Predicate: drain
drain: Frames file for 'drain' based on sentences in wsj and automatic
expansion via verbnet except the predicted frames were totally bogus.
Comparison with 'fill' instead.
Roleset id: drain.01 , unfill, empty, vncls: 10.3-1 10.6-1 45.4, framnet:
drain.01: The default is for arg1 to be prepositional; the "drain X of Y"
construction is a little stilted. However, if only one argument is
present, it's the container, not the liquid. You can't say "John
drained the beer" but you can say "John drained the bottle of beer".
Roles:
Arg0: causative agent (vnrole: 10.3-1-agent, 10.6-1-agent, 45.4-agent)
Arg1: container (vnrole: 10.3-1-location, 10.6-1-source, 45.4-patient)
Arg2: substance (vnrole: 10.3-1-theme, 10.6-1-theme)
Example: all args, arg1 as PP
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Fed funds is the rate banks charge each other on overnight loans;
[the Fed]-1 influences the rate by *trace*-1 adding or draining reserves
from the banking system.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: draining
Arg2: reserves
Arg1: from the banking system
Example: all args, arg2 as PP
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John drained the basement of floodwater.
Arg0: John
Rel: drained
Arg1: the basement
Arg2: of floodwater
Example: oddly ergative
person: third, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
The clutter of the 1940s remains, but its color has drained away,
and the will to overcome has been defeated.
Arg1: its color
Rel: drained
Argm-adv: away
Example: just container
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
A lengthy recession, if it materializes, would drain state coffers
and create severe hardships for urban workers.
Arg0: A lengthy recession
Argm-adv: if it materializes
Argm-mod: would
Rel: drain
Arg1: state coffers
Example: careful!
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
While the government drains Pemex from above, the union has
drained it from below.
Arg0: the government
Rel: drains
Arg1: Pemex
Argm-mnr: from above