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This paper aims first to classify the different types of ‘NP-를 NP-로 하다’ sentences, and then to investigate the syntactic and semantic characteristics of each types. These sentences are divided into three classes according to two criteria. One is whether these permit the omission of ‘하여’ or not, and the other whether the noun of ‘NP-로’ is abstract noun or concrete noun. First class is ‘하다’ of sentences which don't allow for the omission of ‘하여’. And ‘하다’ of this class is the verb which has as argument structure. But unusually [{명의/이름/소유}-로+하다], [필요로+하다], [최우선으로+하다], [필수로+하다] etc are ‘complex predicate(CP)’ although ‘하여’ in sentences which these CPs function as predicate can not be omitted. Second class is CP sentences which ‘NP-로’ and ‘하다’ formation [NP-로+하다] CP. In these sentences ‘하여’ can omitted and the noun of ‘NP-로’ is abstract noun. And this class has one subclass which CP can not combine with conclusive ending, and the other subclass which CP can. By the way in the latter subclass CP of conclusive ending form and CP of non-conclusive ending form are the different CP although these have the same ‘NP-로’. Third class is the sentences which ‘하다’ verb functions as predicate although ‘하여’ can omitted. The noun of ‘NP-로’ in these is concrete noun. In semantic interpretation of these sentences the nouns of NP-를 represent tokens or contents shape up the meaning that the nouns of ‘NP-로’ have.