Predicate: boast

boast: Frames file for 'boast' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and automatic expansion via verbnet.

Roleset id: boast.01 , be loudly proud of, vncls: 37.8, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: boaster (vnrole: 37.8-agent)
        Arg1: thing proud of (vnrole: 37.8-topic)
        Arg2: hearer (vnrole: 37.8-recipient)

Example: PP arg1

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Ford, which [*T*] has long boasted of its ability to weather a
        downturn, saw earnings take a beating.

        Argm-rcl: which -> Ford
        Arg0: [*T*]
        Argm-tmp: long
        Rel: boasted
        Arg1: of its ability to weather a downturn

Example: sentential boast

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Mr. Paul boasts that he spotted bargains in old masters just
        before they took an upward turn.

        Arg0: Mr. Paul
        Rel: boasts
        Arg1: that he spotted bargains in old masters just before they took an upward turn