Roleset cover.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "has responsibility for, handles":

Roles:

Arg0:coverer


Arg1:thing covered


Arg2:instrument, covered by

Examples:

agentive subject (-)
Market-makers are shopping *trace* to cover book requirements in FTSE 100 shares.
Arg0:	*trace*=Market-makers
REL:	cover
Arg1:	book requirements in FTSE 100 shares.




instrumental subject (-)
The training wage covers only workers who are 16 to 19 years old.
Arg2:	The training wage
REL:	covers
Argm-ADV:	only
Arg1:	workers who are 16 to 19 years old




passive (-)
At least costs should be covered *trace*.
Argm-DIS:	At least
Arg1:	*trace*=costs
Argm-MOD:	should
REL:	covered

Roleset cover.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "smear, put over":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of covering


Arg1:thing covered


Arg2:covered with

Examples:

lunchtime (-)
John covered the bread with peanut butter.
Arg0:	John
REL:	covered
Arg1:	the bread
Arg2-with:	peanut butter

Please note the similarity between the two rolesets, leading to the use of arg2 as subject in many sentences under the first roleset.

Roleset cover.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "broadcast":

Roles:

Arg0:news organization, media


Arg1:event

Examples:

broadcast news (-)
Give television a chance *trace* to cover live any breaking of the law...
Arg0:	*trace*=television
REL:	cover
Argm-MNR:	live
Arg1:	any breaking of the law

Roleset cover.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "obscure":

Roles:

Arg0:coverer


Arg1:thing covered

Examples:

CYA (-)
Its officials and utility subsidiaries tried *trace-1* to cover up their accounting for spare parts *trace-2* to evade federal income taxes.
Arg0:	*trace-1*=Its officials and utility subsidiaries
REL:	cover up
Arg1:	their accounting for spare parts
Argm-PNC:	*trace-2* to evade federal income taxes