Alternation ‘Source-of-part’ (Uncoded)

A verb of physical affect which depicts part of a larger object being removed or separated from that object can take a PP introduced by off or from, indicating the identity of the the larger object. With some verbs, e.g. peel, use of this frame can be regarded as a genuine alternation; compare He peeled the orange vs. He peeled the skin off the orange.

Verb Meaning Verb form Basic coding frame Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.