Frameset - thank-v

Predicate: thank

thank: Frames file for 'thank' based on sentences in wsj and automatic expansion via verbnet.

Roleset id: thank.01 , thank, vncls: 33, framnet: Judgment_direct_address

thank.01: Member of Vncls judgement-33.

Roles:

        Arg0: thanker (vnrole: 33-agent)
        Arg1: thanked (vnrole: 33-theme)
        Arg2: for what? (vnrole: 33-cause)

Example: nice easy transitive

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

        ``We will support it, we will thank him, and we will augment it
        where appropriate,'' said Rep. Vic Fazio D., Calif.

        Arg0: we
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: thank
        Arg1: him

Example: with arg2

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

        In 1986, Stamford officials thanked Mr. Hoelzer for taking care of
        the mural -- and demanded he return it as soon as possible.

        Argm-tmp: In 1986
        Arg0: Stamford officials
        Rel: thanked
        Arg1: Mr. Hoelzer
        Arg2: for taking care of the mural

Example: sentential arg2

        This could be paraphrased as "Thank god for the fact that we have...", indicating that the sentence is equivalent to a PP. Because of this, though, be sure to include the complementizer, even if it's empty.
        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: full

        ``*trace* Thank God we have some deal on the table,'' said Stewart
        Gilchrist, a director at Scottish Amicable Investment Managers,
        which intends to vote its roughly 1% stake in favor of the
        restructuring.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: Thank
        Arg1: God
        Arg2: we have some deal on the table