'V n to-inf' - Construction 14
| Name: | the persuade someone to do something construction |
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| Description: | A person talks so that someone does something. |
| Verbs: | convince, persuade |
| Example: | In December the Red Cross persuaded both sides to allow it to cross their battle lines. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; to-inf clause: Message-Action.
Field: Causation Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected: to-inf clause: Result |