'V wh' - Construction 1
| Name: | the explain what is the case construction |
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| Description: | A person gives information or expresses an opinion. |
| Verbs: | advise, affirm, announce, articulate, chronicle, confess, declare, describe, detail, disclose, divulge, emphasize, explain, forecast, guarantee, hint, hypothesize, illustrate, indicate, intimate, mention, note, proclaim, recall, recount, remark, report, reveal, say, specify, state, stress, suggest, underline, underscore, warn |
| Example: | I explained why I was suited to this job. (BNC) |
| Membership: | Communication; information |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; wh-clause: Topic
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