Predicate: preserve

preserve: Frames file for 'preserve' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry, no Framenet entry. Comparison with 'keep' and 'maintain'.

Roleset id: preserve.01 , keep, maintain, vncls: 29.5, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: preserver (vnrole: 29.5-Agent)
        Arg1: thing preserved (vnrole: 29.5-Predicate)
        Arg2: benefactive (vnrole: 29.5-Theme)

Example: just transitive

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

        Jaguar officials have indicated they are close to wrapping up a
        friendly alliance with GM that *trace* would preserve Jaguar's
        independence, but no deal has been announced.

        Arg0: *trace*
        ArgM-RCL: that -> a friendly alliance with GM
        Rel: preserve
        Arg1: Jaguar 's independence

Example: with benefactive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John preserved his extracted wisdom teeth for posterity.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: preserved
        Arg1: his extracted wisdom teeth
        Arg2: for posterity