Predicate: brighten

Roleset id: brighten.01 , to make or become brighter, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

brighten.01: BRIGHTEN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'brighten' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from brighten.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
brighten (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity brightened (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: transitive

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

        In 1979 , Hearst hired editor James Bellows , who [*T*-48] brightened the editorial product considerably .

        ArgM-RCL: who -> editor James Bellows
        Arg0: [*T*-48]
        Rel: brightened
        Arg1: the editorial product
        ArgM-MNR: considerably


Predicate: bright

Roleset id: bright.02 , luminous, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

bright.02: BRIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-6. Relation to brighten.01. (from bright.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
bright (j.)Location_of_light Level_of_light Color_qualities

Roles:

        Arg0-CAU: light source, light itself (default if you can't tell)
        Arg1-PPT: location illuminated

Example: arg0

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

        In its long five - thousand - year river of history , the Chinese people has created a Chinese culture which has gained the attention of the world with its own industrious hands and wisdom , produced classic books and giants of culture which-1 [*-1] are bright as the galaxy , and contributed to the development of world civilization ; many cultural achievements have influenced the lives of the world 's people up to now .

        Arg1: [*-1]
        Rel: bright
        Argm-ext: as the galaxy

Example: arg0

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

        The sun is bright

        Arg0: the sun
        Rel: bright

Example: arg1

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

        The kitchen is bright

        Arg1: the kitchen
        Rel: bright

Roleset id: bright.03 , intelligent, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

bright.03: BRIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia. (from bright.02-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
bright (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: smarty-pants

Example: arg1

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

        He was bright at birth and observing him as he developed, I noticed he had a gift for grasping lateral concepts.

        Arg1: He
        Rel: bright
        Argm-tmp: at birth