'V n into n' - Construction 1
| Name: | the change something into something construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity changes the form, nature or identity of something. The NP following 'into' indicates the result of the change. |
| Verbs: | change, convert, distil, knock, make, metamorphose, mutate, process, render, sublimate, transform, translate, transmute, turn |
| Example: | …it was the iron deposits that changed Corby into a red brick town. (BNC) |
| Membership: | change; transform; form or identity |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Change.
Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Outcome
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |