Roleset festoon.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "decorate":

Roles:

Arg0:decorator


Arg1:thing decorated


Arg2:decorations

Examples:

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


passive (-)
Besides term life and whole life (the old standbys), we now have universal life, universal variable life, flexible adjustable universal life, policies with persistency bonuses, policies festooned [*] with exotic riders, living benefit policies, and on and on.
REL:	festooned
Arg1:	[*] -> policies
Arg2-with:	exotic riders

person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


instrumental subject! (-)
A good deal of the book is boring, particularly the endless allusions to high and pop culture and the frequent jokes festooning the text.
Arg2:	the frequent jokes
REL:	festooning
Arg1:	the text

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


agentive (-)
John festooned his bedroom with swags of burlap.
Arg0:	John
REL:	festooned
Arg1:	his bedroom
Arg2-with:	swags of burlap

What is a swag, exactly?