3.65 restrictions on ergative subjects
Note that some verbs are used ergatively with one or two nouns only. For example, you can say 'He fired a gun' or 'The gun fired'. You can also say 'He fired a bullet', but you would not normally say 'The bullet fired'.
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Here is a list of verbs which can be used ergatively with the noun, or kind of noun, that is given: