Predicate: groan

groan: Frames file for 'groan' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: groan.01 , to utter with a groan, vncls: 37.3 40.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: groaner (vnrole: 37.3-Agent, 40.2-Agent)
        Arg1: groan at (vnrole: 37.3-Recipient, 40.2-Recipient)

Example: all arguments

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        He often groans , he says [0] [*T*-3] , at the `` clutter '' of sports stories about drugs , alcohol , gambling and some player 's lament `` about the miserly millions [0] he is offered [*-1] [*T*-2] [*-1] to play the game . ''

        Arg0: He
        ArgM-TMP: often
        Rel: groans
        Arg1: at the `` clutter '' of sports stories about drugs , alcohol , gambling and some player 's lament `` about the miserly millions [0] he is offered [*-1] [*T*-2] [*-1] to play the game

Example: intransitive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        The crowd groans , Mr. Jones shakes his head , the Cowboys lose the game .

        Arg0: The crowd
        Rel: groans