'V n on n' - Construction 4
| Name: | the question someone on a topic construction |
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| Description: | A person asks questions of another person on a topic. |
| Verbs: | consult, cross-examine, draw, grill, poll, press, question, quiz, pin down |
| Example: | Mr Porter continued to question the Government on the flood defence programme. (BNC) |
| Membership: | figurative; communication |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; NP3: Message-Topic
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