Predicate: tap

Roleset id: tap.01 , hit, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tap.01: TAP-V NOTES: Poor John. Member of Vncls hit-18.1-1, throw-17.1-1. (from tap.01-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tap (v.)
tapping (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, hitter - animate only! (vnrole: 18.1-1-agent, 17.1-1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing hit (vnrole: 18.1-1-patient, 17.1-1-theme)
        Arg2-MNR: instrument, thing hit by or with (vnrole: 18.1-1-instrument)

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        Then he tapped it with a small stick , which he had personally prepared by paring off the bark and carving a pattern of squares into the wood .

        Argm-tmp: Then
        Arg0: he
        Rel: tapped
        Arg1: it
        Arg2: with a small stick , which he had personally prepared by paring off the bark and carving a pattern of squares into the wood

Example: tapping-n

        Coordination activities attempted required increased concentration and time to complete -LRB- ie alternate tapping of feet -RRB- .

        Argm-mnr: alternate
        Rel: tapping
        Arg2: of feet

Roleset id: tap.02 , call upon, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tap.02: TAP-V NOTES: The automatic tagger fails to separate Args 1,3. (from tap.02-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tap (v.)
tapping (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: caller
        Arg1-PPT: thing being summoned
        Arg2-GOL: benefactive
        Arg3-PRD: attribute of arg1 or task

Example: tap-v: just transitive

        RJR Taps FCB/Leber

        Arg0: RJR
        Rel: Taps
        Arg1: FCB/Leber

Example: tapping-n: with task

        [The investor]-1 was instrumental in *trace*-1 tapping Mr. Wolf to run the air cargo unit of Tiger International Inc.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: tapping
        Arg1: Mr. Wolf
        Arg3: to run the air cargo unit of Tiger International Inc

Roleset id: tap.03 , access, as a phone or water tap, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tap.03: TAP-V NOTES: The call upon sense might be a metaphorical extension of this sense. (from tap.03-v)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
tap (v.)
tapping (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: accessor, agent
        Arg1-LOC: thing tapped

Example: tap-v: transitive, active

        The charity admits spending a lot on fund raising, but says that was necessary to establish a donor base *trace* it can tap *trace* at much lower cost in years to come.

        Arg0: it
        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: tap
        Arg1: *trace*
        Argm-rcl: *trace* -> a donor base
        Argm-mnr: at much lower cost
        Argm-tmp: in years to come