'V n to-inf' - Construction 9
| Name: | the ask someone to do something construction |
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| Description: | A person requests that someone do something. |
| Verbs: | approach, ask, beg, beseech, bid, call, enjoin, entreat, exhort, implore, invite, petition, request |
| Example: | Debbie…asked them to pay her directly. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; to-inf clause: Message-Action.
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