Predicate: fret
Roleset id: fret.01 , worry, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
fret.01: FRET-V NOTES: Frames file for 'fret' based on sentences in wsj and automaticexpansion via verbnet. (from fret.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
fret (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PPT: fretter, worrier (vnrole: 31.3-2-Experiencer)
        Arg1-PAG: cause (vnrole: 31.3-2-Stimulus)
Example: fret about an NP
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        Meanwhile, business and government leaders rebuked the computer makers, and fretted about the broader statement the companies' actions make about Japanese cutthroat pricing.
        Argm-tmp: Meanwhile
        Arg0: business and government leaders
        Rel: fretted
        Arg1: about the broader statement the companies' actions make about Japanese cutthroat pricing
Example: fret an SBar
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        But Mr. Ruffo frets that an even bigger problem could be protectionism from the U.S., where some politicians oppose what they consider Japanese efforts to use maquiladoras to crack the U.S. market through the back door.
        Argm-dis: But
        Arg0: Mr. Ruffo
        Rel: frets
        Arg1: that an even bigger problem could be protectionism from the U.S., where some politicians oppose what they consider Japanese efforts to use maquiladoras to crack the U.S. market through the back door
Example: fret over an SBar
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle
        They are obviously also more susceptible when they need money - retirees, for instance, trying to bolster their fixed income or parents fretting over how to pay for a child's college expenses.
        Arg0: parents
        Rel: fretting
        Arg1: over how to pay for a child's college expenses