Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 FALL (PP)
NOTE: Entails movement, either physical or in measure
Examples:
The branch fell from the tree.
The barometer is falling.
The curtain fell on the diva.
Rain, snow and sleet were falling.
The cabin pressure fell dramatically.
Sales fell to 251.2 million from 278.7 million.
The vase fell over and water spilled on the floor.
He fell to his knees.
She fell back in her chair.
Her face fell when she heard the news.
His eyes fell.
State endowments were in part withdrawn, numbers of the clergy fell away.
A year after cimbing from worst to first, they fell back to sixth.
They danced around until they fell down.
The walls of the snowfort fell in.
The butten fell off.
The real estate market fell off.
His jaw fell open.
I recently fell over in my garden.
He fell back a considerable distance when he saw her up ahead.
The Eagles fell behind early and never recovered.
Mappings:
VerbNet: escape-51.1-2
FrameNet: Change_position_on_a_scale,Motion_directional
PropBank: fall.01,fall.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 5, 11, 23, 24, 26, 27
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_behind 2
fall_over 1
fall_open 1
fall_away 2
fall_back 1, 2, 6
fall_down 1
fall_in 1
fall_off 1, 2, 3
Commentary:
NOTE:
Examples:
She fell ill.
We fell into his clutches and paid money to interview him.
He fell for the con man's story.
This falls into a new category.
But then night fell, and sounds started from the nursery.
Silence fell upon my lips and my eyes became as distant as theirs.
This cd was so boring it made me want to fall asleep!
He fell in with the wrong crowd.
All the facts finally fell into place, and this allowed us to understand the problem.
And from there, everything else fell out nicely without a problem.
This concept falls out nicely when using the geometric representation of the data.
It fell under the category of extremely dangerous.
We fell out over a trivial question.
Finally I ran into your websight and fell in love with the sets.
She fell for the man from Brazil.
Mappings:
VerbNet: convert-26.6.2
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.01,fall.03,fall.07
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4, 32
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_for 1, 2
fall_in_love 1
fall_asleep 1
fall_under 1
fall_into_place 1
fall_in 3
fall_out 1, 2, 5
fall_into 1
Examples:
We must stand or fall.
These are fashionable sports which fell by the wayside.
Many soldiers fell at Verdum.
The cities fell to the enemy.
Adam and Eve fell.
The government fell overnight.
He had fallen from grace in the eyes of republicans.
The enemy fell back.
As hard as he tried, Phil fell back into a life of addiction.
Tell us what books fell flat at your book club, and why.
Online customer support fell short during the holidays.
The food drive fell short of its goal.
Despite their best efforts, the project fell through.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.01,fall.05,fall.06
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_short_of 1
fall_through 1
fall_behind 1
fall_flat 1
fall_by_the_wayside 1
fall_away 1
fall_back 3, 4, 6
fall_from_grace 1
fall_short 1
Commentary: Syntax
Examples:
Where his anger fell there fell his sword likewise.
Light fell on her face.
I fell upon an old photograph today while searching through fileboxes.
The accent falls on the first syllable.
Christmas falls on a Monday this year.
Payments fall on the first of the month.
Mappings:
VerbNet: calibratable_cos-45.6-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: fall.04
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8, 10, 16
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_upon 1
Commentary:
NOTE: Compare to sense 3 ("cities fell to the enemy") This sense DOES NOT imply failure as sense 3 does.
Examples:
The most difficult task fell to the youngest student.
The estate fell to the oldest daughter.
The task fell to me.
Yeah, it fell to me to show him the light about the girl.
The responsibility for passing final judgement on the election fell to the highest official.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Commentary:
NOTE:
Examples:
Silly phrases fell from her mouth.
The lambs fell in the afternoon.
Grief fell from our hearts.
His hair and teeth fell out.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 28, 29, 31
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_out 3
Commentary:
NOTE: compare to sense 1 This sense does NOT imply movement.
Examples:
The hills around here fall towards the ocean.
Her hair fell about her shoulders.
Also the fabric of her dress falls nicely.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 22, 25
Examples:
The prisoners fell to work immediately.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 30
Examples:
The line of men fell forward.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 15
Examples:
This student falls all over her former professor when she sees him.
She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_over_backwards 1
fall_all_over 1
Examples:
She fell apart when her only child died.
The Sphinx is falling apart.
The freshly baked loaf of bread fell apart when I tried to slice it.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_apart 1, 3, 4
Examples:
The lawn mower finally fell apart.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_apart 2
Examples:
Troops, fall in!
The soldiers fell out.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_in 1
fall_out 2
Examples:
We held out against the tide of the industry but then begrudgingly fell in line.
Of course she fell in line. What Bobby tells them to do, they do.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
fall_in_line 1