'V n (Material)' - Construction 33

Name: the raise a child construction
Description: A person provides necessary things to someone. The NP following the verb indicates the recipient.
Verbs: e.g. house, keep, maintain, mind (+child), raise, support
Example: [He] not only raised his own children… (BNC)
Membership: Actor affects something; make no change; benefit
Semantic fields and roles:
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