'V n with n' - Construction 16
| Name: | the sweeten something with something construction |
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| Description: | A person adds a small amount of a substance to something to change the taste or smell. The NP following 'with' indicates the substance. |
| Verbs: | dilute, drizzle, dust, flavour, fortify, lace, lard, leaven, perfume, scent, season, spice, supplement, sweeten |
| Example: | ...if I sweetened my teas with sugar… (enTenTen20) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; action; literal; location |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Means |