'V n adj' - Construction 12
| Name: | the colour something red construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity changes the colour of something. The adjective indicates the colour. |
| Verbs: | colour, paint, spray, turn |
| Example: | He had … coloured the stones red and the setting yellow. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; adj: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; adj: Outcome |