Predicate: excite

excite: Frames file for 'excite' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 31.1, Framenet entry Experiencer_obj.

Roleset id: excite.01 , make excited, vncls: 31.1, framnet:

excite.01: I do try to keep these things PG-rated, after all.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of excitement (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: excited entity (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg0

Example: passive as adjective

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        ``There may be sticker-shock reaction initially,'' said
        Mr. Pratt, ``but as the wine is talked about and starts to sell,
        they eventually get excited and decide it's worth the astronomical
        price to add it to their collection.''

        ArgM-TMP: as the wine is talked about and starts to sell
        Arg1: they
        ArgM-TMP: eventually
        Rel: excited

Example: transitive as 'cause'

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        Even without bid talk, this year's surge in prices for Brussels
        real estate has excited interest in AG.

        ArgM-ADV: Even without bid talk
        Arg0: this year's surge in prices for Brussels real estate
        Rel: excited
        Arg1: interest in AG

Example: with instrument

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

        Mary excited John with her talk of chocolate ice cream.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: excited
        Arg1: John
        Arg2: with her talk of chocolate ice cream