Roleset clog.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "style of dance":

Roles:

Arg0:dancer

Examples:

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


dance! (-)
John clogs every week.
Arg0:	John
REL:	clogs
Argm-TMP:	every week

More usually as a process noun: "John enjoys clogging." Unlike many dance verbs, clog cannot take a cognate object. Thus, you can waltz a waltz, but cannot clog a clog.

Roleset clog.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "obstruct a passage":

Roles:

Arg0:agent (only!)


Arg1:passage


Arg2:substance blocking passage, clog itself

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


just passage (-)
At present, doctors can see how badly an artery is clogged [*-1] [*T*-3] only by inserting a thin catheter into the artery and injecting a fluid that makes the arteries visible on X-rays.
REL:	clogged
Arg1:	[*-1] -> an artery
ArgM-EXT:	[*T*-3] -> how badly

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


all args (-)
John clogs Mary's drains with the hair he sheds.
Arg0:	John
REL:	clogs
Arg1:	Mary's drains
Arg2-with:	the hair he sheds

It is VERY important to distinguish the agent and the clog!

Roleset clog.03 Verbnet Class: 1 "obstruct a passage, phrasal":

Roles:

Arg0:agent (only!)


Arg1:passage


Arg2:substance blocking passage, clog itself

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive (-)
The effect of Nixon era non-duck ducks was an economy clogged [*] up with regulations and distortions.
REL:	[ clogged] [ up]
Arg1:	[*] -> an economy
Arg2-with:	regulations and distortions

A more intensive version of clog.02