'V n that' - Construction 2
| Name: | the reassure someone that something is the case construction |
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| Description: | A person gives information with positive affect to someone. |
| Verbs: | assure, console, guarantee, promise, reassure, satisfy |
| Example: | But I would like to reassure him that everything possible is being done. (BNC) |
| Membership: | communication; person as source; no change in cognition; positive affect |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Communication.
Roles: NP1: Sayer; NP2: Receiver; that-clause: Message
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