'V n with n' - Construction 22
| Name: | the amaze someone with something construction |
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| Description: | A person or an entity makes someone experience an emotion. The NP following 'with' indicates the cause of the emotion. |
| Verbs: | amaze, bore, console, dazzle, excite, surprise, tantalize, traumatize |
| Example: | [He] continues to amaze me with his consistently strong narration. (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; cognition |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Phenomenon-actor; NP2: Emoter; NP3: Phenomenon
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Cause |