Roleset calm.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make calm":

Roles:

Arg0:agent of calming


Arg1:entity becoming calm


Arg2:instrument of calming

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


just transitive (-)
He said he's upset that Mr. Phelan, *trace* trying *trace* to calm investors after the plunge, said that investors would simply have to get used to the market's big price swings.
Arg0:	*trace* -> *trace* -> Mr. Phelan
REL:	calm
Arg1:	investors

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
"in midafternoon" goes with showing signs, not calming.

ergative! (-)
Dealers said London showed signs of *trace* calming in midafternoon...
Arg1:	*trace* -> London
REL:	calming

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


all args (-)
In an unusual move, several funds moved *trace* to calm investors with recordings on their toll-free phone lines.
Arg0:	*trace* -> several funds
REL:	calm
Arg1:	investors
Arg2-with:	recordings
ArgM-LOC:	on their toll-free phone lines

Reserve the instrument case for sentences with both an agent and an instrument.

Roleset calm.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "make calm, with particle":

Roles:

Arg0:agent of calming


Arg1:entity becoming calm


Arg2:instrument of calming

Examples:

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


ergative with particle (-)
Mideast politics have calmed down and the squabbling within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries seems under control for now.
Arg1:	Mideast politics
REL:	[ calmed] [ down]