Predicate: improve

Frames file for 'improve' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus.

Roleset id: improve.01 , make better, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: improver
        Arg1: thing improving

Example: agentive

        ...if they don't improve their protection of intellectual property
        by next spring.
       

        Arg0 : they
        Argm-NEG : n't
        Rel : improve
        Arg1 : their protection of intellectual property
        Argm-TMP : by next spring

Example: how?

        Taiwan has improved its standing with the US by initialing a
        bilateral copyright agreement.
       

        Arg0 : Taiwan
        Rel : improved
        Arg1 : its standing with the US
        Argm-MNR : by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement.

Example: ergative

        Business conditions will improve in the coming six months.
       

        Arg1 : Business conditions
        Argm-MOD : will
        Rel : improve
        Argm-TMP : in the coming six months

Example: unstated thing improving

        Dow will improve on its year-ago fourth-quarter net of $3.44 a share.
       

        Arg0 : Dow
        Argm-MOD : will
        Rel : improve
        Arg1 : on its year-ago fourth-quarter net of $3.44 a share

Roleset id: improve.02 , add, rise, vncls: 45.4

Roles:

        Arg1: Logical subject, patient, thing rising
        Arg2: EXT, amount risen
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point
        ArgM: medium

Example: should have seen this coming

        National Market System volume improved to 94,425,00 shares from 71.7
        million Monday.
       

        Arg1 : National Market System volume
        Rel : improved
        Arg4 : to 94,425,00 shares
        Arg3 : from 71.7 million Monday.