perform-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: do, execute deeds or actions

Commentary: Syntax

Examples:
He performed his daughter's wedding.
The children are underperforming on their reading tasks.
They perform their duties admirably.
The company performed the amazing feat of achieving 22 percent growth last quarter.

Mappings:
PropBank: perform.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 4

Sense Number 2: re-create or re-enact through an artistic medium

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PERFORM NP2[patient[abstract]]

Examples:
They are performing Beethoven's Ninth at Symphony Hall tonight.
His plays were underperformed in the 1970s.
She couldn't perform the role of Lady McBeth with conviction.

Mappings:
PropBank: perform.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3