Predicate: begin

Roleset id: begin.01 , start, vncls: 55.1-1, framnet: activity_start , process_start

begin.01: Member of VNcls begin-55.1-1.

Roles:

        Arg 1 reminder: if the subject of begin is not agentive, rather is part of the arg1, only mark the S node (with a trace indexed back to that subject) as arg1, do not concatenate!
        Arg0: beginner, Agent (vnrole: 55.1-1-agent)
        Arg1: Theme(-Creation) *see comment on arg1!* (vnrole: 55.1-1-theme)
        Arg2: Instrument (vnrole: 55.1-1-instrument)

Example: basic transitive

        John began a book

        Arg0: John
        Rel: began
        Arg1: a book

Example: transitive-with

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

        John began the book with a murder

        Arg0: John
        Rel: began
        Arg1: the book
        Arg2: with a murder

Example: transitive-by

        John began the book by describing a murder

        Arg0: John
        Rel: began
        Arg1: the book
        Arg2: by describing a murder

Example: ergative

        The book began with a murder

        Arg1: The book
        Rel: began
        Arg2: with a murder

Example: instrumental subject

        A murder began the book

        Arg2: A murder
        Rel: began
        Arg1: the book

Example: with manner

        John began the book with glee

        Arg0: John
        Rel: began
        Arg1: the book
        Argm-mnr: with glee

Example: aspectual, no agent

        John-1 began *T*-1 to sweat

        Rel: began
        Arg1: *T*-1 to sweat

Example: a little nicer

        [The storm]-1 began *T*-1 to cause great destruction

        Rel: began
        Arg1: *T*-1 to cause great destruction

Example: aspectual, with agent

        Unlike "John started to sweat", in this case John has control over the action of the lower clause. Hence, his status as an agent here.
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John began to eat the entire cake, then thought better of it.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: began
        Arg1: to eat the entire cake