Reasoning "V that" construction

Form

NP
Arguer
Verb
that
Clause
Content

Examples

Arguer [Mr Fujimori]
has now
Verb promised
that that
Content [new laws will be debated in advance.]
Arguer [Saddam Hussein]
Verb threatened
that that
Content [it was in his power to sponsor terrorist attacks.]

Meaning

An Arguer utters some Content to show that some state of affairs is true.

Roles

Arguer
The person trying to argue that some state of affairs is true.
Content
A fact uttered by the Arguer.

Frames

Reasoning ( Arguer, Content )

Inherits from

Sub-constructions

Lexical items ( Verb slot)

Reasoning argue Gary Ross may argue that it's merely a fantasy. demonstrate They demonstrated that other substances could give the same result. prove I wanted to prove that with the right management and principles, you can achieve. reason I reasoned that nothing could be lost by reversing the process. show I had tried to show that I had put the convent completely behind me.

Phraseological constructions