| NP V NP PP.patient2 |
| example |
"I broke the twig off the branch."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient1 {off off of from} Patient2
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
together(start(E), physical, Patient1, Patient2)
apart(result(E), physical, Patient1, Patient2)
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| NP V NP apart |
| example |
"I broke the twig and the branch apart."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient <+plural> (apart)
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
together(start(E), physical, Patient_i, Patient_j)
apart(result(E), physical, Patient_i, Patient_j)
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| NP V PP.patient2 |
| example |
"The twig broke off the branch."
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| syntax |
Patient1 V {off off of from} Patient2
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| semantics |
together(start(E), physical, Patient1, Patient2)
apart(result(E), physical, Patient1, Patient2)
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| NP V apart |
| example |
"The twig and the branch broke apart."
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| syntax |
Patient <+plural> V (apart)
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| semantics |
together(start(E), physical, Patient_i, Patient_j)
apart(result(E), physical, Patient_i, Patient_j)
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| NP V PP ADV-Middle |
| example |
"Twigs break off of those branches easily."
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| syntax |
Patient1 V {off off of from} Patient2 ADV
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| semantics |
property(Patient1+Patient2, Prop)
Adv(Prop)
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| NP V ADV-Middle |
| example |
"Those twigs and branches break apart easily."
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| syntax |
Patient <+plural> V (apart) ADV
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| semantics |
property(Patient, Prop)
Adv(Prop)
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