Roleset divorce.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to obtain a divorce":

Roles:

Arg0:initiator of end of marriage, agent


Arg1:ex-spouse

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
He divorced his first wife three years ago and married the daughter of his court clerk .
Arg0:	He
REL:	divorced
Arg1:	his first wife
ArgM-TMP:	three years ago

Roleset divorce.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "to separate":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of separation, agent


Arg1:entity separated


Arg2:entity separated from

Examples:

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


with Arg2 (-)
`` The } influence of the { U.S. is not being felt [*-2] in Central America ; Washington 's decisions do not respond to a policy , and are divorced [*-1] from reality , '' says [*T*-3] Fernando Volio , a Costa Rican congressman and former foreign minister .
ArgM-NEG:	not
REL:	divorced
Arg1:	[*-1] -> Washington 's decisions
Arg2-from:	reality