'V that' - Construction 9
| Name: | the direct that construction |
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| Description: | A person elicits action by someone else. |
| Verbs: | advocate, ask, beg, command, demand, dictate, direct, instruct, mandate, move, ordain, order, plead, pray, propose, recommend, request, rule, suggest, urge |
| Example: | The coroner … directed that a post mortem examination be carried out. (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; that-cause: Message
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