Predicate: obstruct

Roleset id: obstruct.01 , to block, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

obstruct.01: OBSTRUCT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'obstruct' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from obstruct.01-v predicate notes) OBSTRUCTING-N NOTES: (from obstructing.01-n) OBSTRUCTION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on obstruct-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls forbid-67. (from obstruction.01-n) OBSTRUCTED-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from obstructed.01-j) OBSTRUCTING-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from obstructing.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
obstruct (v.)
obstructing (n.)
obstruction (n.)
obstructed (j.)
obstructing (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: blocker, obstruction (vnrole: 67-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing obstructed (vnrole: 67-Theme)

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The 8 ft. hedges which [*T*-1] obstruct views in and out of small ` rooms ' insure ... that this garden will be a potential breeding ground for crime . ''

        Arg0: [*T*-1]
        Argm-rcl: which -> The 8 ft. hedges
        Rel: obstruct
        Arg1: views in and out of small ` rooms '

Example: just arg1

        They were charged with racketeering , conspiracy , obstruction of justice and mail fraud in a scheme in which they allegedly embezzled more than $100 million from their homeland .

        Rel: obstruction
        Arg1: of justice

Example: both args

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

        Officer Black warned them they would be arrested if they did not cease their obstruction of the pathway

        Arg0: their
        Rel: obstruction
        Arg1: of the pathway