Predicate: make
Roleset id: make.01 , create, vncls: 26.1-1
Roles:
Arg0: creator
Arg1: creation
Arg2: created-from, thing changed
Arg3: benefactive
Example: basic transitive
Loews Corp makes Kent cigarettes.
Arg0 : Loews Corp
Rel : makes
Arg1 : Kent cigarettes
Example: source = subject
[A form of asbestos]-1 once used *trace*-1 *trace* to make
cigarettes.
Arg2 : *trace*
Arg0 : *trace*
Rel : make
Arg1 : cigarettes
Example: passive, source as of-phrase
[Those chips]-1 are made *trace*-1 of gallium arsenide.
Rel : are made
Arg1 : *trace*
Arg2 : of gallium arsenide
Example: mincemeat pie
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
But the surprisingly durable seven-year economic expansion has
made mincemeat of more than one forecast.
ArgM-DIS : But
Arg0 : the surprisingly durable seven-year economic expansion
Rel : made
Arg1 : mincemeat
Arg2 : of more than one forecast
Roleset id: make.02 , cause (to be), vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: impeller to action
Arg1: impelled action
Example: verbal small clause
Mary made John clean his room
Arg0 : Mary
Rel : made
Arg1 : John clean his room
Example: nominal small clause
Financial problems make them unattractive takeover targets.
Arg0 : Financial problems
Rel : make
Arg1 : them unattractive takeover targets
Example: adjectival small clause
Asian nations' memories make them fearful of Japanese economic hegemony.
Arg0 : Asian nations' memories
Rel : make
Arg1 : them fearful of Japanese economic hegemony
Example: with tough-movement
SC Law makes it a crime to breach test security.
Arg0 : SC Law
Rel : makes
Arg1 : it a crime to breach test security
Example: cause to be
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
For Zel Herring, owner and a cook at the Sandhills Luncheon Cafe,
a tin building in midtown, all this has made for a very good
year.
ArgM-ADV : For Zel Herring, owner and a cook at the
Sandhills Luncheon Cafe, a tin building in midtown
Arg0 : all this
Rel : made
Arg1 : for a very good year
Roleset id: make.03 , bid or purchase or whatever, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: maker
Arg1: bid or purchase or whatever
Arg2: benefactive
Example: sorta light-verbish
NE Edison made a bid
Arg0 : NE Edison
Rel : made
Arg1 : a bid
Example: with benefactive
Edison made refunds to its customers.
Arg0 : Edison
Rel : made
Arg1 : refunds
Arg2 : to its customers
Example: with purpose
Fujitsu made a similar bid to win a contract.
Arg0 : Fujitsu
Rel : made
Arg1 : a similar bid
ArgM-PNC : to win a contract
Roleset id: make.04 , true light verb, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: agentive subject
Arg1: true predicate
Arg2: object of true predicate
Arg3: additional args of true predicate
Example: token light verb example
The companies made sure they understood the concern about such practices.
Arg0 : The companies
Rel : made
Arg1 : sure
Arg2 : they understood the concern about such practices
Example: some light verbs have more args
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
The department will make payment for bills maturing on Nov. 2 to
all investors who have requested reinvestment of their bills on
that date, as well as to all account holders who have previously
requested payment.
Arg0 : The department
ArgM-MOD : will
Rel : make
Arg1 : payment for bills maturing on Nov. 2
Arg2 : to all investors who [*T*-1] have requested
reinvestment of their bills on that date , as well as to all
account holders who [*T*-2] have previously requested
payment
Example: endless idiomaticity
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Mr. Dave, its head, acts cheery and patient, but he makes no
bones about the need to get to work.
Arg0 : he
Rel : makes
Arg1 : no bones
Arg2 : about the need to get to work
Roleset id: make.05 , earn cash or wages, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: earner
Arg1: wages
Arg2: job
Example: make a quick buck
If Bill Gates made a nickel every time Windows crashed...oh wait, he does.
Arg0 : Bill Gates
Rel : made
Arg1 : a nickel
ArgM-TMP : every time Windows crashed
Example: job as for-phrase
Judy Rodin makes way too much money for what she does.
Arg0 : Judy Rodin
Rel : makes
Arg1 : way too much money
Arg2 : for what she does
Example: job as as-phrase
Judy Rodin makes way too much money as Penn's president.
Arg0 : Judy Rodin
Rel : makes
Arg1 : way too much money
Arg2 : as Penn's president
Roleset id: make.06 , be, seem, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg1: thing
Arg2: attribute of arg1
Example: take that, eh?
Americans make better fishermen.
Arg1 : Americans
Rel : make
Arg2 : better fishermen
Roleset id: make.18 , arrive at, achieve, vncls: 51.8
Roles:
Arg0: achiever, agent
Arg1: goal
Example:
*PRO*-2 Overcome *-1 by hunger pains Sellers-2 would
eat massive amounts of food and then throw it up *PRO*-2 to make weight.
Arg0 : *PRO*-2
Rel : make
Arg1 : weight
Example:
Some other stories making headlines right now.
Arg0 : Some other stories
Rel : making
Arg1 : headlines
Argm-tmp : right now
Example:
We made the finish line!
Arg0 : We
Rel : made
Arg1 : the finish line
Predicate: make_up
Roleset id: make.07 , comprise, vncls: 26.1
Roles:
Arg0: components
Arg1: whole
Example: passivized
[40% of the homeless population]-1 is made *trace*-1 up of women and children.
Arg1 : *trace*
Rel : [made] [up]
Arg0 : of women and children
Example: corresponding active
Women and children make up 40% of the homeless population
Arg0 : Women and children
Rel : make up
Arg1 : 40% of the homeless population
Roleset id: make.08 , compose, set into place, vncls: 26.1
Roles:
Arg0: composer
Arg1: thing composed
Example: basic transitive
*trace* Make up your own mind on the issue.
Arg0 : *trace*
Rel : [Make] [up]
Arg1 : your own mind
ArgM-LOC : on the issue
Roleset id: make.09 , reconcile, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: one person
Arg1: the other
Example: intransitive, compound subject
After fighting for a week, John and Mary finally kissed and made up.
ArgM-TMP : After fighting for a week
Arg0 : John and Mary
ArgM-TMP : finally
Rel : [made] [up]
Example: split actors
John finally made up with Mary.
Arg0 : John
ArgM : finally
Rel : [made] [up]
Arg1 : with Mary
Roleset id: make.10 , create, vncls: 26.1-1
Roles:
Arg0: creator
Arg1: creation
Arg2: created-from, thing changed
Arg3: benefactive
Example: transitive
John made up all the answers on his midterm.
Arg0 : John
Rel : [made] [up]
Arg1 : all the answers
ArgM-LOC : on his midterm
Roleset id: make.11 , catch up, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg1: entity which is behind in something (eg payments)
Arg2: the something
Example: bad student
John will have to make up the midterm at some later date.
Arg1 : John
Argm-MOD : will
Rel : [make] [up]
Arg2 : the midterm
Argm-TMP : at some later date
Roleset id: make.16 , compensate (for), vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: compensator, agent
Arg1: shortcoming
Arg2: means of repairing shortcoming
Example: instrumental agent
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Some Democrats, led by Rep. Jack Brooks (D., Texas),
unsuccessfully opposed the measure because they fear that the fees
may not fully make up for the budget cuts.
Arg2 : the fees
Argm-MOD : may
Argm-NEG : not
Argm-EXT : fully
Rel : [make] [up]
Arg1 : for the budget cuts
Predicate: make_out
Roleset id: make.12 , discern, vncls: 30.2
Roles:
Arg0: discerner, viewer, agent
Arg1: patient, thing discerned
Example: typical usage?
I can't make out the handwriting on this letter.
Arg0 : I
ArgM-MOD : ca
ArgM-NEG : n't
Rel : [make] [ou]t
Arg1 : the handwriting
ArgM-LOC : on this letter
Predicate: make_out
Roleset id: make.13 , write, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: writer
Arg1: thing written
Arg2: written to
Example: imperative
Please make out the check to "AT & T"
Rel : [make] [out]
Arg1 : the check
Arg2 : to "AT & T"
Roleset id: make.15 , proceed, meet with (success), vncls: -
Roles:
Arg1: topic
Example: getting by
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
At his new job, as partner in charge of federal litigation in the
Sacramento office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, he will
make out much better.
Argm-LOC : At his new job, as partner in charge of federal
litigation in the Sacramento office of Orrick, Herrington &
Sutcliffe
Arg1 : he
Argm-MOD : will
Rel : [make] [out]
Argm-MNR : much better
Predicate: make_it
Roleset id: make.14 , achieve or arrive at, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: traveller
Arg1: destination
Example: without destination
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
The governor couldn't make it, so the lieutenant governor welcomed
the special guests.
Arg0 : The governor
Argm-MOD : could
Argm-NEG : n't
Rel : [make] [it]
Example: with destination
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
John-1 couldn't be bothered *trace*-1 to make it to his own funeral.
Arg0 : *trace*
Rel : [make] [it]
Arg1 : to his own funeral
Example: if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere
person: third, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Mike Huber, a roustabout, is even making it in his new career as
an entrepreneur.
Arg0 : Mike Huber , a roustabout ,
ArgM-ADV : even
Rel : [making][it]
ArgM-LOC : in his new career as an entrepreneur
Predicate: make_off
Roleset id: make.17 , escape (with), vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: escaper
Arg1: luggage
Example: bank robbers
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
When he initially refused, he says, they stabbed him in the back
and made off with $2,000 and 280 blank tickets.
ArgM-TMP : When he initially refused
Arg0 : they
Rel : [ made] [ off]
Arg1 : with $2,000 and 280 blank tickets