Predicate: congratulate

congratulate: Frames file for 'congratulate' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: congratulate.01 , to express acknowledgement as for the achievement of another, vncls: 33, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: expresser, agent (vnrole: 33-Agent)
        Arg1: person congratulated (vnrole: 33-Theme)
        Arg2: achievement (vnrole: 33-Cause)

Example: transitive

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

        Mr. Guber , in his affidavit , says that when he advised Warner President Terry Semel of the Sony offer at lunch on Sept. 25 [*T*-3] , Mr. Semel `` hugged and congratulated me , and expressed joy that we had finally realized our long-term ambition of [*] running [*RNR*-1] and having an equity position in [*RNR*-1] a major entertainment company . ''

        Arg0: Mr. Semel
        Rel: congratulated
        Arg1: me

Example: all arguments

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

        Industry observers have congratulated Mr. Lang on what some call [*T*-1] his `` courageous '' handling of Ms. , but his track record in magazine publishing in general has gotten mixed reviews .

        Arg0: Industry observers
        Rel: congratulated
        Arg1: Mr. Lang
        Arg2: on what some call [*T*-1] his `` courageous '' handling of Ms.