Predicate: divide

Roleset id: divide.01 , mathematics, vncls: 108-1, framnet: -

divide.01: Based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Comparison with math sense of 'add'.Member of VNcls multiply-108-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: entity performing calculation (vnrole: 108-1-agent)
        Arg1: first operand (vnrole: 108-1-theme)
        Arg2: second operand, divided-by (vnrole: 108-1-theme1)

Example: made up

        John divided 16 by 4 and arrived at an answer of 3.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: divided
        Arg1: 16
        Arg2: by 4

Roleset id: divide.02 , separate, vncls: 23.1 45.4, framnet: Separation

divide.02: Based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Member of VNcls separate-23.1-1, other_cos-45.4.

Roles:

        Arg0: entity causing separation (vnrole: 23.1-agent, 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: thing being divided (vnrole: 23.1-patient1, 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: divided among/between, if separate from arg1

Example: all args

        As part of its reorganization this week, Western Digital has
        divided its business into two segments -- storage products,
        including controllers and disk drives; and microcomputer products,
        which include graphics, communications and peripheral control
        chips.

        Argm-adv: As part of its reorganization this week
        Arg0: Western Digital
        Rel: divided
        Arg1: its business
        Arg2: into two segments -- storage products, including controllers and disk drives; and microcomputer products, which include graphics, communications and peripheral control chips

Example: passivized

        [The group]-1 is divided *trace*-1 primarily between software, semiconductors
        and computers.

        Rel: divided
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Argm-adv: primarily
        Arg2: between software, semiconductors and computers

Example: active, no arg2

        [Herbert M. Baum, the 53-year-old president of the company's
        Campbell U.S.A. unit, and Edwin L. Harper, 47, the chief financial
        officer,]-1 will run Campbell as a team, *trace*-1 dividing responsibilities
        rather evenly until a successor is named.

        Arg0: *trace*-1
        Rel: dividing
        Arg1: responsibilities
        Argm-mnr: rather evenly
        Argm-tmp: until a successor is named

Example: semi-adjectival

        Analysts-1 are divided *trace*-1 over whether Du Pont will report much
        of a gain in the latest quarter from its Conoco Inc. oil company.

        Rel: divided
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Argm-adv: over whether Du Pont will report much of a gain in the latest quarter from its Conoco Inc. oil company


Predicate: divide_up

Roleset id: divide.03 , separate, vncls: , framnet: -

divide.03: No VNcls.

Roles:

        Same Args as divide.02.
        Arg0: agent, divider
        Arg1: entity divided up 2
        Arg2: smaller units arg 1 is divided into/among

Example: Passive

        * Remember that most modern people live long lives that-1 can be divided *-1 up into many stages.

        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: [divided][up]
        Arg1: *-1 (= that)
        Argm-slc: that -> long lives
        Arg2: into many stages