Roleset exercise.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "use":

Roles:

Arg0:user


Arg1:thing used, thing exercised

Examples:

exercise your rights (-)
In addition, New York-based LIN would exercise its right to buy out for $1.9 billion the 55% equity interest of its partner, Metromedia Co., in a New York cellular franchise.
ArgM-DIS:	In addition
Arg0:	New York-based LIN
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	exercise
Arg1:	its right to buy out for $1.9 billion the 55% equity interest of its partner, Metromedia Co., in a New York cellular franchise




exercise caution (-)
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry is so concerned that it recently took the unusual step of urging Japanese auto companies *trace* to exercise caution in capital spending.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Japanese auto companies
REL:	exercise
Arg1:	caution
ArgM-LOC:	in capital spending




stranded modifier (-)
The rights, which expire Nov. 21, can be exercised *trace* for $100 each.
ArgM-MOD:	can
REL:	exercised
Arg1:	*trace* -> The rights , which expire Nov. 21 ,
ArgM:	for $ 100 each

This is really "the rights to buy (something) for $100 each", but the "buy" has been elided.

Roleset exercise.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "athletics":

Roles:

Arg0:athlete

Examples:

Go team! (-)
John exercises every day.
Arg0:	John
REL:	exercises
ArgM-TMP:	every day