'V -ing' - Construction 13
| Name: | the describe doing construction |
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| Description: | A person gives information about an event. |
| Verbs: | acknowledge, admit, deny, describe, mention, report |
| Example: | He also describes attending a ceremony… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; -ing clause: Message
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