Predicate: founder
Roleset id: founder.01 , sinking awkwardly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
founder.01: FOUNDER-V NOTES: Frames file for 'founder' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry, Framenet entry Bungling. (from founder.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| founder (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg1-PPT: thing sinking
Arg2-CAU: prepositional cause
Example: cause as argument
person: third, tense: past, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Free State Glass Industries of Warrenton, Va., a small fabricator of architectural glass, was foundering under its original management.
Arg1: Free State Glass Industries of Warrenton, Va., a small fabricator of architectural glass,
Rel: foundering
Arg2: under its original management
Example: cause as adjunct
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
The sporty coupe foundered in part because American buyers didn't go for the car's unusual double-wing rear spoiler.
Arg1: The sporty coupe
Rel: foundered
Argm-pnc: in part because American buyers didn't go for the car's unusual double-wing rear spoiler