Assignment 22:   Intend and Convince

(1)  She intended me to kiss the frog.
(2)  She convinced me to kiss the frog.

These two sentences seem to have the same structure.  Yet there must be
some difference between intending and convincing, because the two verbs cannot
always appear in the same context:

(3) *I intended Bill that the beer should be warm.
(4)  I convinced Bill that the beer should be warm.
(5)  I intended the whisky to warm Bill.
(6)  The whiskey was intended to warm Bill.
(7) *I convinced the whisky to warm Bill.
18)  I intended there to be a fly in your beer.
19)  There was intended to be a fly in the beer.
10) *I convinced there to be a fly in your beer.
11)  I intend close tabs to be kept on her whereabouts.
12)  Close tabs are intended to be kept on her whereabouts.
13) *I will convince close tabs to be kept on her whereabouts.
14)  I intend it to be clear that I like your plan.
15) *I will convince it to be clear that I like your plan.

Our task here will be to find an analysis of sentences with the verb 'intend',
and a different analysis of sentences with the verb 'convince', which can
account for the differences.

Answer these questions:

    (a)  What sort of 'it' do we have in (14)?
    (b)  Is 'intend' transitive or intransitive?	How many arguments?
	 What Theta-roles does 'intend' assign?
    (c)  How many arguments does 'convince' require?
	 What Theta-roles does 'convince' assign?

Propose, present, and discuss an analysis that accounts for all these facts.
Your analysis should also account for the fact that (16) and (17)
are synonymous, while (18) and (19) are not:

   (16)  Bill intended the doctor to examine Betty.
   (17)  Bill intended Betty to be examined by the doctor.

   (18)  Bill convinced the doctor to examine Betty.
   (19)  Bill convinced Betty to be examined by the doctor.

NOTE: other verbs that work like 'convince' are

	force, compel, tell, ask

Can you find any more?
What other verbs are like 'intend'?