Predicate: gentle

Roleset id: gentle.01 , to pacify, make gentle, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

gentle.01: GENTLE-V NOTES: Roleset based on parallel additions to VN, PB and sense groupings. No appropriate VN class found. Framed by Claire. (from gentle.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
gentle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: Agent, cause of gentling
        Arg1-PPT: Entity soothed, becoming gentle

Example: Simple transitive

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

        He gentled horses rather than breaking them by force.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: gentled
        Arg1: horses
        Argm-adv: rather than breaking them by force.

Example: No agent

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

        She gentled immediately and was willing right away to learn new stuff.

        Arg1: She
        Rel: gentled
        Argm-tmp: immediately

Example: Different sort of patient

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

        He gentled his tone and touched her face.

        Arg0: He
        Rel: gentled
        Arg1: his tone