Predicate: ensnarl

Roleset id: ensnarl.01 , make into tangles, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

ensnarl.01: ENSNARL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'ensnarl' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from ensnarl.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
ensnarl (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of tangle, agent
        Arg1-PPT: thing getting tangled
        Arg2-GOL: explicit mention of tangle

Example: passive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [Legislation to lift the debt ceiling]-1 is ensnarled *trace*-1 in the fight over cutting capital-gains taxes.

        Rel: ensnarled
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: in the fight over cutting capital-gains taxes

Example: ARG0

        Now that they had him back in Kansas they ensnarled him in expensive lawsuits.

        Argm-tmp: Now that they had him back in Kansas
        Arg0: they
        Rel: ensnarled
        Arg1: him
        Arg2: in expensive lawsuits.