'V n to-inf' - Construction 11
| Name: | the dare someone to do something construction |
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| Description: | A person instructs someone to do something by issuing a challenge. |
| Verbs: | challenge, dare, defy |
| Example: | I dare you to ask me… (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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