Predicate: spit

spit: Frames file for 'spit' based on sentences in brown. Verbnet entry

Roleset id: spit.01 , eject saliva, vncls: 40.1.2, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: spitter (vnrole: 40.1.2-agent)
        Arg1: explicit mention of saliva (vnrole: 40.1.2-theme)
        Arg2: spat-on

Example: he was despised

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

        Men spit on Him.

        Arg0: Men
        Rel: spit
        Arg2: on Him

Example: intransitive

        Means is apparently the name of a person
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Means spit and edged on.

        Arg0: Means
        Rel: spit

Example: with arg1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        He-1 spent long hours before the TV *trace*-1 spitting out promises of revenge.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: spitting
        Arg1: out promises of revenge