'V n to-inf' - Construction 21
| Name: | the help something to happen construction |
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| Description: | A person helps someone or something to do something. |
| Verbs: | aid, assist, help |
| Example: | He helped her to make the house ready for the next occupant… (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; to-inf clause: Result
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