Roleset shrivel.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "wither, shrink":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of shrivelment


Arg1:thing shriveling


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

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


damn stock reports (-)
The retail participation dropped to an average 18.2% in 1988, and shriveled to barely 14% some months during the year.
Arg1:	The retail participation
REL:	shriveled
Arg4-to:	barely 14%
ArgM-TMP:	some months during the year

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


quasi-agentive (-)
The hot sun shrivelled John's houseplants.
Arg0:	The hot sun
REL:	shrivelled
Arg1:	John's houseplants