Predicate: cheer

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

Roleset id: cheer.01 , make happy, cheerful, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of cheer, agent (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: patient, made cheerful (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument or manner, only when separate from agent

Example: passivized

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        While bond investors would have preferred growth to be a little
        slower, [they]-2 were cheered *trace*-2 by inflation measures in the
        data that showed prices rising at a modest annual rate of 2.9%.

        ArgM-ADV: While bond investors would have preferred growth to be a little slower
        Rel: cheered
        Arg1: *trace*-2
        Arg0: by inflation measures in the data that showed prices rising at a modest annual rate of 2.9 %

Example: with instrument

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

        Mary cheered John with a hot-fudge sundae.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: cheered
        Arg1: John
        Arg2: with a hot-fudge sundae

Roleset id: cheer.02 , applaud, cheer for, vncls: 33, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: clapper (vnrole: 33-Agent)
        Arg1: thing approved of (vnrole: 33-Theme)
        Arg2: grounds, reason for approval (vnrole: 33-Cause)

Example: PP approval

        50% of voters cheered for the President's job performance.

        Arg0: 50% of voters
        Rel: cheered
        Arg1: for the President's job performance

Example: NP approval

        Shareholders cheered Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal
        Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million.

        Arg0: Shareholders
        Rel: cheered
        Arg1: Pacific First Financial's acquisition by Royal Trustco Ltd of Toronto for $27 a share, or $212 million.


Predicate: cheer_up

Roleset id: cheer.03 , make happy, cheerful, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: comforter (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: patient, comforted (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument or manner

Example: all args

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

        Mary cheered John up with a hot-fudge sundae.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: cheered up
        Arg1: John
        Arg2: with a hot-fudge sundae


Predicate: cheer_on

Roleset id: cheer.04 , encourage, vncls: 33, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: encourager (vnrole: 33-Agent)
        Arg1: thing encouraged (vnrole: 33-Theme)

Example: NP approval

        50% of voters cheered on the President's job performance.

        Arg0: 50% of voters
        Rel: cheered on
        Arg1: the President's job performance