Predicate: flap

flap: Frames file for 'flap' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entries 47.3 and 40.3.2, Framenet entry Body movement.

Roleset id: flap.01 , move back and forth randomly, vncls: 47.3 40.3.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of motion (vnrole: 47.3-Agent, 40.3.2-Cause)
        Arg1: thing flapping (vnrole: 47.3-Theme, 40.3.2-Patient)

Example: ergative

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        But what about all those non-duck ducks flapping over Washington?

        Arg1: all those non-duck ducks
        Rel: flapping
        ArgM-LOC: over Washington

Example: agentive

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

        John flapped his arms, trying to fly.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: flapped
        Arg1: his arms
        Argm: trying to fly