Roleset evolve.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "change form":

Roles:

Arg1:thing changing


Arg2:end state


Arg3:start state

Examples:

end state only (-)
Pitney Bowes acquired the core of what *trace* evolved into Wheeler Group in 1979 by buying Dictaphone Corp.
Arg1:	*trace* -> what -> the core
REL:	evolved
Arg2-into:	Wheeler Group




start and end states (-)
John slowly evolved from a slightly pathetic individual to a full-blown loser.
Arg1:	John
Argm-MNR:	slowly
REL:	evolved
Arg2-from:	a slightly pathetic individual
Arg3-to:	a full-blown loser

The framing for the related verbs 'develop' 'grow' and 'change' are wildly dissimilar. Yuck.

Roleset evolve.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "acquire characteristics through evolution":

Roles:

Arg0:thing acquiring


Arg1:characteristics

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: ns


darwin was right! (-)
These trade-offs would evolve priorities by revealing when the cost of the B-2 became prohibitive.
Arg0:	These trade-offs
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	evolve
Arg1:	priorities
ArgM-MNR:	by revealing when the cost of the B-2 became prohibitive