Roleset shatter.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "break into a zillion pieces":

Roles:

Arg0:breaker


Arg1:thing broken


Arg2:instrument


Arg3:pieces

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


just transitive (-)
The fight has turned ugly and, among pilots at least, has shattered the esprit de corps that Mr. Smith worked so hard to build.
Arg0:	The fight
REL:	shattered
Arg1:	the esprit de corps that Mr. Smith worked so hard to build

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


odd location for instrument (-)
With his recent purchases of USX common stock, Mr. Icahn shattered a three-year-old, unwritten standstill agreement with Mr. Roderick.
Arg2-With:	his recent purchases of USX common stock
Arg0:	Mr. Icahn
REL:	shattered
Arg1:	a three-year-old, unwritten standstill agreement with Mr. Roderick

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


with instrument and pieces (-)
John shattered the mirror into a million pieces with his face.
Arg0:	John
REL:	shattered
Arg1:	the mirror
Arg3-into:	a million pieces
Arg2-with:	his face

Arg3 is largely redundant and will probably not appear often.