Roleset switch.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "change, exchange":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of transformation


Arg1:thing changing


Arg2:end state, attribute of arg1


Arg3:start state

Examples:

all arguments present (-)
Both Shearson's Mr. Will and Stephen Reitman, European auto analyst at the London brokerage firm UBS-Phillips & Drew, recently switched their Jaguar recommendations to hold from buy.
Arg0:	Both Shearson's Mr. Will and Stephen Reitman, European auto analyst at the London brokerage firm UBS-Phillips & Drew
ArgM-TMP:	recently
REL:	switched
Arg1:	their Jaguar recommendations
Arg2-to:	hold
Arg3-from:	buy




unstated thing changing (-)
Dealers said the multinational oil company was pressured by recent brokerage recommendations urging investors *trace* to switch into Shell Trading & Transport.
Arg0:	*trace* -> investors
REL:	switch
Arg2-into:	Shell Trading & Transport




ergative (-)
``Investor interest switches back and forth ceaselessly as they are unable to shift their weight to one side for sure,'' Mr. Mitsuoka of Daiwa Investment Trust said.
Arg1:	Investor interest
REL:	switches
ArgM-MNR:	back and forth
ArgM-MNR:	ceaselessly
ArgM-TMP:	as they are unable to shift their weight to one side for sure

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


switch on/off (-)
Consumers will be able [*-2] to switch on their HDTV sets and get all the viewing benefits the high-tech medium offers.
Arg0:	[*-2] -> Consumers
REL:	switch
Arg2:	on
Arg1:	their HDTV sets

Roleset switch.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "(ex)change":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of transformation


Arg1:thing changing


Arg2:end state, attribute of arg1


Arg3:start state

Examples:

unstated thing changing (-)
Burger King, which breaks thousands of fresh eggs each morning, is quietly switching over to an alternative egg product made by Michael Foods.
Arg0:	Burger King , which breaks thousands of fresh eggs each morning,
ArgM-MNR:	quietly
REL:	[ switching] [ over]
Arg2-to:	an alternative egg product made by Michael Foods