'V n with n' - Construction 13
| Name: | the decorate something with something construction |
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| Description: | A person changes the appearance of something by placing a mark or an object on it. The NP following 'with' indicates the mark or object. |
| Verbs: | accessorize, brush, dab, daub, deck, decorate, drape, embellish, embroider, engrave, etch, festoon, frame, furnish, garland, girdle, grace, hang, imprint, mark, print, smear, spread, stamp, stencil, streak, thread, trim, wreathe |
| Example: | I decorated my bicycle with little American flags ... (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; action; literal; location |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Means |