Predicate: uncover
Frames file for 'uncover' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet
entry, not actually very similar to 'cover' but basically the same
as 'discover'.
Roleset id: uncover.01 , discover, vncls: -
Roles:
Arg0: discoverer
Arg1: thing discovered
Arg3: secondary attribute
Example: basic transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
[Medical scientists]-1 are starting *trace*-1 to uncover a handful of
genes which, if damaged, unleash the chaotic growth of cells that
characterizes cancer.
Arg0 : *trace*
Rel : uncover
Arg1 : a handful of genes which, if damaged, unleash the
chaotic growth of cells that characterizes cancer
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
[The problems]-1 were uncovered *trace*-1 during a series of internal
investigations of the company's Space Systems division, which has
been the focus of two separate overcharge prosecutions by the
government since 1985.
Rel : uncovered
Arg1 : *trace*
ArgM-TMP : during a series of internal investigations
of the company's Space Systems division, which has been the
focus of two separate overcharge prosecutions by the
government since 1985
Example: with 2ry attribute
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
The personal antics of agency Director Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow drew
much attention, such as when [several of his top aides]-1 were
uncovered *trace*-1 as KGB plants and ejected from France and when a
mysterious office fire was set just before Congress sent
accountants to trace U.S. funds.
Rel : uncovered
Arg1 : *trace*
Arg3 : as KGB plants