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

Roles:

Arg0:surpriser


Arg1:person surprised


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

passivized (-)
Jaguar was shocked by Mr. Ridley's decision, because management had believed the government wouldn't lift the golden share without consulting the company first.
REL:	shocked
Arg1:	*trace* -> Jaguar
Arg0-by:	Mr. Ridley's decision
ArgM-CAU:	because management had believed the government wouldn't lift the golden share without consulting the company first

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


with instrument (-)
John shocked Mary by getting perfect scores on his GREs.
Arg0:	John
REL:	shocked
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-by:	getting perfect scores on his GREs

I expect a lot of adjectival usages which should be virtually indistinguishable from passive usages. Refer to 'surprise' for examples.