Frameset

Predicate confuse:

Frames file for 'confuse' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class amalgamate-22.2-5, other framed members include associate, but that's a different sense.

Roleset confuse.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) be confused":

Roles:

Arg0:agentive cause of confusion

Arg1:entity experiencing confusion

Arg2:confused about or over what?

Examples:

transitive (-)
Temple, however, harshly criticized Sea Containers' plan yesterday, characterizing it as a ``highly conditional device designed trace to entrench management, confuse shareholders and prevent them from accepting our superior cash offer.''
Arg0:	trace -> trace -> a ``highly conditional device
REL:	confuse
Arg1:	shareholders

one thing confused (-)
He believes that the volatile conditions created by program trading has ``thoroughly confused'' investors about where the market is headed.

Arg0: the volatile conditions created by program trading

REL: confused

Arg1: investors

Arg2-about: where the market is headed

one thing confused (-)
He believes that the volatile conditions created by program trading has ``thoroughly confused'' investors about where the market is headed.
Arg0:	the volatile conditions created by program trading
REL:	confused
Arg1:	investors
Arg2-about:	where the market is headed

person: ns tense: present aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle
two things confused (-)

I think the reason is that you are confusing tax ``rates'' with tax ``payments.''

Arg1: you

REL: confusing

Arg2: tax ``rates''

Arg2-with: tax ``payments''

two things confused (-)
I think the reason is that you are confusing tax ``rates'' with tax ``payments.''
Arg1:	you
REL:	confusing
Arg2:	tax ``rates''
Arg2-with:	tax ``payments''

Ignore adjectival usages like "everyone is confused". (Test with "very" if you're unsure if a usage is verbal or adjectival: "Everyone is very confused" is adjectival, while "Resetting the VCR clock (*very) confuses everyone" is verbal.)