'V n -ing' - Construction 8
| Name: | the necessitate something happening construction |
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| Description: | An event is logically connected to another event. |
| Verbs: | entail, involve, justify, mean, necessitate |
| Example: | The opening of the town services necessitated Blackpool buying trams which... (BNC) |
| Membership: | logical connection |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Logical relations.
Roles: NP1: Conditional; NP2 + -ing clause: Conditioner
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