Predicate: flatter
flatter: Frames file for 'flatter' based on sentences in brown.
Roleset id: flatter.01 , to gratify vanity, vncls: 31.1, framnet:
flatter.01: Framed by Ben.
Roles:
Arg0: causer of gratification (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
Arg1: target of gratification (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Or a wife may make sudden demands that she-1 be courted , flattered or coaxed [*-1] , simply because she needs her ego lifted [*-2] .
Rel: flattered
Arg1: [*-1]
Example: intransitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
White 's suggestion flattered , but he did not like the identity .
Arg0: White 's suggestion
Rel: flattered
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
`` You seem [*-1] to have read so much , you have a natural gift for words '' , he-3 added [*T*-2] , [*-3]-4 trying [*-4] to flatter her vanity .
Arg0: [*-4]
Rel: flatter
Arg1: her vanity