'V n to-inf' - Construction 10
| Name: | the command someone to do something construction |
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| Description: | A person instructs someone to do something. |
| Verbs: | admonish, advise, bind over, command, counsel, caution, direct, be given (to understand), instruct, order, recommend, remind, summon, summons, tell, warn |
| Example: | The Council commanded the warden to cease these unlawful practices. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; to-inf clause: Message-Action.
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