Predicate: begin

Roleset id: begin.01 , start, with agent, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

begin.01: BEGIN-V NOTES: Member of VNcls begin-55.1-1. This roleset is for nominal objects only -- not actions represented by clausal complements! So your arg1 should NOT be an S-node with this roleset. Rather, it will likely be an NP. (from begin.01-v) BEGINNING-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb begin.01, OntoNotes grouping beginning-n senses 1, 2,& 4; maps to VN class begin-55.1-1. (from beginning.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
begin (v.)activity_start process_start
beginning (n.)

Roles:

        No examples found of instrument argument, invention felt like a stretch...see verb entry for ideas if you're unsure. (from beginning.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: beginner, Agent (vnrole: 55.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: Thing begun - NP, not S-node! (vnrole: 55.1-1-Theme)
        Arg2-MNR: Instrument (vnrole: 55.1-1-Instrument)

Example: ARG0 and ARG1

        Costco from the United States began planning its first Taiwan store in 1995 , and the French wholesale outlet Casino arrived in 1999 .

        Arg0: Costco from the United States
        Rel: began
        Arg1: planning its first Taiwan store in 1995

Example: ARG0 and ARG2 and ARG1

        For example , she notes , recently the MOFA , through its " virtual diplomacy institute , " has begun offering a class in " diplomacy of the whole people " that provides training to legislative assistants , political party staff , and employees of nongovernmental organizations .

        Argm-tmp: recently
        Arg0: the MOFA
        Arg2: through its " virtual diplomacy institute
        Rel: begun
        Arg1: offering a class in " diplomacy of the whole people " that provides training to legislative assistants , political party staff , and employees of nongovernmental organizations

Example: ergative

        The book began with a murder

        Arg1: The book
        Rel: began
        Arg2: with a murder

Example: instrumental subject

        A murder began the book

        Arg2: A murder
        Rel: began
        Arg1: the book

Example: NP only, Arg 1

        the beginning of a six-day motor expedition from Oxfordshire toCornwall

        Rel: beginning
        Arg1: of a six-day motor expedition from Oxfordshire to Cornwall

Example: Arg 1 as possessor

        The war's beginning took everyone by surprise.

        Arg1: war's
        Rel: beginning

Example: Args 0 & 1

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

        Children of wealthier families had, and still have, the option of postponing their beginning of adult responsibilities and continuing their studies.

        Arg0: their
        Rel: beginning
        Arg1: of adult responsibilities

Roleset id: begin.02 , aspectual, beginning an action, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

begin.02: BEGIN-V NOTES: Member of VNcls begin-55.1-1. (from begin.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
begin (v.)activity_start process_start
beginning (n.)Temporal_subregion

Roles:

        This roleset requires concatenation of raised subject of action begun and action begun. See examples. All should have a syntactic structure where the object of begin is an S-node or a VP, never an NP. (from begin.02-v)
        Arg1-PPT: Action begun (vnrole: 55.1-1-Theme)
        Arg2-MNR: Instrument, starting point (vnrole: 55.1-1-Instrument)

Example: aspectual

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

        John-1 began *-1 to eat the entire cake, then thought better of it.

        Rel: began
        Arg1: [John-1], [*-1 to eat the entire cake]

Example: aspectual

        John-1 began *-1 to sweat

        Rel: began
        Arg1: [John-1][*-1 to sweat]

Example: a little nicer

        [The storm]-1 began *-1 to cause great destruction

        Rel: began
        Arg1: [The storm],[*-1 to cause great destruction]