Roleset form.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "create, make":

Roles:

Arg0:creator


Arg1:thing created


Arg2:source


Arg3:benefactive


Arg4:attribute of arg1

Examples:

just transitive (-)
Peter Drake, biotechnology analyst for Vector Securities International, Chicago, thinks market uncertainty may encourage small companies to form more strategic alliances with big corporations.
Arg0:	small companies
REL:	form
Arg1:	more strategic alliances with big corporations




passive, with source (-)
NCNB Texas National, formed *trace* from the remnants of of the failed First RepublicBank Corp. of Dallas, contributed $76.9 million to NCNB's bottom line in the third quarter.
REL:	formed
Arg1:	*trace* -> NCNB Texas National
Arg2-from:	the remnants of of the failed First RepublicBank Corp. of Dallas

Other higher-#'d args may or may not occur.

Roleset form.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "comprise":

Roles:

Arg0:components


Arg1:whole

Examples:

cf. 'make up' (-)
Commission income from domestic stock and bond sales accounts form a large portion of Japanese securities companies' earnings.
Arg0:	Commission income from domestic stock and bond sales accounts
REL:	form
Arg1:	a large portion of Japanese securities companies' earnings

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


comprise again (-)
The labels were breathy: ``Within its sheltering walls is a microcosm of a thousand years in garden design ... a rose garden, herb garden, serpentine garden, flower fields, an apple orchard ... organized in a patchwork of 50-by-50-foot squares [*] to form `rooms'...
Arg0:	[*] -> a rose garden, herb garden, serpentine garden, flower fields, an apple orchard
REL:	form
Arg1:	rooms