Frameset

Predicate chop:

Frames file for 'chop' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entry carve-21.2.2, other framed members include chip and quash. Framenet entries Slice and Cause Harm. No comparison.

Roleset chop.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cut up":

Roles:

Arg0:chopper

Arg1:chopped

Arg2:instrument

Examples:

past

active

full

all args (-)
`John chopped the delicate vegetables with a chainsaw.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	chopped
Arg1:	the delicate vegetables
Arg2-with:	a chainsaw

Predicate chop_down:

Roleset chop.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "fell, as a tree":

Roles:

Arg0:chopper

Arg1:chopped

Arg2:instrument

Examples:

present

active

gerund

the only example? (-)
`He already has achieved vertical integration on a limited scale: Quebecor can put a weekly newspaper on almost any Quebec doorstep without using outside help, from trace chopping down the tree to making the newsprint to flinging it up onto the porch.`
Arg0:	trace -> Quebecor
REL:	[ chopping] [ down]
Arg1:	the tree

Predicate chop_up:

Roleset chop.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "render into pieces":

Roles:

Arg0:chopper

Arg1:chopped

Arg2:instrument

Examples:

past

active

full

transitive (-)
`John chopped up his dissertation.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	chopped up
Arg1:	his dissertation