Predicate: improve
Roleset id: improve.01 , make better, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
improve.01: IMPROVE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'improve' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus. (from improve.01-v predicate notes) IMPROVEMENT-N NOTES: Updated by Julia. Member of Vncls Other_cos-45.4. (from improvement.01-n) IMPROVED-J NOTES: Based on Thyme and Sharp data. Comparison to improve.01. Improve.01 is a member of VN class other_cos-45.4. Framed by Katie. (from improved.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| improved (j.) | | |
| improvement (n.) | Cause_to_make_progress | |
| improve (v.) | Cause_to_make_progress | |
Roles:
This frame combines the senses of improve.01 and improve.02-- that frameset mentions example sentences that are a blend between the two, and it would be too difficult to separate them here. They can all take the same syntax anyway. (from improvement.01-n)
Arg0-PAG: improver (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing improving (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Example: agentive
...if they don't improve their protection of intellectual property by next spring.
Arg0: they
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: improve
Arg1: their protection of intellectual property
Argm-tmp: by next spring
Example: how?
Taiwan has improved its standing with the US by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement.
Arg0: Taiwan
Rel: improved
Arg1: its standing with the US
Argm-mnr: by initialing a bilateral copyright agreement.
Example: ergative
Business conditions will improve in the coming six months.
Arg1: Business conditions
Argm-mod: will
Rel: improve
Argm-tmp: in the coming six months
Example: unstated thing improving
Dow will improve on its year-ago fourth-quarter net of $3.44 a share.
Arg0: Dow
Argm-mod: will
Rel: improve
Arg1: on its year-ago fourth-quarter net of $3.44 a share
Example: autogen1
some shipping-rate improvements in both theintergrated-steel and steel-service-center segments
Arg1: shipping-rate
Rel: improvements
Argm-loc: in both the intergrated-steel and steel-service-center segments
Example: autogen2
an improvement in our U.S. business
Rel: improvement
Arg1: in our U.S. business
Example: lots of args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
a dramatic improvement in intelligence gathering human intelligence infiltrating these cells over the past few years on the part of the United States
Argm-ext: dramatic
Rel: improvement
Arg1: in intelligence gathering human intelligence infiltrating these cells
Argm-tmp: over the past few years
Arg0: on the part of the United States
Example: dir for starting point
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
a small improvement from the 5.8 million rate of early October
Argm-ext: small
Rel: improvement
Argm-dir: from the 5.8 million rate of early October
Example: numeric extent
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
a one percentage point improvement in productivity growth
Argm-ext: one percent
Rel: improvement
Arg1: in productivity growth
Example: with arg m-TMP
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Right dorsalis pedis pulse was much improved from preoperative physical exam
Arg1: Right dorsalis pedis pulse
Argm-ext: much
Rel: improved
Argm-tmp: from preoperative physical exam.
Roleset id: improve.02 , add, rise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
improve.02: IMPROVE-V NOTES: There's also a nice example of the two senses merging: "Ekco [is] toimprove on-time delivery of orders to about 95% from around 70%." (from improve.02-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| improve (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg1-PPT: Logical subject, patient, thing rising (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Arg2-EXT: EXT, amount risen
Arg3-DIR: start point
Arg4-GOL: end point
Argm-LOC: medium
Example: should have seen this coming
National Market System volume improved to 94,425,00 shares from 71.7 million Monday.
Arg1: National Market System volume
Rel: improved
Arg4: to 94,425,00 shares
Arg3: from 71.7 million Monday.