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Many ergative verbs describe events which involve a change from one state to another.

• He was slowing his pace.
• She was aware that the aircraft's taxiing pace had slowed.
• I shattered the glass.
• Wine bottles had shattered all over the pavement.
• He should have closed the beaches.
• The street markets have closed.
• The Director of the Budget has changed his title but not his authority.
• Over the next few months their work pattern changed.
• The driver stopped the car.
• A big car stopped.

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Here is a list of ergative verbs which describe events which involve a change of some kind:

• age, begin, bend, bleach, break, burn, burst, change, close, continue, crack, darken, decrease, diminish, disperse, double, drown, dry, empty, end, fade, finish, grow, improve, increase, open, quicken, rot, shatter, shrink, shut, slow, split, spread, start, stick, stop, stretch, tear, thicken, widen, worsen