Examples:
Blade-shaped conodont elements functioned as cutting teeth.
The Big Apple functioned as the contest hotspot for two consecutive weekends.
It was an analysis of college freshmen perceptions of staff members who
functioned as counselors compared to those who functioned as teachers.
Mappings:
VerbNet: masquerade-29.6
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: function.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
Examples:
In that same building, of the 99 elevators, only one elevator was functioning.
There is no political entity to ensure that this economy
functions smoothly, productively, and equitably.
I had a hard disk that was functioning properly,
but when I moved it to another PC, it stopped working.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: function.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1