Predicate: prepare

Roleset id: prepare.01 , prepare, make, create, vncls: 26.3-1, framnet:

prepare.01: Frames file for 'prepare' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'make' and reference to verbnet class preparing-26.3-1. Unstated Arg1 is 'himself' for some instances.

Roles:

        Arg0: creator (vnrole: 26.3-1-agent)
        Arg1: creation (vnrole: 26.3-1-product)
        Arg2: created-from, thing changed
        Arg3: benefactive (vnrole: 26.3-1-beneficiary)

Example: simple transitive

        On weekends she-1 came to work *trace*-1 to prepare study plans.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: prepare
        Arg1: study plans

Example: with benefactive

        ...sweat dotting his brow as he prepares for some practice swings.

        Arg0: he
        Rel: prepares
        Arg3: for some practice swings

Example: messages

        They are mere fragments, just one portion of prepared messages.

        Rel: prepared
        Arg1: messages

Roleset id: prepare.02 , make ready, vncls: 55.5-1, framnet:

prepare.02: VN class establish=55.5-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: preparer (vnrole: 55.5-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing made ready (vnrole: 55.5-1-theme)
        Arg2: ready for

Example: transitive

        She hadn't prepared her low-ability geography students adequately.

        Arg0: She
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: prepared
        Arg1: her low-ability geography students
        Argm-mnr: adequately

Example: passive = be ready

        ...the changes it-1 was prepared *trace-1* to make *trace-2*.

        Arg1: *trace-1*
        Rel: prepared
        Arg2: to make *trace-2*