Reporting "V n to n" construction
Form
NP
Informer
Verb
NP
Wrongdoer
to
NP
Authorities
Examples
Informer
[Houghton's wife]
Verb
reported
Wrongdoer
him
to
to
Authorities
[naval security.]
Informer
[Some of his own priests at Canterbury]
Verb
denounced
Wrongdoer
him
to
to
Authorities
[the King]
for heresy.
Meaning
An Informer informs the Authorities of the improper behaviour of a Wrongdoer.
Roles
Informer
The person who reports the activities of the Wrongdoer to the Authorities.
Wrongdoer
The person reported by the Informer to engage in activities that the Authorities disapprove.
Authorities
A person or group who handles misbehaviour.
Frames
Inherits from
Sub-constructions
Lexical items ( Verb slot)
Reporting
betray
Why would an American half-poet want to betray me to any government agency?
grass up
Spot was furious because someone had grassed up his robbery team to the police.
report
Houghton's wife reported him to naval security for being in possession of large sums of cash.
shop
A bloke saw him do it and shopped him to the police.
Judgment_communication
denounce
Some of his own priests at Canterbury denounced him to the King for heresy.