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Name Subject-Attribute Construction (Attr: AdjP)
Semantic function of cxn An ATTRIBUTEE is described, identified or located by an ATTRIBUTE.
Slots 1 (argument) 2 (verb) 3 (argument)
Semantic role of slots ATTRIBUTEE ATTRIBUTE

Syntactic function  

potential subject unit in predicate
Syntactic form NP V AdjP
Example The lighthouse is superb… COCA-2008-ACAD