Predicate: dampen
dampen: Frames file for 'dampen' based on sentences in wsj and automatic
expansion via verbnet.
Roleset id: dampen.01 , make slightly wet, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: causer of wetness, agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1: thing becoming damp (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Arg2: instrument, if separate from agent (vnrole: 45.4-instrument)
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John dampened Mary's silk blouse with red wine.
Arg0: John
Rel: dampened
Arg1: Mary's silk blouse
Arg2: with red wine
Roleset id: dampen.02 , (cause to) stop vibrating, restrain, vncls: 42.3, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: causer of non-vibration, agent (vnrole: 42.3-agent)
Arg1: thing vibrating (vnrole: 42.3-patient)
Example: just transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
An accelerating move by personal computer manufacturers' to
include advanced graphics capabilities as standard equipment
further dampened reseller purchases of Western Digital's
equipment.
Arg0: An accelerating move by personal computer manufacturers' to include advanced graphics capabilities as standard equipment
Argm-ext: further
Rel: dampened
Arg1: reseller purchases of Western Digital's equipment