'V n into n' - Construction 6
| Name: | the chop something into pieces construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity divides or breaks a single thing into two or more things. |
| Verbs: | break, carve, chop, compartmentalise, cut, divide, resolve, rip, separate, shatter, slice, smash, sort, split, sub-divide, break down, break up, carve up, chop up, cut up, divide up, slice up, smash up, split up |
| Example: | Chop the fennel into small pieces. (BNC) |
| Membership: | change; divide |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Outcome
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |