Process

Meaning

Participant

Example

Material process

A process of doing

Actor-Goal

My brother built all these houses.

Mental process

A process of thinking

Senser-Phenomenon

She likes the gift.

Relational process

A process of being

Attributive: Carrier-Attribute

The cat is on the mat.

Identifying: Identifier-Identified

Sarah is the wise one.

Behavioral process

A process of behaving

Behaver

He sighed for the day of his youth.

Verbal process

A process of saying

Sayer-Verbiage-Receiver

She asked me a lot of questions.

Existential process

A process of existing

Existent

There is a pen on the desk.