Predicate: demonstrate

demonstrate: Frames file for 'demonstrate' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.

Roleset id: demonstrate.01 , show (off), vncls: 78-1-1 37.1.1, framnet: Evidence , Reasoning

demonstrate.01: Comparison with 'show'. Member of VNcls indicate-78-1-1, transfer_mesg-37.1.1.

Roles:

        Arg0: demonstrator (vnrole: 78-1-1-cause, 37.1.1-agent)
        Arg1: thing demonstrated (vnrole: 78-1-1-topic, 37.1.1-topic)
        Arg2: watcher (vnrole: 78-1-1-recipient, 37.1.1-recipient)

Example: transitive

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

        The bank added that it believes the review will ``demonstrate
        that First Union is in compliance with the requirements of the
        Community Reinvestment Act.''

        Arg0: the review
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: demonstrate
        Arg1: that First Union is in compliance with the requirements of the Community Reinvestment Act

Example: nonviolent political action

        This is almost a separate roleset, except that Arg1 defaults to "one's displeasure with the political/social status quo" and could be stated. Arg2 also defaults to "passers by" or "the media" or something.
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John demonstrated in front of City Hall.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: demonstrated
        Argm-loc: in front of City Hall