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Table 6 Verbs that realize the Process in ‘mental’ clauses in students’ writing

From: Understanding experiential meaning-making in Chinese adolescent L2 writing: a systemic functional perspective

 

1st

5th

10th

perceptive

discover,

feel, meet, see,

feel, find,

cognitive

be sure, know, learn, remember, tolerate, understand,

be sure, focus on, know, learn, read, remember, study, think, understand

expect, be sure,

desiderative

want, wish

 

hope, wish

emotive

  

enjoy, like, take pleasure in