'V n adj' - Construction 4
| Name: | the imagine something quality construction |
|---|---|
| Description: | A person imagines a possible entity to have a particular quality. |
| Verbs: | imagine, picture |
| Example: | She imagined him haggard and afraid. (BNC) |
| Membership: | |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Cognition.
Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2 + Adj: Phenomenon
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute |