Frameset - tend-v

Predicate: tend

tend: Frames file for 'tend' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No Verbnet entry. No comparison.

Roleset id: tend.01 , care for, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

Arg0: tender
Arg1: thing tended (to)

Example: object as NP

        John tends bar in a dive downtown.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: tends
        Arg1: bar
        Argm-loc: in a dive downtown

Example: more commonly as PP

        John tends to the needs of his patrons.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: tends
        Arg1: to the needs of his patrons

Roleset id: tend.02 , have a tendency, vncls: , framnet: Likelihood

tend.02: This really should be treated as a modal verb, almost, but we'll treat it instead like 'seem' et al.

Roles:

Arg1: theme
Arg2: attribute

Example: very typical usage

        The cost, or premium, tends to get fat in times of crisis.

        Arg1: The cost, or premium,
        Rel: tends
        Arg2: to get fat in times of crisis