Roleset pledge.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "promise a thing to someone":

Roles:

Arg0:promiser


Arg1:person promised to


Arg2:promised thing or action

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


pledge as give (-)
Maxicare also will guarantee that the banks will realize at least $7 million on certain notes pledged *trace* to them.
REL:	pledged
Arg1:	*trace* -> certain notes
Arg2-to:	them

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


pledge as promise (-)
East Germany pledged to reduce alcohol consumption by boosting production of soft drinks and fruit juices.
Arg0:	East Germany
REL:	pledged
Arg2:	to reduce alcohol consumption by boosting production of soft drinks and fruit juices

These two senses should perhaps be distinguished since they do reverse the order of args 1 and 2.