'V adj' - Construction 9
| Name: | the break free construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | Something moves and becomes free from restraint. The adjectives are 'free' and 'loose'. |
| Verbs: | break, pull, rattle, roll, shake, spring, squirm, struggle, work, wrench, wriggle |
| Example: | After a struggle he broke free… (BNC) |
| Membership: | result; movement |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Equivalence.
Roles: NP1: Carrier; adj: Attribute
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; adj: Outcome |