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The purpose of the study is to analyze the semantic structures of light verbs and their deverbal nouns based on the Generative Lexicon by Pustejovsky and to examine the compositional mechanism on the light verb constructions. This study also aims to show the interactions between light verbs and deverbal nouns, as well as that light verbs do not place limits on the selection of deverbal nouns in terms of meanings. The compositional mechanism on the light verb constructions are as follows: First, the subject in the constructions is a human being with intention and volition. Second, the deverbal noun is represented as an event-entity in that it has both specificity and eventivity. Third, the event structure in the light verb is reflected in that of the construction. Fourth, the qualia structure in the deverbal noun is mirrored in that of the construction, which provides the relevant interpretation of the whole construction.