Predicate: relate

relate: Frames file for 'relate' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus

Roleset id: relate.01 , be related to, vncls: , framnet:

relate.01: I doubt the active will ever appear.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, entity drawing comparison
        Arg1: thing under consideration
        Arg2: what it's related to

Example: progressive

        ...information relating to fees from clients should be confidential.

        Arg1: information
        Rel: relating
        Arg2: to fees from clients

Example: past

        ...a series of initiatives related both to global warming and the
        plight of the African elephant

        Arg1: a series of initiatives
        Rel: related
        Argm-DIS: both
        Arg2: to global warming and the plight of the African elephant

Example: active

        John related the performance of the Dow Jones to sunspot activity.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: related
        Arg1: the performance of the Dow Jones
        Arg2: to sunspot activity

Roleset id: relate.02 , say, vncls: 37.7, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: Sayer (vnrole: 37.7-Agent)
        Arg1: Utterance (vnrole: 37.7-Topic)
        Arg2: Hearer (vnrole: 37.7-Recipient)
        Arg3: Attributive

Example: relate as verb of saying

        John related a funny story about his grandmother.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: related
        Arg1: a funny story about his grandmother