Predicate: apologize

Roleset id: apologize.01 , be contrite, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

apologize.01: APOLOGIZE-V NOTES: Could also be a verb of saying:"'I'm sorry,' apologized Mary."butthis doesn't occur in wsj. (from apologize.01-v) APOLOGY-N NOTES: Roleset based on instances in nouns-lv and verb frame apologize.01. Framed by Claire. (from apology.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
apologize (v.)
apology (n.)
make_apology (l.)

Roles:

        Arg3 added by Julia based on BOLT instance. (from apology.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: apologist
        Arg1-CAU: apologize for
        Arg2-GOL: apologized to
        Arg3-PPT: utterance, the apology itself

Example: intransitive

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

        The company later apologized and agreed to make $8 million in contributions to charities chosen by him.

        Arg0: The company
        ArgM-TMP: later
        Rel: apologized

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        [Fujitsu Ltd.'s top executive]-1 took the unusual step of *trace*-1 publicly apologizing for his company's making bids of just one yen for several local government projects, while computer rival NEC Corp. made a written apology for indulging in the same practice.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        ArgM-MNR: publicly
        Rel: apologizing
        Arg1: for his company's making bids of just one yen for several local government projects

Example: ARG0 and ARG2

        President Chen Shui - bian personally attended the anniversary event , and vowed to carry on the policy , initiated by the previous government , of apologizing to and caring for the victims .

        Arg0: []
        Rel: apologizing
        Arg2: [to][the victims]

Example: all args

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

        Witherspoon wrote this as his apology to her for crossing that line.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: apology
        Arg2: to her
        Arg1: for crossing that line.

Example: with arg3

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        I 've also had bids erased at the last second because the item is no longer available , and post auction apologies that when they came to pack it they could n't find it

        Argm-tmp: post auction
        Rel: apologies
        Arg3: that when they came to pack it they couldn't find it