'V -ing' - Construction 14
| Name: | the propose doing construction |
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| Description: | A person elicits an action by someone. |
| Verbs: | advise, advocate, forbid, prohibit, propose, recommend, suggest, urge |
| Example: | The curator…has proposed adding a few specimens to the collection. (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; -ing clause: Message
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