'V n n' - Construction 15
| Name: | the hold someone prisoner construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person or entity causes someone to become something. |
| Verbs: | be born, make, hold (prisoner) |
| Example: | Duke Michael was holding him prisoner somewhere in the Castle of Zenda. (BNC) |
| Membership: | categorise; action |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute |