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