Causative/Inchoative Alternation (causative, + Material + Product)
"The witch turned him from a prince into a frog"
Agent V Patient Prep(from) Material Prep(into) Product
state(start(E),Material,Patient) !state(start(E),Product,Patient) state(result(E),Product,Patient) !state(result(E),Material,Patient) cause(Agent,E)
Causative/Inchoative Alternation (inchoative, + Material + Product)
"He turned from a prince into a frog"
Patient V Prep(from) Material Prep(into) Product
state(start(E),Material,Patient) !state(start(E),Product,Patient) state(result(E),Product,Patient) !state(result(E),Material,Patient)
Total Transformation Alternation Transitive
"The witch turned him into a frog"
Agent V Patient Prep(into) Product
!state(start(E),Product,Patient) state(result(E),Product,Patient) cause(Agent,E)
Total Transformation Alternation Intransitive
"He turned into a frog"
Patient V Prep(into) Product
!state(start(E),Product,Patient) state(result(E),Product,Patient)