Roleset tame.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause to be tame":

Roles:

Arg0:tamer


Arg1:formerly wild beast


Arg2:instrument

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


no instrument (-)
Maybe Mr. Z. was too busy *trace* taming his set to work with his naturally ungainly Alfredo.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Mr. Z.
REL:	taming
Arg1:	his set

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


with instrument (-)
John tamed Mary with charm, patience, and a bottle of chloroform.
Arg0:	John
REL:	tamed
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	charm, patience, and a bottle of chloroform