Predicate: engulf
Roleset id: engulf.01 , to flow over or absorb, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
engulf.01: ENGULF-V NOTES: Frames file for 'engulf' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from engulf.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| engulf (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PPT: entity causing engulfing (vnrole: 47.8-theme)
Arg1-PPT: entity engulfed (vnrole: 47.8-co-theme)
Arg2-VSP: engulfed in what? actual liquid/entity surrounding arg1
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
A landslide engulfed a hillside slum in Sao Paulo , Brazil , and at least 20 people , most of them children , were missing and feared [*-1] dead .
Arg0: A landslide
Rel: engulfed
Arg1: a hillside slum in Sao Paulo , Brazil ,
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
If Washington 's elites ever succeed in [*-2] bursting the tax dam , Americans-1 will be engulfed [*-1]in a red sea of new spending programs , such as federalized child care .
Argm-adv: If Washington 's elites ever succeed in [*-2] bursting the tax dam
Argm-mod: will
Rel: engulfed
Arg1: [*-1]
Arg0: in a red sea of new spending programs , such as federalized child care
Example: With arg2, substance engulfed in
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
In spite of the depressing scene engulfing the Arab world with wars and crises...
Arg0: the depressing scene
Rel: engulfing
Arg1: the Arab world
Arg2: with wars and crises