Roleset congratulate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to express acknowledgement as for the achievement of another":

Roles:

Arg0:expresser, agent


Arg1:person congratulated


Arg2:achievement

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Mr. Guber , in his affidavit , says that when he advised Warner President Terry Semel of the Sony offer at lunch on Sept. 25 [*T*-3] , Mr. Semel `` hugged and congratulated me , and expressed joy that we had finally realized our long-term ambition of [*] running [*RNR*-1] and having an equity position in [*RNR*-1] a major entertainment company . ''
Arg0:	Mr. Semel
REL:	congratulated
Arg1:	me

person: ns tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


all arguments (-)
Industry observers have congratulated Mr. Lang on what some call [*T*-1] his `` courageous '' handling of Ms. , but his track record in magazine publishing in general has gotten mixed reviews .
Arg0:	Industry observers
REL:	congratulated
Arg1:	Mr. Lang
Arg2-on:	what some call [*T*-1] his `` courageous '' handling of Ms.