'V n (Material)' - Construction 13

Name: the feed someone construction
Description: A person gives something to someone. The NP following the verb is the recipient.
Verbs: e.g. arm, feed, serve, supply, treat
Example: She is responsible for feeding the 17,000 passengers… (BNC)
Membership: Actor affects something; make a change; change location/ownership; physical
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Possession transfer. Roles: NP1: Donor: NP2: Recipient
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