Predicate: preach

Roleset id: preach.01 , to proclaim or advocate, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

preach.01: PREACH-V NOTES: Frames file for 'preach' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from preach.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
preach (v.)
preaching (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: preacher, agent (vnrole: 37.11-1-agent, 37.1.1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: utterance (vnrole: 37.11-1-topic, 37.1.1-topic)

Example: preach-v: transitive

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

        Others preach the gospel of [*] buying only blue-chip growth stocks .

        Arg0: Others
        Rel: preach
        Arg1: the gospel of [*] buying only blue-chip growth stocks

Example: preach-v: preach about

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

        Part of the problem is the tendency [*ICH*-1] of [all sitcoms]-1 , ever since the didactic days of Norman Lear , [*]-1 to preach about social issues .

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: preach
        Arg1: about social issues