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Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by lexical or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:

# '''Associate - Verb (AV): used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.~~'''~~

# '''Associate - Verb (AV):''' used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.

# '''Initiator - Verb - Associate (IVA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving literal or metaphorical motion toward the associate.

# '''Initiator - Verb - Coverb - Associate (IVCA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving the production of the associate from the initiator in some way.

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 Mirmio syntax does not allow for arguments to clearly be labeled subject or object, so it instead uses the terms initiator (I) and associate (A) for the two main arguments of a verb (V). The initiator is the argument that is most involved in the action, but not always the agent since agency is determined by lexical or grammatical animacy. The associate is the argument that is less involved in the action than the initiator, and in some cases can be the agent. There are 5 word orders used for different relationships between a verb and its arguments, and all of their components listed here are mandatory:
-# '''Associate - Verb (AV): used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.'''
+# '''Associate - Verb (AV):''' used for when the verb is a particular state the associate exists in. This word order is commonly used to express adjective-like or adverb-like modification.
 # '''Initiator - Verb - Associate (IVA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving literal or metaphorical motion toward the associate.
 # '''Initiator - Verb - Coverb - Associate (IVCA):''' used for when the verb is an action involving the production of the associate from the initiator in some way.