Predicate: maintain
Roleset id: maintain.01 , keep (up), Source: , vncls: , framnet:
maintain.01: MAINTAIN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'maintain' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'keep' (from maintain.01-v predicate notes) MAINTENANCE-N NOTES: Based on sentences in nouns-00040. Comparison to maintain.01. VN class sustain-55.6. FN class activity_ongoing. Framed by Katie. (from maintenance.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
maintenance (n.) | activity_ongoing | |
maintain (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: maintainer (vnrole: 29.5-2-Agent, 55.6-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing maintained (vnrole: 29.5-2-Theme, 55.6-Theme)
        Arg2-PRD: benefactive/attribute of Arg1 (vnrole: 29.5-2-Predicate)
Example: transitive agentive
        We-1 have a long history of *trace*-1 maintaining an open direct-investment policy.
        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: maintaining
        Arg1: an open direct-investment policy.
Example: maintained belief
        Several traders maintained that the Merc's 12-point circuit-breaker aggravated the market slide Oct 13.
        Arg0: Several traders
        Rel: maintained
        Arg1: that the Merc's 12-point circuit-breaker aggravated the market slide Oct 13
Example: with benefactive
        ...*trace* to maintain commercial air service for an estimated 92 communities, often in rural areas.
        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: maintain
        Arg1: commercial air service
        Arg2: for an estimated 92 communities, often in rural areas.
Example: with attribute of Arg1
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The level maintained at 6.9mL.
        Arg1: The level
        Rel: maintained
        Arg2: at 6.9mL
Example: arg 2
        to provide maintenance for other manufacturers
        Rel: maintenance
        Arg2: for other manufacturers
Example: arg 1
        the maintenance of relations between the ROC and its diplomatic partners
        Rel: maintenance
        Arg1: of relations between the ROC and its diplomatic partners
Example: one more arg 1
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        the maintenance of order during elections
        Rel: maintenance
        Arg1: of order
        Argm-tmp: during elections