terms. However, while the verbal rulership deals with the relationship between a verb and its complement, the nominal rulership deals with the relationship between names (nouns, adjectives or adverbs) and its complements.
A noun has the same rulership as the verb from which it is derived. So, taking up the examples we've already seen in this text, we have:
- Is it over there opinedaboutthe case.
- she had a opinionaboutthe case.
- Me I triedforget the job.
- I made effortforget the job.
- the children lived implying withthe newest.
- The children had teasing withthe newest.
To learn more about the case of regency that occurs only with names, access our text: Rnominal agency.
Exercise solved
question 1 (ESPM-2006) Although it is a frequent occurrence in everyday life, normative grammar does not accept the use of the same complement for verbs with different rules. This type of transgression does not only occur in the sentence:
a) One can agree or disagree, even radically, with all Brazilian foreign policy. (Clóvis Rossi)
b) Educator is anyone who confers and lives with this knowledge. (J. Carlos de Sousa)
c) I saw and really liked the movie “O jardineiro faithful”, whose director is a Brazilian.
d) Brazilian society wants peace, yearns for it and aspires to it.
e) I became interested and disinterested in the subject almost simultaneously.
Resolution
Alternative “d”, since it respects the rulership of the verbs “want” (without preposition), “anxious” (preposition “for”) and “aspire” (in the context, preposition “a”). In the other alternatives, verbs with distinct rules (“agree with” and “disagree with” were used; “check” and “live with”; “see” and “like”; “being interested in” and “disinterested in”).
By Guilherme Viana
grammar teacher
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/gramatica/regencia-verbal.htm
