Roleset jolt.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "surprise, shock":

Roles:

Arg0:jolter


Arg1:person jolted


Arg2:instrument, if separate from agent

Examples:

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


just transitive (-)
The decline surprised analysts and jolted HomeFed's stock, which lost 8.6% of its value, closing at $38.50 on the New York Stock Exchange, down $3.625.
Arg0:	The decline
REL:	jolted
Arg1:	HomeFed's stock, which lost 8.6% of its value, closing at $38.50 on the New York Stock Exchange, down $3.625

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


with instrument (-)
John jolted Mary with his announcement that he was leaving for Zambia.
Arg0:	John
REL:	jolted
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	his announcement that he was leaving for Zambia

Roleset jolt.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "impelled action":

Roles:

Arg0:jolter


Arg1:impelled agent


Arg2:impelled action

Examples:

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


action as PP (-)
The stock has fallen $87.25, or 31%, in the three trading days since announcement of the collapse of the $300-a-share takeover jolted the entire stock market into its second-worst plunge ever.
Arg0:	announcement of the collapse of the $300-a-share takeover
REL:	jolted
Arg1:	the entire stock market
Arg2-into:	its second-worst plunge ever