'V n adj' - Construction 9
| Name: | the wipe something clean construction |
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| Description: | A person or entity changes something so it has a particular quality. Depending on the verbs, the adjective is 'flat', 'dry', 'full', 'close', 'loose', 'free' or 'clean'. |
| Verbs: | batter, plane, squash (+flat); blot, pat, squeeze, towel (+dry); cram, stuff (+full); draw (+close); jerk, pull, set, shake, wrench (+loose/free); scrub, sweep, wipe (+clean) |
| Example: | He wiped the blade clean on his coat and walked out. (BNC) |
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| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; adj: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; Adj: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; adj: Outcome. |