Predicate: startle

Roleset id: startle.01 , surprise, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

startle.01: STARTLE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'startle' based on sentences in brown. Verbnet entry (from startle.01-v predicate notes) STARTLING-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from startling.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
startling (j.)
startle (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: cause of surprise
        Arg1-PPT: experiencer of surprise

Example: straight transitive

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

        The disclosure by Charles Bellows, chief defense counsel, startled observers and was viewed as the prelude to a quarrel between the six attorneys representing the eight former policemen now on trial.

        Arg0: the disclosure by Charles Bellows, chief defense counsel
        Rel: startled
        Arg1: observers

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: perfect,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        She could easily understand why the two men had been startled *trace* to find a strange girl in the back seat of their car.

        Arg1: the two men
        Rel: startled
        Arg0: *trace* to find a strange girl in the back seat of their car

Example: with odd end result

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

        Maybe one could be startled into forgetfulness.

        Arg1: one
        Argm-MOD: could
        Rel: startled
        Argm-PRD: into forgetfulness