Predicate: commend

Roleset id: commend.01 , give praise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

commend.01: COMMEND-V NOTES: Based on wsj and automatic expansion via verbnet; adjectival 'commendable' based on BOLT-4,5; nominal 'commendation' based on BOLT-6. Member of VNcls judgement-33. (from commend.01-v) COMMENDATION-N NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from commendation.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
commend (v.)Judgment_communication Praiseworthiness
commendation (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity giving praise (vnrole: 33-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity being praised (vnrole: 33-theme)
        Arg2-CAU: praised for what (if in addition to arg1)

Example: commend-v: just transitive

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

        [National leaders]-1 stopped by his stand *trace*-1 to commend his achievements.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: commend
        Arg1: his achievements

Example: commend-v: with grounds as gerund

        The internal investigation also commended MiniScribe's auditors, Coopers& Lybrand, for allegedly ignoring numerous red flags.

        Arg0: The internal investigation
        Argm-dis: also
        Rel: commended
        Arg1: MiniScribe's auditors, Coopers& Lybrand,
        Arg2: for allegedly ignoring numerous red flags

Example: commend-v: with grounds as full clause

        A Poquet spokesman, for example, commends the Atari Portfolio because it requires three batteries while the Poquet needs only two.

        Arg0: A Poquet spokesman
        Argm-dis: for example
        Rel: commends
        Arg1: the Atari Portfolio
        Arg2: because it requires three batteries while the Poquet needs only two

Example: commendation-n

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

        To err is human . We should give him a chance , a chance of turning over a new leaf , and the commendation for bravely acting for justice is also an encouragement to him . We ca n't deny a person 's whole life just because of one thing .

        Rel: commendation
        Arg2: for bravely acting for justice


Predicate: commendable

Roleset id: commendable.02 , give praise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

commendable.02: COMMENDABLE-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia for unification as an alias file. (from commendable.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
commendable (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity giving praise (vnrole: 33-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: entity being praised (vnrole: 33-theme)
        Arg2-CAU: praised for what (if in addition to arg1)

Example: commendable-j

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

        It goes without saying that his bravery is truly commendable .

        Arg1: his bravery
        Argm-adv: truly
        Rel: commendable