In linguistics, "valency" (or "valence") refers to the capacity of a verb to combine with certain numbers of arguments, which can include subjects, objects, and complements. It describes how many participants are involved in the action or state expressed by the verb and how they relate to one another. Different verbs can have different valency: 1. **Intransitive verbs**: These verbs have a valency of 1 and do not take a direct object.
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