Predicate
foul:
Frames file for 'foul' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry.
Roleset foul.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make wrong":
Roles:
Arg0:causer of wrongness, agent
Arg1:thing gone wrong
Arg2:mode-specific description of act of going wrong
Examples:
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fishing metaphor (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: perfect
voice: active
form: participle
[*] Unknown to Mr. Tharp, he had fouled his net on a special IRS
project to catch catfish farmers and haulers inclined to cheat on
their taxes.
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| ArgM: | [*] Unknown to Mr. Tharp |
| Arg0: | he |
| REL: | fouled |
| Arg1: | his net |
| Arg2-on: | a special IRS project to catch catfish
farmers and haulers inclined to cheat on their taxes |
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baseball metaphor (-) |
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person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John fouled off the right-side bleachers.
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| Arg0: | John |
| REL: | fouled |
| Arg2-off: | the right-side bleachers |
So many possible meanings, so few argument structures!