Roleset flap.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "move back and forth randomly":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of motion


Arg1:thing flapping

Examples:

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


ergative (-)
But what about all those non-duck ducks flapping over Washington?
Arg1:	all those non-duck ducks
REL:	flapping
ArgM-LOC:	over Washington

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


agentive (-)
John flapped his arms, trying to fly.
Arg0:	John
REL:	flapped
Arg1:	his arms
Argm:	trying to fly