Frameset

Predicate expand:

Frames file for 'expand' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison with 'grow'

Roleset expand.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(cause to) grow":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of growth, agent

Arg1:thing grown

Arg2:amount increased by, EXT or MNR

Arg3:start point

Arg4:end point

Examples:

agentive (-)
`Japan has to trace expand its functions in Asia.`
Arg0:	trace=Japan
REL:	expand
Arg1:	its functions in Asia

besuboru (-)
The strike zone expands depending on the size of the batter.

Arg1: The strike zone

REL: expands

Argm-ADV: depending on the size of the batter

besuboru (-)
`The strike zone expands depending on the size of the batter.`
Arg1:	The strike zone
REL:	expands
Argm-ADV:	depending on the size of the batter

abstract event (-)
James L. Pate was named a director of this oil concern, *trace* expanding the board to 14 members.

Arg0: *trace*

REL: expanding

Arg1: the board

Arg4-to: 14 members

abstract event (-)
`James L. Pate was named a director of this oil concern, trace expanding the board to 14 members.`
Arg0:	trace
REL:	expanding
Arg1:	the board
Arg4-to:	14 members

The trace looks back to the entire event of naming James Pate to the board, but there is no syntactic node which holds this in exclusion to the expand predicate. Nor would it be correct to link the trace to James Pate, because he is not expanding the board--whoever named him --> --to the board is the one causing the expansion. Thus a naked trace.