Predicate: explain
explain: Frames file for 'explain' based on sentences in financial subcorpus
and automatic expansion via verbnet.
Roleset id: explain.01 , explain, vncls: 37.1.1 78-1, framnet: Explaining_the_facts , Statement , Justifying
explain.01: Updated by Julia. Member of Vncls indicate-78-1, transfer_mesg-37.1.1.
Roles:
Arg0: explainer (vnrole: 37.1.1-agent, 78-1-cause)
Arg1: thing explained (vnrole: 37.1.1-topic, 78-1-topic)
Arg2: explained to (vnrole: 37.1.1-recipient, 78-1-recipient)
Example: explain an NP
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
[Chairman Thomas S. Murphy]-1 cited Capital Cities' nine daily
newspapers in *trace*-1 explaining most of the gain.
Arg0: *trace*-1
Rel: explaining
Arg1: most of the gain
Example: explain as verb of saying
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
[``When I made this investment, I made it on a lifetime basis,'']-1 he
explains *trace*-1.
Arg0: he
Rel: explains
Arg1: *trace*-1
Example: explain an SBAR
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: gerund
There are no plans to initiate a common stock dividend,
[Mr. Johnson]-1 said, *trace*-1 explaining that the board continues to
believe shareholders are best served by reinvesting excess cash.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: explaining
Arg1: that the board continues to believe shareholders are best served by reinvesting excess cash
Example: explain a WH-clause
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
He predicted the debt will be reduced by another A$3.8 billion
this fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, but didn't explain how this
will be achieved.
Arg0: He
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: explain
Arg1: how this will be achieved
Example: with hearer
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Mary explained to John for the hundredth time why she wouldn't
have sex with him.
Arg0: Mary
Rel: explained
Arg2: to John
Argm-tmp: for the hundredth time
Arg1: why she wouldn't have sex with him