'V to n' - Construction 1
Name: | the convert to something construction |
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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 |