Roleset harass.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "bother":

Roles:

Arg0:botherer, causer of annoyance


Arg1:harassed


Arg2:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

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


typical usage (-)
Moreover, police and soldiers continue *trace* to harass Americans, who have filed several protests with the Foreign Ministry in the past week.
Arg0:	*trace* -> police and soldiers
REL:	harass
Arg1:	Americans, who have filed several protests with the Foreign Ministry in the past week

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


with instrument (-)
John harassed Mary with constant requests for chocolate ice cream.
Arg0:	John
REL:	harassed
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	constant requests for chocolate ice cream

Roleset harass.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause an action":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent, harasser


Arg1:impelled agent


Arg2:impelled action

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
John finally harassed Mary into giving him some ice cream.
Arg0:	John
ArgM-TMP:	finally
REL:	harassed
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-into:	giving him some ice cream