Predicate: fix

fix: Frames file for 'fix' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class preparing-26.3-1; other framed members include 'prepare'. But that's only one of several senses for 'fix'.

Roleset id: fix.01 , prepare, vncls: 26.3-1, framnet:

fix.01: Benefactive is Arg3 to maintain mapping from prepare.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, fixer (vnrole: 26.3-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing made (vnrole: 26.3-1-product)
        Arg3: benefactive (vnrole: 26.3-1-beneficiary)

Example: all args

        John fixed a healthy breakfast of whiskey and M&M's for Mary.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: fixed
        Arg1: a healthy breakfast of whiskey and M&M's
        Arg2: for Mary

Roleset id: fix.02 , repair, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: fixer
        Arg1: thing fixed
        Arg2: benefactive

Example: automatically generated

        Banks also want to be able to call someone-1 on the
        telephone *trace*-1 to fix a problem with a deal that goes bad --
        preferably someone other than a union leader.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: fix
        Arg1: a problem with a deal that goes bad

Example: with benefactive

        John fixed Mary's car for her.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: fixed
        Arg1: Mary's car
        Arg2: for her

Roleset id: fix.03 , establish, set, vncls: 54.4 22.3-2-1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, setter (vnrole: 54.4-agent, 22.3-2-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing set (vnrole: 54.4-theme, 22.3-2-1-patient1)
        Arg2: location, position, attribute (vnrole: 54.4-value, 22.3-2-1-patient2)

Example: the bulk of the financial examples

        ...at an expected premium of 2 1/2% to the closing price when terms-1
        are fixed *trace*-1 Tuesday.

        Rel: fixed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Argm-tmp: Tuesday

Example: with attribute

        John fixed the price of his self-respect at $.50.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: fixed
        Arg1: the price of his self-respect
        Arg2: at $.50


Predicate: fix_up

Roleset id: fix.04 , set somebody up, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: agent
        Arg1: person fixed up
        Arg2: fixed up with

Example: passive

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

        Before he left town Pat saw to it that I-1 was fixed [*-1] up with a job .

        Rel: [ fixed] [ up]
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg2: with a job