Roleset interrogate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "question closely":

Roles:

Arg0:asker


Arg1:question or thing in doubt


Arg2:entity asked, hearer

Examples:

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


all args, passive (-)
Then an announcer interjects: ``It was Douglas Wilder who introduced a bill to force rape victims age 13 and younger to be interrogated *trace* about their private lives by lawyers for accused rapists.
REL:	interrogated
Arg2:	*trace* -> rape victims age 13 and younger
Arg1-about:	their private lives
Arg0-by:	lawyers for accused rapists

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


omitted topic (-)
Brazilian financier Naji Nahas, who was arrested on Monday after 102 days in hiding, is likely *trace* to be interrogated *trace* next week by the Brazilian judiciary.
REL:	interrogated
Arg2:	*trace* -> *trace* -> Brazilian financier Naji Nahas, who was arrested on Monday after 102 days in hiding,
ArgM-TMP:	next week
Arg0-by:	the Brazilian judiciary

Note the argument order; this is motivated by comparison with 'question' and other verbs of speaking. The question itself will usually be omitted.