'V n (Material)' - Construction 21
| Name: | the drive a car construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person makes a machine run. |
| Verbs: | e.g. drive (a car), fire (a gun),operate (a machine), play (an instrument), ride (a bicycle), start (an engine), work (a machine) |
| Example: | She drove the car slowly… (BNC) |
| Membership: | Actor affects something; make a change; cause action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected
|