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

Reporting ( Informer, Wrongdoer, Authorities )

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.

Phraseological constructions