Roleset fascinate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "fascinate":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of fascination


Arg1:fascinated entity


Arg2:instrument, if separate from arg0

Examples:

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


passive (-)
And, since the public has always been fascinated *trace* by gossip and voyeurism, reporters and editors will strain for creative angles to justify the inclusion of collateral facts about private lives including sexual activities and domestic relationships, activities of family members, and all matters about mental and physical health.
ArgM-TMP:	always
REL:	fascinated
Arg1:	*trace* -> the public
Arg0-by:	gossip and voyeurism

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


with instrument (-)
John fascinated Mary with his tales of adventure in the Great White North.
Arg0:	John
REL:	fascinated
Arg1:	Mary
Arg2-with:	his tales of adventure in the Great White North