Predicate: take
take: Keep in mind that usages such as "take care," "take into consideration," "take steps," where the head of the object are also predicating elements, are Light Verb usages, and should be marked .LV.
Roleset id: take.01 , take, acquire, come to have, choose, bring with you from somewhere, vncls: 10.5 11.3, framnet: Removing Ingest_substance Taking Bringing
take.01: Roleset maps to VN classes bring-11.3, steal-10.5, hire-13.5.3: classes involving movement, acceptance of another entity.
Roles:
Use ArgM-GOL for arguments indicating where arg1 is taken TO.
Arg0: Taker (vnrole: 10.5-agent, 11.3-agent, 13.5.3-agent)
Arg1: thing taken (vnrole: 10.5-theme, 11.3-theme, 13.5.3-theme)
Arg2: taken FROM, SOURCE of thing taken (vnrole: 10.5-source, 11.3-source)
Argm: destination (vnrole: 11.3-destination)
Example: take office
President Carlos Menem took office July 8.
Arg0: President Carlos Menem
Rel: took
Arg1: office
Argm-tmp: July 8
Example: extract
Sony took a lesson from the American management books.
Arg0: Sony
Rel: took
Arg1: a lesson
Arg2: from the American management books
Example: take the law
She took the law into her own hands
Arg0: She
Rel: took
Arg1: the law
Argm-gol: into her own hands
Example: take measures
It has taken measures to prevent cheating.
Arg0: It
Rel: taken
Arg1: measures
Argm-prp: to prevent cheating
Example: take advantage
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
According to industry lawyers, the ruling gives [pipeline companies]-1 an important second chance *trace*-1 to resolve remaining disputes and take advantage of the cost-sharing mechanism.
Arg0: *trace*-1
Rel: take
Arg1: advantage
Arg2: of the cost-sharing mechanism
Example: take some comfort
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Investors unsetled by the stock market's recent gyrations can
take some comfort in the predictable arrival of quarterly
dividend checks.
Arg0: Investors unsettled by the stock market's recent gyrations
Argm-mod: can
Rel: take
Arg1: some comfort
Arg2: in the predictable arrival of quarterly dividend checks
Example:
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
John couldn't take his medicine like a man.
Arg0: John
Argm-mod: could
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: take
Arg1: his medicine
Argm-mnr: like a man
Example: capture, take militarily
The first part of the sentence is obviously the same, but the second part seemed like it was more important to point out as being part of this sense.
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive
[The Federal forces]-1 had taken Parkersburg and Grafton from the Rebels and were moving *-1 to take all the mountains .
Arg0: *-1
Rel: to take
Arg1: all the mountains
Roleset id: take.02 , tolerate, vncls: , framnet:
take.02: No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg0: tolerator
Arg1: thing tolerated
Example: tough movement
[That]-1 got hard *PRO* to take *trace*-1.
Arg0: *PRO*
Rel: take
Arg1: *trace*-1
Example: both args
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
John couldn't take the heat, so he got out of the kitchen.
Arg0: John
Argm-mod: could
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: take
Arg1: the heat
Roleset id: take.03 , cause (to be), vncls: 26.6.2, framnet: -
take.03: Member of Vncls convert-26.6.2
Roles:
Arg0: impeller to action (vnrole: 26.6.2-agent)
Arg1: impelled agent, topic (vnrole: 26.6.2-patient)
Arg2: impelled action, attribute of arg1 (vnrole: 26.6.2-destination)
Example: resultative
John took his company private.
Arg0: John
Rel: took
Arg1: his company
Arg2: private
Roleset id: take.04 , understand to be, vncls: 29.2, framnet:
take.04: Member of VNcls characterize-29.2.
Roles:
Arg0: understander (vnrole: 29.2-agent)
Arg1: thing (vnrole: 29.2-theme)
Arg2: attribute (vnrole: 29.2-predicate)
Example: bummer
They took the announcement as bad news.
Arg0: They
Rel: took
Arg1: the announcement
Arg2: as bad news
Example: it support, kinda
Again, this is a 'dummy' it, without any real semantic substance.
I take it, then, that John is a complete and utter idiot?
Arg0: I
Rel: take
Argm-dis: then
Arg1: that John is a complete and utter idiot
Example: i.e. principles understand cheating is serious.
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Principals take cheating seriously.
Arg0: Principals
Rel: take
Arg1: cheating
Arg2: seriously
Roleset id: take.14 , fixed phrase: take place, vncls: , framnet: Event
take.14: No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg1: thing occuring
Arg2: fixed: place
Example: take place
These events took place 35 years ago.
Arg1: These events
Rel: took
Arg2: place
Argm-tmp: 35 years ago
Roleset id: take.15 , write-off, acknowledge a (financial) loss, vncls: , framnet:
take.15: No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg0: corporation, etc
Arg1: loss
Arg2: current financial holdings?
Example: made up, but based on real
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
John's company took a $5 million write-off due to unwise
investments in jellybeans.
Arg0: John's company
Rel: took
Arg1: a $5 million write-off
Argm-cau: due to unwise investments in jellybeans
Roleset id: take.10 , need, vncls: 54.2 103 54.3, framnet: Taking_time Have_as_requirement
take.10: Maps to VN classes fit-54.3, cost-54.2 & require-103.
Roles:
Arg0: requirer (vnrole: 54.2-theme, 103-theme1, 54.3-agent, 54.3-location)
Arg1: thing required (vnrole: 54.2-value, 103-theme2, 54.3-value)
Arg2: required-of, required-from ('ablative') (vnrole: 54.2-beneficiary, 103-source)
Example: active
Being so fragile and minute, they will take special special
robotic handling equipment.
Argm-cau: Being so fragile and minute
Arg0: they
Argm-mod: will
Rel: take
Arg1: special special robotic handling equipment.
Example: it-support
Be careful that you don't give an argument number to 'dummy' it
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
It [*EXP*-1] took me a half-hour [*] to move 10 feet from my
parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle, and an additional hour
to reach an inner roadway a half-block away.
Rel: took
Arg2: me
Arg1: a half-hour
Arg0: [*] to move 10 feet from my parking spot in an outer lot to an aisle
Example: typical out-of-order
Gee, ya think?
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
Graduate students are taking longer than ever [*-1] to get their
doctor of philosophy degrees, the National Research Council says.
Arg2: Graduate students
Rel: taking
Arg1: longer than ever
Arg0: [*-1] to get their doctor of philosophy degrees
Roleset id: take.16 , take by surprise, vncls: , framnet: -
take.16: No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg0: causer of surprise
Arg1: experiencer of surprise
Arg2: surprise
Example: surprise!
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Rumors of an impending devaluation have been circulating in Moscow for weeks , but the size of the cut took many Western bankers by surprise .
Arg0: the size of the cut
Rel: took
Arg1: many Western bankers
Arg2: by surprise
Roleset id: take.17 , become fond of, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: entity becoming fond of something
Arg1: thing fond of
Example: ballooning? really?
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: perfect, voice: active, form: participle
Americans it seems [0] [*T*-1] have followed Malcolm Forbes 's hot-air lead and taken to ballooning in a heady way .
Arg0: Americans
Argm-dis: it seems [0] [*T*-1]
Rel: taken
Arg1: to ballooning
Argm-mnr: in a heady way
Roleset id: take.25 , swindle/rob someone of something, vncls: , framnet: -
take.25: No VNcls. Added by Julia based on Callhome-1.
Roles:
Arg0: Swindler
Arg1: poor schmuck getting swindled
Arg2: money/item being taken
Example: the syntax should look like this
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
In the divorce, she took him for half of everything.
Argm-loc: In the divorce
Arg0: she
Rel: took
Arg1: him
Arg2: for half of everything
Roleset id: take.LV , light verb, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg:
Predicate: take_away
Roleset id: take.05 , take away: remove, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: taker
Arg1: thing removed
Example: Calgon, take me away!
[Marshall Coleman]-1 wants to *trace*-1 take away your right to choose
Arg0: *trace*
Rel: [take] [away]
Arg1: your right to choose
Predicate: take_in
take_in: might be misparsed
Roleset id: take.06 , take in: give shelter, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: entity giving shelter
Arg1: entity taking shelter
Example: Arg0 rel Arg1
This exclusive club has taken in a host of flashy new members
Arg0: This exclusive club
Rel: [taken] [in]
Arg1: a host of flashy new members
Roleset id: take.23 , Enjoy, experience, especially viewing, vncls: , framnet:
take.23: Roleset based on webtext instances. No relevant VN entry. Comparison to watch. Framed by Claire.
Roles:
Arg0: entity taking something in
Arg1: entity enjoyed, viewed, taken in
Example: Args 0 & 1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
However , I took in NTD TV 's Chinese New Year Spectacular as a friend had suggested and my literary and art cells sprung immediately and unexpectedly back to life .
Argm-dis: However
Arg0: I
Rel: [took][in]
Arg1: NTD TV's Chinese New Year Spectacular
Argm-mnr: as a friend had suggested
Example: Very Similar
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
It's a city where-1 you can settle for a Broadway musical, enjoy a classic Shakespeare production, or take in a puppet show on a any given day *T*-1.
Argm-slc: where-1 *--> a city
Arg0: you
Argm-mod: can
Rel: [take][in]
Arg1: a puppet show
Argm-tmp: on any given day
Argm-loc: *T*-1
Predicate: take_off
Roleset id: take.07 , take off: remove, vncls: , framnet: Undressing
Roles:
Arg0: entity removing something
Arg1: thing being removed
Example: take it all off
John took off all his clothes in public.
Arg0: John
Rel: [took] [off]
Arg1: all his clothes
Argm-loc: in public
Roleset id: take.08 , take off: increase dramatically, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg1: thing increasing
Example: zoom
The pace has taken off.
Arg1: The pace
Rel: [taken] [off]
Roleset id: take.19 , take off: like a plane, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg1: airplane
Arg2: airport
Example: leavin' on a jet plane...
person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Keep in mind that this is the same movie in which a character is
flattened by a steamroller only to pop right back up and peer in
the window of a Boeing 747 -- from the outside -- as it takes
off.
Arg1: it
Rel: [ takes] [ off]
Roleset id: take.18 , take off: vacation, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: entity taking a vacation
Arg1: 'time'
Arg2: work, job, etc
Example: mental health day
Nasty bit of syntax by the treebankers, there.
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
And when Mr. Engelken asked him why he took time [*ICH*-1]
[*ICH*-2] off from work for somebody he didn't even know [*T*-4]
[*T*-5] [*T*-6]...
Arg0: he
Rel: [took][off]
Arg1: time [*ICH*-1] [*ICH*-2]
Arg2: from work
Argm-adv: for someone he didn't even know
Predicate: take_on
Roleset id: take.09 , take on: acquire, vncls: 93, framnet: Hiring
take.09: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93.
Roles:
refer to acquire and other verbs-of-acquisition for usage of
higher-numbered args
Arg0: entity acquiring something (vnrole: 93-agent)
Arg1: thing being acquired (vnrole: 93-theme)
Arg2: seller
Arg3: price paid
Arg4: benefactive
Example: simple transitive
A young, short-term employee can't take on any responsibility
Arg0: A young, short-term employee
Argm-mod: ca
Argm-neg: n't
Rel: take on
Arg1: any responsiblity
Roleset id: take.21 , take on: (prepare for) battle, vncls: 98, framnet:
take.21: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls confront-98.
Roles:
Arg0: hero (vnrole: 98-agent)
Arg1: adversary (vnrole: 98-theme)
Example: David and Goliath
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
``I will sit down and talk some of the problems out, but take on
the political system? Uh-uh,'' he says with a shake of the head.
Arg0: I
Argm-mod: will
Rel: [ take] [ on]
Arg1: the political system
Predicate: take_out
Roleset id: take.11 , take out: obtain, draw (out), vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: entity drawing something forth
Arg1: thing taken out
Example: take out an ad
A company once took out an ad.
Arg0: A company
Argm-tmp: once
Rel: [took] [out]
Arg1: an ad
Roleset id: take.26 , Project anger on someone, idiomatic, vncls: , framnet:
take.26: Roleset added due to instances in CallHome corpus. Framed by Claire. No VN class.
Roles:
Arg0: angry person
Arg1: usually "it", thing causing anger
Arg2: person anger is projected on
Example: Typical Usage
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Whether they take it out on Governor Schwartzeneggar in California could be another test of that as well.
Arg0: they
Rel: [take][out]
Arg1: it
Arg2: on Governor Schwartzeneggar
Argm-loc: in California
Predicate: take_over
Roleset id: take.12 , take over: become dominant, vncls: 93, framnet: Change_of_leadership
take.12: VN updated by Julia, 10/2010. Member of Vncls adopt-93.
Roles:
Arg0: entity becoming dominant (vnrole: 93-agent)
Arg1: entity being taken over (vnrole: 93-theme)
Example: unstated object
Mrs. Ward took over in 1986
Arg0: Mrs. Ward
Rel: [took] [over]
Argm-tmp: in 1986
Example: with object
John took over the company.
Arg0: John
Rel: took over
Arg1: the company
Example: with attribute
John took over as president
Arg0: John
Rel: [took] [over]
Arg1: as president
Predicate: take_up
Roleset id: take.13 , take up: occupy, vncls: , framnet: Activity_start
take.13: No Vncls .
Roles:
Arg0: entity taking
Arg1: thing being occupied
Arg2: collaborator, interlocutor
Example: vaguely passive
Most of the picture is taken up with endless scenes of talking heads.
Arg1: Most of the picture
Rel: [taken] [up]
Arg0: with endless scenes of talking heads
Example: active
The Senate will take up the measure quickly.
Arg0: The Senate
Rel: [take] [up]
Arg1: the measure
Argm-tmp: quickly
Example: with arg2
They took it up with Warner.
Arg0: They
Rel: [took] [up]
Arg1: it
Arg2: with Warner
Predicate: take_aback
Roleset id: take.20 , take aback: different kind of surprise, vncls: , framnet:
Roles:
Arg1: surprised entity
Example: only passive
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
[He]-4 is taken [*-4] aback in an interview when asked whether, as
mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that
perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school
system.
Rel: [ taken] [ aback]
Arg1: [*-4]
Argm-loc: in an interview
Argm-tmp: when asked whether, as mayor, he plans on reforming the political ``fiefdoms'' that perpetuate the monumental ineffectiveness of New York's school system
Predicate: take_down
Roleset id: take.22 , take down: remove, deconstruct, dismantle, vncls: , framnet:
take.22: predicate added by Arrick
Roles:
Arg0: taker
Arg1: thing taken down
Example:
and that is *PRO* to take down their nuclear program dismantle it
dismantle their weapons of mass destruction programs in a verifiable
way before all those assurances can go into place.
Arg0: *PRO*
Rel: [take] [down]
Arg1: their nuclear program
Predicate: take_hold
Roleset id: take.24 , grab, vncls: , framnet: Inchoative_attaching
take.24: Added by Julia based on instance in Brown. No Vncls.
Roles:
Arg0: grabber
Arg1: grabbed
Example: Brown example
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
And then the Amen corner took hold , re-enacting a form of group participation in worship that stemmed from years before the Greek chorus , spreading down through the African forest , overseas to the West Indies , and then here in Alabama .
Argm-dis: And then
Arg0: the Amen corner
Rel: took hold
Argm-adv: re-enacting a form of group participation in worship that stemmed from years before the Greek chorus, preading down through the African forest, overseas to the West Indies, and then here in Alabama
Example: Russian folk tale with lots of grabbing.
person: third, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: participle
The mouse took hold of the cat, the cat took hold of the dog, the dog took hold of the granddaughter, the granddaughter took hold of the old woman, the old woman took hold of the old man, the old man took hold of the turnip, they pulled and pulled--and finally--out came the turnip!
Arg0: The mouse
Rel: took hold
Arg1: of the cat
Arg: (and on and on ad nauseum-- you get the point)