Predicate: exist
Roleset id: exist.01 , be, vncls: 39.6 47.1-1, framnet: Existence
exist.01: Based on big corpus. Member of VNcls gorge-39.6, exist-47.1-1.
Roles:
Arg1: thing existing (vnrole: 39.6-agent, 47.1-1-theme)
Arg2: secondary attribute of arg1
Example: existential angst
...a case of political corruption that-1 *trace*-1 simply doesn't exist.
Arg1: *trace*-1 (= that)
Argm-slc: that -> political corruption
Argm-adv: simply
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: exist
Example: with secondary attribute
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John exists as a figment of my imagination.
Arg1: John
Rel: exists
Arg2: as a figment of my imagination
Example: stupid WSJ style guide
The underlying syntax is "No mechanism for finding a middle ground
exists"; the PP has been postposed leaving the trace behind.
No mechanism *trace*-1 exists [for finding a middle ground]-1 .
Arg1: No mechanism *trace*-1
Rel: exists