Predicate
cheer:
Frames file for 'cheer' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and
automatic expansion via verbnet.
Roleset cheer.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make happy, cheerful":
Roles:
Arg0:causer of cheer, agent
Arg1:patient, made cheerful
Arg2:instrument or manner, only when separate from agent
Examples:
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passivized (-) |
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person: ns
tense: present
aspect: ns
voice: passive
form: participle
While bond investors would have preferred growth to be a little
slower, they were cheered *trace* by inflation measures in the
data that showed prices rising at a modest annual rate of 2.9%.
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| ArgM-ADV: | While bond investors would have preferred
growth to be a little slower |
| REL: | cheered |
| Arg1: | *trace* -> they |
| Arg0-by: | inflation measures in the data that showed
prices rising at a modest annual rate of 2.9 % |
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with instrument (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
Mary cheered John with a hot-fudge sundae.
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| Arg0: | Mary |
| REL: | cheered |
| Arg1: | John |
| Arg2-with: | a hot-fudge sundae |
Roleset cheer.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "applaud, cheer for":
Roles:
Arg0:clapper
Arg1:thing approved of
Arg2:grounds, reason for approval
Examples:
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PP approval (-) |
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50% of voters cheered for the President's job performance.
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| Arg0: | 50% of voters |
| REL: | cheered |
| Arg1-for: | the President's job performance |
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NP approval (-) |
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Shareholders cheered Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal
Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million.
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| Arg0: | Shareholders |
| REL: | cheered |
| Arg1: | Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal
Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million. |
Predicate
cheer_up:
Roleset cheer.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "make happy, cheerful":
Roles:
Examples:
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all args (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
Mary cheered John up with a hot-fudge sundae.
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| Arg0: | Mary |
| REL: | cheered up |
| Arg1: | John |
| Arg2-with: | a hot-fudge sundae |
Predicate
cheer_on:
Roleset cheer.04 Verbnet Class: 1 "encourage":
Roles:
Arg0:encourager
Arg1:thing encouraged
Examples:
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NP approval (-) |
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50% of voters cheered on the President's job performance.
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| Arg0: | 50% of voters |
| REL: | cheered on |
| Arg1: | the President's job performance |