Predicate: undertake

Roleset id: undertake.01 , to decide or agree to do, endeavor, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

undertake.01: UNDERTAKE-V NOTES: VN, FN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls begin-55.1-1, confront-98. (from undertake.01-v) UNDERTAKING-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on undertake-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls begin-55.1, confront-98. (from undertaking.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
undertake (v.)Attempt Commitment
undertaking (n.)Commitment

Roles:

        This frame differs from undertake-v in the omission of the co-undertaker as a numbered arg. It is expected to be infrequent, and can be covered by argM-COM. (from undertaking.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: entity taking on the endeavor (vnrole: 55.1-agent, 98-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: the endeavor (vnrole: 55.1-theme, 98-theme)

Example: transitive

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

        The meeting , which is expected to draw 20,000 to Bangkok , was going to be held at the Central Plaza Hotel , but the government balked at the hotel 's conditions for [*] undertaking necessary expansion .

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: undertaking
        Arg1: necessary expansion

Example: passive with purpose clause

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

        Ohbayashi officials said [0] [the purchase]-2 was undertaken [*-2] [*] to participate in ventures in and around New York City .

        Rel: undertaken
        Arg1: [*-2]
        Argm-prp: [*] to participate in ventures in and around New York City

Example: all arguments

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

        Mr. Furuta did n't disclose further details of the arrangement at a news conference , but said [0] [the project]-1 would be undertaken [*-1] with Ford 's European subsidiary .

        Argm-mod: would
        Rel: undertaken
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Argm-COM: with Ford 's European subsidiary

Example: arg1 as infinitive

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

        David Boren, the Intelligence Committee chairman, is upset that someone leaked a letter to the committee from the Reagan administration suggesting that the U.S. would undertake [*-2] to warn Panamanian thug Manuel Noriega if it got wind of an impending coup that might result in his assassination.

        Arg0: the U.S.
        Argm-mod: would
        Rel: undertake
        Arg1: [*-2] to warn Panamanian thug Manuel Noriega if it got wind of an impending coup that might result in his assassination.

Example: both args

        person: third,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        In their undertaking of social and political issues, the band introduced the term "Afro-German" in to the context of German hip hop

        Arg0: their
        Rel: undertaking
        Arg1: of social and political issues

Example: with COM

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

        As part of their undertaking with FPIC, Piquero said they expect to finish a complete project design by next month

        Arg0: their
        Rel: undertaking
        Argm-com: with FPIC