'V n adj' - Construction 12

Name: the colour something red construction
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)
Membership:
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
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