Be-verb


1. Eventive interpretation

I was invited.

  • Raised Subject: I
  • Predicate
    • Head(Auxiliary Verb): was
    • Complement(Past-Participial Clause): invited

2. Stative interpretation

Her phone was broken.

  • Subject: Her phone
  • Predicate
    • Head(Lexical Verb): was
    • Complement(AdjP): broken