Roleset extend.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make longer":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, entity making something be longer


Arg1:patient, thing getting longer


Arg2:EXT or TMP, by how much or until when


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

TMP as 'until' (-)
Dow Jones & Co. said it extended its $18-a-share offer for Telerate Inc. common stock until 5 p.m. EST Nov. 9.
Arg0:	it
REL:	extended
Arg1:	its $ 18-a-share offer for Telerate Inc. common stock
Arg2-TMP:	until 5 p.m. EST Nov. 9




TMP as 'to' (-)
Institut Merieux S.A., which offered 942 million Canadian dollars (US$ 801.2 million), or C$37 a share for Connaught, said it would extend its bid, due to expire last Thursday, to Nov. 6.
Arg0:	it
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	extend
Arg1:	its bid, due to expire last Thursday,
Arg2-TMP:	to Nov. 6




with start and end points (-)
Alpine Group Inc. revised its exchange offer for $43.7 million face amount of 13.5% senior subordinated debt due 1996 and extended the offer to Oct. 27 from Oct. 12.
Arg0:	Alpine Group Inc.
REL:	extended
Arg1:	the offer
Arg4-to:	Oct. 27
Arg3-from:	Oct. 12




temporal EXT (-)
After the opening was delayed 30 minutes because of the crush of sell orders, Frankfurt's normal two-hour trading session was extended *trace* 75 minutes to handle the heavy volume.
ArgM-TMP:	After the opening was delayed 30 minutes because of the crush of sell orders
REL:	extended
Arg1:	*trace* -> Frankfurt's normal two-hour trading session
Arg2-EXT:	75 minutes
ArgM-PNC:	to handle the heavy volume




temporal adjunct (-)
Two rival bidders for Connaught BioSciences extended their offers *trace* to acquire the Toronto-based vaccine manufacturer Friday.
Arg0:	Two rival bidders for Connaught BioSciences
REL:	extended
Arg1:	their offers to acquire the Toronto-based vaccine manufacturer
ArgM-TMP:	Friday

The different kinds of Arg2s and TMPs can be confusing. Use this rule of thumb: * If it can be paraphrased as an "until", use Arg2-TMP. * If it can be paraphrased as a "by", use Arg2-EXT. * If it can be paraphrased as an "on", use ArgM-TMP.

Roleset extend.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "offer":

Roles:

Arg0:giver, offerer


Arg1:thing offered


Arg2:offered-to

Examples:

Arg2 as PP (-)
``This is the first time, if we decide to do so, for Japan to extend aid of this kind to Eastern European countries,'' the spokesman said.
Arg0:	Japan
REL:	extend
Arg1:	aid of this kind
Arg2-to:	Eastern European countries




ditransitive (-)
In recent months a group of lenders, led by Bank of America, has extended Control Data up to $90 million in revolving loans through January, as well as $115 million in standby letters of credit.
ArgM-TMP:	In recent months
Arg0:	a group of lenders, led by Bank of America,
REL:	extended
Arg2:	Control Data
Arg1:	up to $90 million in revolving loans through January, as well as $115 million in standby letters of credit