Predicate: chop
Roleset id: chop.01 , cut up, vncls: 21.2-2 21.1-1 18.2, framnet: Cause_harm , Cutting
chop.01: Based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls carve-21.2-2, cut-21.1-1, swat-18.2.
Roles:
Arg0: chopper (vnrole: 21.2-2-agent, 21.1-1-agent, 18.2-agent)
Arg1: chopped (vnrole: 21.2-2-patient, 21.1-1-patient, 18.2-patient)
Arg2: instrument (vnrole: 21.2-2-instrument, 21.1-1-instrument, 18.2-instrument)
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John chopped the delicate vegetables with a chainsaw.
Arg0: John
Rel: chopped
Arg1: the delicate vegetables
Arg2: with a chainsaw
Predicate: chop_down
Roleset id: chop.02 , fell, as a tree, vncls: 21.2-2, framnet: -
chop.02: See VNcls carve-21.2-2
Roles:
Arg0: chopper (vnrole: 21.2-2-agent)
Arg1: chopped (vnrole: 21.2-2-patient)
Arg2: instrument (vnrole: 21.2-2-instrument)
Example: the only example?
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: gerund
He already has achieved vertical integration on a limited scale:
[Quebecor]-2 can put a weekly newspaper on almost any Quebec doorstep
without using outside help, from *trace*-2 chopping down the tree to
making the newsprint to flinging it up onto the porch.
Arg0: *trace*-2
Rel: [ chopping] [ down]
Arg1: the tree
Predicate: chop_up
Roleset id: chop.03 , render into pieces, vncls: 21.2-2 18.2 21.1-1, framnet: -
chop.03: See VNcls carve-21.2-2, cut-21.1-1, swat-18.2.
Roles:
Arg0: chopper (vnrole: 21.2-2-agent, 18.2-agent, 21.1-1-agent)
Arg1: chopped (vnrole: 21.2-2-patient, 18.2-patient, 21.1-1-patient)
Arg2: instrument (vnrole: 21.2-2-instrument, 18.2-instrument, 21.1-1-instrument)
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John chopped up his dissertation.
Arg0: John
Rel: [chopped] [up]
Arg1: his dissertation