'V to n' - Construction 1

Name: the convert to something construction
Description: An entity changes to become something else.
Verbs: change, convert, crumble, drop, extend, rise, shade, sink, turn, yield
Example: The scalding water had changed to steam. (BNC)
Membership: change 'to'; physical
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Affected; NP2: Outcome
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Carrier; NP2: Attribute
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