'V that' - Construction 5
| Name: | the grumble that construction |
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| Description: | A person gives information with an overt positive or negative attitude. |
| Verbs: | boast, brag, complain, confess, crow, enthuse, groan, grouse, grumble, joke, lament, marvel, moan, protest, quip, regret, remonstrate, sneer |
| Example: | Burden grumbled that opening windows upset the air conditioning… (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; information |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; that-cause: Message
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