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Name SHE-WAS-SURPRISED-TO-HEAR Construction
Semantic function of cxn EVALUATION of an ÆFFECTOR in the light of an ACTION they have carried out.
Slots 1 (argument) 2 (verb) 3 (argument) 4 (argument)
Semantic role of slots UNDERGOER-ÆFFECTOR STATE CAUSE
Syntactic function potential subject postmod
Syntactic form BE Adj to-INF
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