Predicate: prolong
Roleset id: prolong.01 , make longer, making longer in time, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
prolong.01: PROLONG-V NOTES: Frames file for 'prolong' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from prolong.01-v predicate notes) PROLONGATION-N NOTES: ~prolong.01 (from prolongation.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
prolongation (n.) | | |
prolong (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: cause, agent
Arg1-PPT: thing getting longer
Arg2-EXT: EXT
Arg3-DIR: start point
Arg4-PRD: end point
Example: just transitive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
There, Mr. Shevardnadze felt legitimized to unveil his own peace plan: The U.S.S.R. would prolong a suspension of arms shipments to Nicaragua after the February election if the U.S. did likewise with its allies in Central America.
Arg0: The U.S.S.R.
Argm-mod: would
Rel: prolong
Arg1: a suspension of arms shipments to Nicaragua
Argm-tmp: after the February election
Argm-adv: if the U.S. did likewise with its allies in Central America
Example: with arg2, sorta
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
It does prolong the pain somewhat.''
Arg0: It
Rel: prolong
Arg1: the pain
Arg2: somewhat
Example: start and end points
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
[John's stay in graduate school]-1 was prolonged *trace*-1 from five years to fifteen.
Rel: prolonged
Arg1: *trace*
Arg3: from five years
Arg4: to fifteen
Example: Arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Studies show that male fetal gender significantly predisposes to the prolongation of pregnancy.
Rel: prolongation
Arg1: of pregrnancy