Roleset plunge.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "fall precipitously":

Roles:

Arg1:Logical subject, patient, thing falling


Arg2:EXT, amount fallen


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point, end state of arg1


ArgM-LOC:medium

Examples:

EXT (-)
The Mexico Fund plunged about 18%
Arg1:	The Mexico Fund
REL:	plunged
Arg2-EXT:	about 18%




variant (-)
Japanese intervention has kept the US currency from *trace* plunging below key levels against the mark.
Arg1:	*trace*=the US currency
REL:	plunging
Arg4-DIR:	below key levels
Argm-LOC:	against the mark

For examples of usage of the higher-numbered Args refer to 'fall'

Roleset plunge.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "put under water":

Roles:

Arg0:placer, causer of underwater-ness


Arg1:thing being put under water


Arg2:water

Examples:

ergative (-)
"Attention" yelled our pilot as our basket plunged into the canal.
Arg1:	our basket
REL:	plunged
Arg2-into:	the canal




agentive (-)
We scuttled along for a few feet before he plunged us into the drink again.
Arg0:	he
REL:	plunged
Arg1:	us
Arg2-into:	the drink
Argm-TMP:	again