Predicate: mark

mark: Frames file for 'mark' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entry image_impression-25.1, other framed members include sign. Comparison with 'notch' and 'draw'.

Roleset id: mark.01 , signify, vncls: 29.1, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: signifier (vnrole: 29.1-agent)
        Arg1: signified (vnrole: 29.1-theme)

Example: transitive

        Gulf Power's guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Robert
        L. Vining yesterday marks the end of only one part of a
        wide-ranging inquiry of Southern Co.

        Arg0: Gulf Power's guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Robert L. Vining
        Argm-tmp: yesterday
        Rel: marks
        Arg1: the end of only one part of a wide-ranging inquiry of Southern Co

Roleset id: mark.02 , make a mark, vncls: 25.1, framnet:

mark.02: I'll leave the arg3 to your imagination.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, marker (vnrole: 25.1-agent)
        Arg1: mark (vnrole: 25.1-theme)
        Arg2: surface, marked-on (vnrole: 25.1-destination)
        Arg3: instrument, marker

Example: all args

        John marked his name on the contract with a purple crayon.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: marked
        Arg1: his name
        Arg2: on the contract
        Arg3: with a purple crayon

Example: maybe a better example

        Like many male cats, John marked his territory.

        Argm-adv: Like many male cats
        Arg0: John
        Rel: marked
        Arg1: his territory


Predicate: mark_up

Roleset id: mark.03 , annotate, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: annotator
        Arg1: document
        Arg2: annotation

Example: PAS!

        Our hard-working team of annotators is marking up the Wall Street
        Journal with semantic roles.

        Arg0: Our hard-working team of annotators
        Rel: marking up
        Arg1: the Wall Street Journal>
        Arg2: with semantic roles

Roleset id: mark.04 , raise the price, vncls: , framnet:

mark.04: Might need other args for "amount price changed by" or "final price" or "original price" depending on what examples appear. If you find such an example, send it to me.

Roles:

        Arg0: entity setting price
        Arg1: commodity

Example: transitive

        ``On occasion, he paid a high price,'' Mr. Wachter concedes, but
        he says those who bid less and dropped out were dealers who would
        then have marked up the paintings to resell them at a profit to
        collectors.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Argm-rcl: who -> dealers
        Argm-mod: would
        Argm-tmp: then
        Rel: [ marked] [ up]
        Arg1: the paintings
        Argm-pnc: to resell them at a profit to collectors


Predicate: mark_down

Roleset id: mark.05 , lower the price, vncls: , framnet:

mark.05: See "mark up" above.

Roles:

        Arg0: entity setting price
        Arg1: commodity