Roleset con.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "fool":

Roles:

Arg0:con artist


Arg1:victim

Examples:

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


the one example (-)
``So, [*] don't come and try [*-1] to con us with a howdy y'all or a cowboy hat.''
Arg0:	[*-1] -> [*]
REL:	con
Arg1:	us
ArgM-MNR:	with a howdy y'all or a cowboy hat

Roleset con.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "cheat, swindle":

Roles:

Arg0:con artist


Arg1:ill-gotten booty


Arg2:victim

Examples:

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


that's hardly fair (-)
Mary conned John out of all his desserts for the next month.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	conned
Arg2:	John
Arg1-out:	of all his desserts for the next month

Argument numbering based on other verbs in 'cheat' class.

Roleset con.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "trick into doing something":

Roles:

Arg0:con artist


Arg1:induced agent


Arg2:induced action

Examples:

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


induced action (-)
Mary conned John into giving her all his desserts for the next month.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	conned
Arg1:	John
Arg2-into:	giving her all his desserts for the next month