Commentary: Syntax: NP1[agent[+animate]] DETERMINE (NP2) (SCOMP)
Examples:
Physicists haven't yet determined what dark matter is.
He is trying to determine why his air-conditioner stopped working.
Did you determine whether she is John's new wife?
Will we ever determine the meaning of life?
Mappings:
VerbNet: conjecture-29.5-1,discover-84
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: determine.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 8
Commentary: Syntax: NP1[agent[+animate]] DETERMINE (NP2) (SCOMP)
Examples:
The town determined that the dog park should include a pond.
They determined to risk the consequences.
We determined to raise a party of not less than thirty individuals.
He is still determining whether or not to apply to law school.
John and Mary have determined to get a divorce.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Coming_to_believe
PropBank: determine.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 5, 7
Commentary: Syntax: NP1[theme[-animate]] DETERMINE NP2
Examples:
That fence determines the boundary between our property and theirs.
What determines species diversity?
The distribution of shortening through a pie crust determines how flaky it is.
How you light a room will largely determine its mood.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Contingency
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 6