Predicate: forgive
forgive: Frames file for 'forgive' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet
entry at the moment.
Roleset id: forgive.01 , release from blame/sin, vncls: 33, framnet:
forgive.01: Perhaps the financial usage should be split into a separate roleset,
but I'd rather not. And here you thought John and Mary never got it on. Well, not
anymore, and now you know why.
Roles:
Arg0: forgiver (vnrole: 33-Agent)
Arg1: forgiven (vnrole: 33-Theme)
Arg2: blame/sin (vnrole: 33-Predicate)
Example: all args
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
Instead, Mr. Nixon reminded his host, Chinese President Yang
Shangkun, that Americans haven't forgiven China's leaders for the
military assault of June 3-4 that killed hundreds, and perhaps
thousands, of demonstrators.
Arg0: Americans
ArgM-NEG: n't
Rel: forgiven
Arg1: China's leaders
Arg2: for the military assault of June 3-4 that
killed hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of demonstrators
Example: unstated or generalized sinner
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
If [the political establishment]-1 is reluctant *trace*-1 to forgive
sexual misadventures, the private sector sometimes will.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: forgive
Arg2: sexual misadventures
Example: specialized usage: forgive debt
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: infinitive
[Holders of SCI TV's $507 million of high-yield junk bonds]-1 are
being asked *trace*-1 to forgive a lot of debt in exchange for
taking a 39% equity stake in SCI TV.
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: forgive
Arg2: a lot of debt
ArgM-ADV: in exchange for taking a 39% equity stake
in SCI TV
Example: double object
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Mary never forgave John his habit of farting during sex.
Arg0: Mary
Argm-TMP: never
Rel: forgave
Arg1: John
Arg2: his habit of farting during sex