Predicate: keep
Roleset id: keep.01 , maintain possession, vncls: 15.2 55.6
Roles:
Arg0: Keeper
Arg1: thing kept
Example: plain old transitive
The Herald kept its old-time Hearst readership.
Arg0 : The Herald
Rel : kept
Arg1 : its old-time Hearst readership
Roleset id: keep.02 , aspectual, vncls: 55.1
Roles:
Arg0: causer of continued action
Arg1: continuing action or state
Example: subject control
John kept *trace* annotating.
Arg0 : John
Rel : kept
Arg1 : *trace* annotating
Example: object control with sentential attribute
Ringers keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia.
Arg0 : Ringers
Rel : keep
Arg1 : [the bells][sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia]
Example: object control with Adj attribute
The captain kept the crew loyal.
Arg0 : The captain
Rel : kept
Arg1 : [the crew][loyal]
Roleset id: keep.04 , maintain some prepositional relationship, vncls: 55.6
Roles:
Arg0: causer of separation
Arg1: one noun
Arg2: other noun
Example: be careful with 'from'!
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Growers can't always keep the worm from the apple.
Arg0 : Growers
Argm-MOD : ca
Argm-NEG : n't
Argm-TMP : always
Rel : keep
Arg1 : the worm
Arg2 : from the apple
Example: keep from: quasi-aspectual
Japanese demand has kept the U.S. currency from *trace* plunging.
Arg0 : Japanese demand
Rel : kept
Arg1 : the U.S. currency
Arg2 : from *trace* plunging
Example: keep out
Britain kept light tanks out of the talks.
Arg0 : Britain
Rel : kept
Arg1 : light tanks
Arg2 : out of the talks
Example: keep off
Keep your Foster Savings Institution off the federal budget deficit.
Arg0 : *trace*
Rel : Keep
Arg1 : your Foster Savings Institution
Arg2 : off the federal budget deficit
Example: with attributive
The Fed kept inflation-fighting as its top priority.
Arg0 : The Fed
Rel : kept
Arg1 : inflation-fighting
Arg2 : as its top priority
Roleset id: keep.06 , prepositional, vncls: -
Roles:
Example: keep with
... in *trace=nothing* keeping with the reputation of the company.
Roleset id: keep.03 , light verb, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: agenty thing
Arg1: noun
Arg2: prepositional object
Example: keep pace
Newsweek keeps pace with its rival Time.
Arg0 : Newsweek
Rel : keeps
Arg1 : pace
Arg2 : with its rival Time
Example: keep track
The state keeps track of the achievement-test preparation booklets.
Arg0 : The state
Rel : keeps
Arg1 : track
Arg2 : of the achievement-test preprarion booklets
Predicate: keep_up
Roleset id: keep.05 , keep up: maintain position, vncls: 55.6
Roles:
Arg0: maintainer of position
Arg1: relative to what
Example: keeping up with the Joneses
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John can't keep up with Mary's rapid mood swings.
Arg0 : John
Argm-MOD : ca
Argm-NEG : n't
Rel : [keep] [up]
Arg1 : with Mary's rapid mood swings
Predicate: keep_on
Roleset id: keep.08 , keep on: aspectual, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg1: event
Example: aspectual
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
State monopolies will keep on [*-1] stifling trade, ``free''
prices or not, until something else replaces them.
Arg1 : [State monopolies][[*-1] stifling trade
Argm-MOD : will
Rel : keep on
Argm-ADV : ``free'' prices or not
Argm-TMP : until something else replaces them