“差点兒（沒）VP”句式根据句式的肯定形式與否定形式、VP事件的可預期性與非預期性可分爲四類。“差点兒（沒）VP”句型各構式間具有語義連續性,構式義爲：說話人表達對預期主觀性事件和非預期偶發事件“未實現，幾乎實現”的客觀描述或主觀感受。B類和D類雖然形式相似，語義相同，但語用上是有差別的。D類比B類更强調說話人的主觀情感。

Reclassified the “差点兒（沒）VP” sentence patterns with the criterions of “predictable and subjective events” and “unpredictable and occasional events”. Analyzed the family resemblance of these sentence patterns, and improved the pragmatic differences between the “差点兒摔倒” structures and the “差点兒沒摔倒” structures which have the same semantic meanings.