Predicate: convince

convince: Frames file for 'convince' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class convince 31.1, no mention of other members. Comparison with other verbs of impelled action: cause, force, order.

Roleset id: convince.01 , impelled action, vncls: 31.1 58.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: convincer (vnrole: 31.1-Cause, 58.1-Agent)
        Arg1: impelled agent (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer, 58.1-Patient)
        Arg2: impelled action (vnrole: 58.1-Proposition)

Example: clearly an action

        And powerful political pressures may convince the Conservative
        government to keep its so-called golden share

        Arg0: powerful political pressures
        ArgM-MOD: may
        Rel: convince
        Arg1: the Conservative government
        Arg2: to keep its so-called golden share

Example: not an action, but a proposition

        Mr. Harper expressed confidence that he and Mr. Baum can convince
        the board of their worthiness to run the company.

        Arg0: he and Mr. Baum
        ArgM-MOD: can
        Rel: convince
        Arg1: the board
        Arg2: of their worthiness to run the company