'V n into n' - Construction 2
| Name: | the condense something into a shape construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity changes the shape of something. The NP following 'into' indicates the result of the change. |
| Verbs: | compress, condense, form, knit, mould, roll, screw, scrunch, sculpt, shape, stretch, work |
| Example: | His weight had compressed the carbon atoms into diamond crystals. (BNC) |
| Membership: | change; transform; shape |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Change.
Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Outcome
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |