Roleset commend.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "give praise":

Roles:

Arg0:entity giving praise


Arg1:entity being praised


Arg2:praised for what

Examples:

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


just transitive (-)
National leaders stopped by his stand *trace* to commend his achievements.
Arg0:	*trace* -> National leaders
REL:	commend
Arg1:	his achievements




with grounds as gerund (-)
The internal investigation also commended MiniScribe's auditors, Coopers & Lybrand, for allegedly ignoring numerous red flags.
Arg0:	The internal investigation
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	commended
Arg1:	MiniScribe's auditors, Coopers & Lybrand,
Arg2-for:	allegedly ignoring numerous red flags




with grounds as full clause (-)
A Poquet spokesman, for example, commends the Atari Portfolio because it requires three batteries while the Poquet needs only two.
Arg0:	A Poquet spokesman
ArgM-DIS:	for example
REL:	commends
Arg1:	the Atari Portfolio
Arg2:	because it requires three batteries while the Poquet needs only two