Predicate: flex
Roleset id: flex.01 , tense a muscle by contraction, vncls: 40.3.2, framnet: Body_movement
flex.01: Frames file for 'flex' based on sentences in Webtext 2.5-2. VerbNet entry 40.3.2. Comparison to 'clench.' Created by Claire
Roles:
Arg0: agent, entity with muscles (vnrole: 40.3.2-agent)
Arg1: bulging muscle (vnrole: 40.3.2-patient)
Example: Metaphorical muscles
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
By 1987, Rumsfeld was flexing his muscles once more, preparing for the ultimate goal, assembling money and party support for a presidential run against George H. W. Bush in 1988.
Argm-tmp: By 1987
Arg0: Rumsfeld
Rel: flexing
Arg1: his muscles
Argm-tmp: once more
Roleset id: flex.02 , bend an object, vncls: 26.5 45.2, framnet: -
flex.02: Roleset by Julia based on internet search. Member of Vncls knead-26.5, bend-45.2. Comparison to 'bend'.
Roles:
Arg0: causal agent (vnrole: 26.5-agent, 45.2-agent)
Arg1: thing being bent (vnrole: 26.5-material, 45.2-patient)
Arg2: instrumet (vnrole: 45.2-instrument)
Arg3: end shape (vnrole: 26.5-product)
Example: with product
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John flexed the rod into a right angle.
Arg0: He
Rel: flexed
Arg1: the rod
Arg2: into a right angle.
Example: with instrument
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Mary flexed the wire with a pair of pliers.
Arg0: Mary
Rel: flexed
Arg1: the wire
Arg2: with a pair of pliers.