Roleset slash.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "slice":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing cut


Arg2:medium, source


Arg3:instrument

Examples:

kitchen disaster (-)
John slashed his hand with a butter knife.
Arg0:	John
REL:	slashed
Arg1:	his hand
Arg3-with:	a butter knife

Roleset slash.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "reduce":

Roles:

Arg0:cutter


Arg1:thing reduced


Arg2:amount reduced by


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

reduce dramatically (-)
Commonwealthon Edison said the ruling could force it to slash its 1989 earnings by $1.55 a share.
Arg0:	it
REL:	slash
Arg1:	its 1989 earnings
Arg2-by:	$1.55 a share

If "by" is not present, use "EXT". Cf 'cut' for additional examples.