Roleset activate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make active":

Roles:

Arg0:activator


Arg1:thing now active

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


active (-)
If positioned over the brain's motor-control area, the hand-held electromagnets generate nerve impulses that zip down motor nerves and activate muscles, making, say, a finger twitch.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> nerve impulses
REL:	activate
Arg1:	muscles

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
Once *trace* activated *trace*, the card would sit in the car's window, showing traffic wardens how much time the motorist could remain.
REL:	activated
Arg1:	*trace* -> *trace* -> the card