Predicate: tease

tease: Frames file for 'tease' based on sentences in wsj.

Roleset id: tease.01 , discover bit by bit, get out, vncls: 35.6, framnet:

tease.01: Member of Vncls ferret-35.6.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, discoverer (vnrole: 35.6-agent)
        Arg1: thing discovered (vnrole: 35.6-theme)
        Arg2: from where, source (vnrole: 35.6-location)

Example: all args, discover

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

        Mary teased the truth from the mass of John's lies and half-truths.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: teased
        Arg1: the truth
        Arg2: from the mass of John's lies and half-truths

Roleset id: tease.02 , tease, vncls: 31.1 59, framnet:

tease.02: Member of Vncls amuse-31.1, and at this point, force-59-1.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, teaser (vnrole: 31.1-cause, 59-agent)
        Arg1: patient, teased (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer, 59-patient)
        Arg2: about what

Example: bully Mary

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

        Mary teased John endlessly about the zit on his nose.

        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: teased
        Arg1: John
        Argm-mnr: endlessly
        Arg2: about the zit on his nose

Roleset id: tease.03 , do bad things to hair, vncls: 41.2.2, framnet:

tease.03: Member of Vncls braid-41.2.2.

Roles:

        Usually without end result.
        Arg0: evildoer, agent (vnrole: 41.2.2-agent)
        Arg1: hair (vnrole: 41.2.2-patient)
        Arg2: end result

Example: bad hair day

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

        John teased his hair into an enormous beehive.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: teased
        Arg1: his hair
        Arg2: into an enormous beehive


Predicate: tease_out

Roleset id: tease.04 , discover bit by bit, phrasal, vncls: 35.6, framnet:

tease.04: Except for the particle, identical to tease.01.

Roles:

        Arg0: agent, discoverer (vnrole: 35.6-agent)
        Arg1: thing discovered (vnrole: 35.6-theme)
        Arg2: from where, source (vnrole: 35.6-location)

Example: the one example

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

        [One cell]-1 was teased [*-1] out, and its DNA extracted.

        Rel: [ teased] [ out]
        Arg1: [*-1]