Predicate: act

act: Frames file for 'act' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.

Roleset id: act.01 , play a role; behave, vncls: 29.6, framnet:

act.01: Verbnet entry 29.6, other framed members include count and rank. No comparison. Also see "act like".

Roles:

        Arg0: player (vnrole: 29.6-agent)
        Arg1: role (vnrole: 29.6-predicate)

Example: typical usage

        First National Bank of Chicago will act as trustee...

        Arg0: First National Bank of Chicago
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: act
        Arg1: as trustee

Example: behave

        Sometimes I would even act a little silly with them.

        Argm-tmp: Sometimes
        Arg0: I
        Argm-mod: would
        Argm-adv: even
        Rel: act
        Arg1: a little silly
        Argm-com: with them

Roleset id: act.02 , do something, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: actor
        Arg1: grounds for action

Example: with grounds

        Mr. Rifenburgh said the board still hasn't acted on most of the
        internal report's recommendations...

        Arg0: the board
        Argm-tmp: still
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: acted
        Arg1: on most of the internal report's recommendations

Example: no grounds

        ``They always listened, but they never acted,'' Mr. Guber says.

        Arg0: they
        Argm-neg: never
        Rel: acted


Predicate: act_out

Roleset id: act.03 , perform a role, vncls: , framnet:

act.03: Roleset for 'act out' based on instances in Webtext 76-99. No VerbNet entry. Comparison to act.01. Framed by Claire

Roles:

        Arg0: actor, performer
        Arg1: role, scenario enacted

Example: With role/scenario

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

        I was so desperate , *PRO*-1 acting out Romeo 's struggle before he stabbed himself with a dagger , calling out in my heart : money , money , money , though what *T*-2 came out of my mouth was Juliet 's name .

        Arg0: *PRO*-1
        Rel: [acting][out]
        Arg1: Romeo's struggle before he stabbed himself with a dagger