Predicate: scatter

Roleset id: scatter.01 , strew, distribute widely, vncls: 9.7-1, framnet: Filling , Dispersal

scatter.01: Based on financial subcorpus, automatic expansion via verbnet. Member of Vncls spray-9.7-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: distributor (vnrole: 9.7-1-agent)
        Arg1: thing distributed (vnrole: 9.7-1-theme)
        Arg2: distributed to, area (vnrole: 9.7-1-destination)

Example: passivized, usually

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        It said about half are in California, with [the rest]-1 scattered
        *trace*-1 across the country.

        Rel: scattered
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: across the country

Example: with agent

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

        John scattered his toys about the yard.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: scattered
        Arg1: his toys
        Arg2: about the yard

Example: arg2 as subject

        person: third,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [The yard]-1 was scattered *trace*-1 with John's toys.

        Rel: scattered
        Arg2: *trace*-1
        Arg1: with John's toys