Roleset point.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "point":

Roles:

Arg0:pointer


Arg1:thing pointed (defaults to finger)


Arg2:pointed at (a variety of prepositions)

Examples:

toward (-)
Trading is expected to remain subdued as the market awaits tomorrow's release of the jobs data with the hope that it will point toward a decline in interest rates.
Arg0:	it
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	point
Arg2-toward:	a decline in interest rates




to (-)
``I believe everyday pricing in the current environment doesn't work,'' says Walter Loeb of Morgan Stanley & Co., *trace* pointing to soft durable-goods sales.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Walter Loeb of Morgan Stanley & Co. ->
REL:	pointing
Arg2-to:	soft durable-goods sales




at (-)
They point at the numerous developing-country governments that have inflated, taxed and regulated themselves into despair under successive IMF programs.
Arg0:	They
REL:	point
Arg2-at:	the numerous developing-country governments that have inflated, taxed and regulated themselves into despair under successive IMF programs




with arg1 (-)
John pointed the toy gun at the giant menacing alien and said, "Hasta la vista, bay-bee."
Arg0:	John
REL:	pointed
Arg1:	the toy gun
Arg2-at:	the alien

Roleset point.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "point at, define, make an example of":

Roles:

Arg0:pointer


Arg1:pointed at

Examples:

typical usage (-)
Drexel Burnham's Mr. Reidy pointed out that ``profits held up in a tough revenue environment.''
Arg0:	Drexel Burnham's Mr. Reidy
REL:	[ pointed] [ out]
Arg1:	profits held up in a tough revenue environment

Complementizer is always present in syntax, but should be left out of annotations.