Assertion: tonsil | /r/CapableOf | become infected
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: They sometimes become infected, and although tonsillectomies occur much less frequently today than they did in the 1950s, it is still among the most common operations performed and typically follows frequent throat infections.
text: The tonsils are thought to prevent infections of the breathing passages but often become infected themselves.
text: This can cause the tonsils to become swollen, inflamed, and infected.