Predicate: distort
distort: Frames file for 'distort' based on sentences in financial subcorpus.
No Verbnet entry. No comparison.
Roleset id: distort.01 , alter badly, vncls: 26.5, framnet:
distort.01: Maybe an instrumental arg?
Roles:
Arg0: alterer, agent (vnrole: 26.5-Agent)
Arg1: thing distorted (vnrole: 26.5-Material)
Example: passive
person: third, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: passive, form: participle
Instead, a spokesman blames the dismal third-quarter showing on
``an environment that *trace*-1 is being distorted *trace*-1 by a very
harsh climate for sales of durable goods,'' which account for
roughly two-thirds of Sears's annual merchandise volume.
Rel: distorted
Arg1: *trace*
ArgM-RCL: that -> an environment
Arg0: by a very harsh climate for sales of durable
goods, ''which account for roughly two-thirds of Sears's
annual merchandise volume
Example: active
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
The media, she says, have distorted his personal life.
Arg0: The media
Rel: distorted
Arg1: his personal life