Predicate: fade

Frames file for 'fade' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and automatic expansion via verbnet.

Roleset id: fade.01 , (cause to) become dim, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, causing fading
        Arg1: thing fading
        Arg2: EXT, amount faded by
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: typically ergative?

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

        Continental gave up some of its recent gains, dropping 8 to 338,
        as rumors of an impending takeover attempt for the tiremaker
        faded, brokers said.

        Arg1 : rumors of an impending takeover attempt for the tiremaker
        Rel : faded

Example: with agent

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

        John faded his jeans.
       

        Arg0 : John
        Rel : faded
        Arg1 : his jeans

Example: with start/end points

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

        John's sunburn faded from boiled-lobster red to a rosy blush.
       

        Arg1 : John's sunburn
        Rel : faded
        Arg3 : from boiled-lobster red
        Arg4 : to a rosy blush