Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] MODERNIZE NP2[patient]
Examples:
She set up my client database, modernized my voicemail system, and streamlined procedures.
First I modernized my story so that people can understand it better.
Yes, it's possible to modernize your old car.
Rent new furniture while your house is on the market to modernize the decor in the home.
Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: modernize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 MODERNIZE
Examples:
It harkens back to the Meiji Restoration in 19th century Japan when the Japanese quickly modernized.
As the oil industry matured, the economy quickly modernized and nomadic herding faded as an economic base.
Thai society also modernized, and now many females work professionally so that the marriage age is delayed.
Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: modernize.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2