'V wh' - Construction 9

Name: the misunderstand what is the case construction
Description: A person has an incorrect understanding of a situation.
Verbs: mistake, misunderstand, underestimate
Example: …you've misunderstood what is going on. (BNC)
Membership: Cognition; actual situation
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Cognition. Roles: NP1: Cognizer; wh-clause: Phenomenon
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