Predicate: dumbfound

dumbfound: Frames file for 'dumbfound' based on internet usage examples, membership in VN. Verbnet entry 31.1. Comparison with 'surprise.'

Roleset id: dumbfound.01 , make speechless with shock, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

dumbfound.01: Frame by Claire

Roles:

        Arg0: cause of shock (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: shocked (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
        Arg2: Manner or Instrument if separate from arg 0

Example: Passive

        Mary-1 was dumbfounded *-1 by the beauty of the ballet.

        Rel: dumbfounded
        Arg1: *-1
        Arg0: by the beauty of the ballet

Example: All Arguments

        The dancers dumbfounded Mary with the beauty of their movements.

        Arg0: The dancers
        Rel: dumbfounded
        Arg1: Mary
        Arg2: with the beauty of their movements