Predicate: block
Roleset id: block.01 , oppose, halt, stop, block up, vncls: 9.8 16 67, framnet:
Roles:
Frames file for 'block' based on survey of initial sentences of big
corpus and comparison with 'stop'. VN classes concealment-16, fill-9.8, forbid-67.
Arg0: blocker, Agent (vnrole: 16-agent, 9.8-agent, 67-agent)
Arg1: Theme (action or object being stopped) (vnrole: 16-patient, 9.8-destination, 67-theme)
Arg2: secondary predication, arg1 stopped from what, where relevant (vnrole: 16-recipient)
Arg3: Instrument, blcked with what? stuff acting as block (vnrole: 9.8-theme)
Example: simple transitive
It's now easier for the Transportation Department to block leveraged
buy-outs in the airline industry.
Arg0: the Transportation Department
Rel: block
Arg1: leveraged buy-outs in the airline industry.
Example: instrumental subject
Low test scores can block students' promotions.
Arg3: Low test scores
Argm-mod: can
Rel: block
Arg1: students' promotions
Example: with secondary predication
[The proposed Soviet redefinition]-2 is aimed at *trace*-2 blocking the US
from developing lighter, more transportable high-technology tanks.
Arg3: *trace*-2
Rel: blocking
Arg1: the US
Arg2: from developing lighter, more transportable high-technology tanks
Example: everything all together
John blocked Mary from completing her dissertation with his constant
pestering.
Arg0: John
Rel: blocked
Arg1: Mary
Arg2: from completing her dissertation
Arg3: with his constant pestering.
Predicate: block_up
block_up: Frames file for 'block up' based on sentences in ebc.
Roleset id: block.02 , oppose, halt, stop, vncls: 9.8 16, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: blocker, Agent (vnrole: 16-agent, 9.8-agent)
Arg1: Theme (action or object being stopped) (vnrole: 16-patient, 9.8-theme)
Arg2: secondary predication
Arg3: Instrument
Example:
Waste discharged * has currently blocked this up.
Arg3: Waste discharged *
Argm-tmp: currently
Rel: blocked up
Arg1: this