Predicate: activate

Frames file for 'activate' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.

Roleset id: activate.01 , make active, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: activator
        Arg1: thing now active

Example: active

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        If positioned over the brain's motor-control area, the hand-held
        electromagnets generate [nerve impulses]-1 that *trace*-1 zip down motor nerves
        and activate muscles, making, say, a finger twitch.

        Arg0 : *trace*-1
        Rel : activate
        Arg1 : muscles

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        Once *trace* activated *trace*, the card would sit in the car's
        window, showing traffic wardens how much time the motorist could
        remain.

        Rel : activated
        Arg1 : *trace* -> *trace* -> the card