Frameset - plot

Predicate: plot

Roleset id: plot.01 , to take part in a plot, make a plan, draw, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

plot.01: PLOT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'plot' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from plot.01-v predicate notes) PLOT-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb plot.01; maps to VN class Correspond-36.1, scribble-25.2. Differs from verb frame with the addition of arg2, malefactive, argument. Framed by Claire. (from plot.01-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
plot (n.)
plot (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: plotter(s), agent (vnrole: 25.2-Agent, 36.1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: plotted action, plan (vnrole: 25.2-Theme, 36.1-Agent)
        Arg2-GOL: malefactive, plotted against

Example: transitive

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

        [The 77-year-old Sisulu]-1 , sentenced [*]-1 to life in 1964 along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela for [*-1] plotting [*-2] to overthrow the government , said [0] equality for blacks in South Africa was in reach .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: plotting
        Arg1: [*-2] to overthrow the government

Example: with direction

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

        `` This is a watershed time , and we-1 are trying [*-1] to plot our way ahead , '' he says [*T*-2].

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: plot
        Arg1: our way
        Argm-dir: ahead

Example: Arg 0 only

        a right-wing plot aimed at ousting PASOK and thwarting the courseof socialism in Greece

        Arg0: right-wing
        Rel: plot

Example: Fragment arg1 only

        certain coup plots

        Arg1: coup
        Rel: plots

Example: Clause as arg1

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

        The FBI says when they questioned him , he told them of another plot to bomb an American ship in Yemen , where the `` USS Cole '' was ultimately attacked.

        Rel: plot
        Arg1: to bomb an American ship in Yemen, where the `` USS Cole '' was ultimately attacked.

Example: Arg0 and 2

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

        Tom , the terrorist plot against Americans throughout the Persian Gulf and Mideast may be much bigger than first feared .

        Arg0: terrorist
        Rel: plot
        Arg2: against Americans throughout the Persian Gulf and Mideast

Example: Conspiracy? All args

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

        Probably part of the government's plot to eliminate idiots from America by encouraging explosive iced-turkey frying.

        Arg0: the government's
        Rel: plot
        Arg1: to eliminate idiots from America by encouraging explosive iced-turkey frying.

Predicate: plot_out

Roleset id: plot_out.02 , to plan, draw, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

plot_out.02: PLOT_OUT-V NOTES: (from plot.02-v)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
plot_out (v.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: planner, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity plotted

Example: transitive

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle

        Other brokerage firms , including Merrill Lynch& Co. , were plotting out potential new ad strategies .

        Arg0: Other brokerage firms , including Merrill Lynch& Co. ,
        Rel: [ plotting] [ out]
        Arg1: potential new ad strategies