Predicate: acknowledgment

Roleset id: acknowledgment.01 , admit, vncls: 37.10 29.9-1, framnet:

acknowledgment.01: Roleset based on verb entry acknowledge.01, OntoNotes grouping acknowledgment-n senses 3,4, 6; maps to VN classes consider-29.9-1, confess-37.10. Framed by Claire.

Roles:

        Arg0: admitter, claimer, speaker (vnrole: 37.10-agent, 29.9-1-agent)
        Arg1: proposition, claim, utterance (vnrole: 37.10-topic, 29.9-1-theme)
        Arg2: hearer (vnrole: 37.10-recipient)
        Arg3: secondary predication, attribute of arg1 acknowledged (vnrole: 29.9-1-predicate)

Example: NP only, args 0 & 1

        the U.S. government 's first acknowledgment of what other groups
        , such as the International Monetary Fund , have been predicting
        for months

        Arg0: the U.S. government 's
        Argm-tmp: first
        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg1: of what other groups , such as the International Monetary Fund , have been predicting for months

Example: Arg 1 as "for PP"

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

        The sales team was sent on a week-long cruise in acknowledgment for their outstanding performance this quarter.

        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg1: for their outstanding performance this quarter

Example: Args 0 and 1

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

        John received an acknowledgment from the university that they had received his application.

        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg0: from the university
        Arg1: that they had received his application

Example: Args 0, 1 and modifiers

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

        I have received no written acknowledgment from the company that they received either my email message or my written letter.

        Argm-neg: no
        Argm-mnr: written
        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg0: from the company
        Arg1: that they received either my email message or my written letter.

Example: Possessive pronoun as arg0

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

        The first step in treatment is the patient's acknowledgment that there is a problem.

        Arg0: the patient's
        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg1: that there is a problem

Example: Arg 1 as "of" PP

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

        There was no acknowledgment of the fact that he had cheated repeatedly on exams.

        Argm-neg: no
        Rel: acknowledgment
        Arg1: of the fact that he had cheated repeatedly on exams