Roleset inform.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to know":

Roles:

Arg0:informer


Arg1:informed


Arg2:information

Examples:

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


inform an SBAR (-)
But a much smaller mutual fund company, the USAA Investment Management Co. unit of USAA, San Antonio, Texas, said it informed nine national brokerage firms that it will cease business with them unless they stop index-arbitrage trading.
Arg0:	it
REL:	informed
Arg1:	nine national brokerage firms
Arg2:	it will cease business with them unless they stop index-arbitrage trading

As always, leave that-complementizers out of the arg. person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


inform a wh-clause (-)
One source familiar with the airline said, however, that Mr. Corr wasn't informed *trace* in advance during the summer when Mr. Lorenzo began discussions with potential buyers.
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	informed
Arg1:	*trace* -> Mr. Corr
ArgM-TMP:	in advance
ArgM-TMP:	during the summer
Arg2:	when Mr. Lorenzo began discussions with potential buyers

Do include wh-complementizers, though. person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: infinitive


inform of (-)
During his tenure, Mr. Corr attempted through a series of meetings *trace* to inform managers of some of the company's future plans, traveled widely to talk to employees and backed training sessions designed to improve the carrier's image.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Mr. Corr
REL:	inform
Arg1:	managers
Arg2-of:	some of the company's future plans

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


inform about (-)
New York authorities, informed *trace* yesterday about the move, reacted with concern and even some anger to the idea of the nation's third-largest corporation leaving without giving them an opportunity to accommodate it.
REL:	informed
Arg1:	*trace* -> New York authorities
ArgM-TMP:	yesterday
Arg2-about:	the move