'V n (Material)' - Construction 11
| Name: | the entity affects someone construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | An entity brings about a negative change in a person. |
| Verbs: | e.g. affect, concern, dominate, fail, help, hit, hurt, rule, strike, surprise, threaten |
| Example: | Losing her hair has affected her deeply. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Actor affects something; make a change; change entity; abstract |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Change.
Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected
Field: Causation. Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected |