Predicate: uncover
Roleset id: uncover.01 , discover, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
uncover.01: UNCOVER-V NOTES: Frames file for 'uncover' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry, not actually very similar to 'cover' but basically the same as 'discover'. (from uncover.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| uncover (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: discoverer
Arg1-PPT: thing discovered
Arg3-PRD: secondary attribute
Example: basic transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
[Medical scientists]-1 are starting *trace*-1 to uncover a handful of genes which, if damaged, unleash the chaotic growth of cells that characterizes cancer.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: uncover
Arg1: a handful of genes which, if damaged, unleash the chaotic growth of cells that characterizes cancer
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
[The problems]-1 were uncovered *trace*-1 during a series of internal investigations of the company's Space Systems division, which has been the focus of two separate overcharge prosecutions by the government since 1985.
Rel: uncovered
Arg1: *trace*
Argm-tmp: during a series of internal investigations of the company's Space Systems division, which has been the focus of two separate overcharge prosecutions by the government since 1985
Example: with 2ry attribute
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
The personal antics of agency Director Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow drew much attention, such as when [several of his top aides]-1 were uncovered *trace*-1 as KGB plants and ejected from France and when a mysterious office fire was set just before Congress sent accountants to trace U.S. funds.
Rel: uncovered
Arg1: *trace*
Arg3: as KGB plants