Predicate: tap

Frames file for 'tap' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No access to verbnet. Comparison with 'hit' and 'call'.

Roleset id: tap.01 , hit, vncls: 18.1

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, hitter - animate only!
        Arg1: thing hit
        Arg2: instrument, thing hit by or with

Example: duck duck goose

        Mary tapped John on the head with a 2x4.
       

        Arg0 : Mary
        Rel : tapped
        Arg1 : John
        Argm-LOC : on the head
        Arg2 : with a 2x4

Roleset id: tap.02 , call upon, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: caller
        Arg1: thing being summoned
        Arg2: benefactive
        Arg3: attribute of arg1 or task

Example: just transitive

        RJR Taps FCB/Leber

        Arg0 : RJR
        Rel : Taps
        Arg1 : FCB/Leber

Example: with task

        [The investor]-1 was instrumental in *trace*-1 tapping Mr. Wolf to run
        the air cargo unit of Tiger International Inc.

        Arg0 : *trace*
        Rel : tapping
        Arg1 : Mr. Wolf
        Arg3 : to run the air cargo unit of Tiger International Inc

Roleset id: tap.03 , access, as a phone or water tap, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: accessor, agent
        Arg1: thing tapped

Example: transitive, active

        The charity admits spending a lot on fund raising, but says that
        was necessary to establish a donor base *trace* it can tap *trace*
        at much lower cost in years to come.

        Arg0 : it
        ArgM-MOD : can
        Rel : tap
        Arg1 : *trace*
        ArgM-RCL : *trace* -> a donor base
        ArgM-MNR : at much lower cost
        ArgM-TMP : in years to come