'V wh' - Construction 13

Name: calculate what is the case construction
Description: A person performs a specific mental operation to obtain information.
Verbs: analyse, assess, calculate, deduce, estimate, judge, recall, recollect, weigh
Example: …if you calculate how much the final value of £1 saved for 93 years is… (BNC)
Membership: Cognition; learning
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; wh-clause: Phenomenon
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