Roleset jerk.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "pull with sudden force":

Roles:

Arg0:jerker


Arg1:thing pulled (on)


Arg2:direction

Examples:

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


passive (-)
The main sensation, besides feeling like a puppet jerked *trace* with invisible strings, is ``like a rap on the head,'' says Sam Bridgers, a neurologist who has studied the brain stimulators at Yale University.
REL:	jerked
Arg1:	*trace* -> a puppet
ArgM-MNR:	with invisible strings

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


all args (-)
Mary jerked John out of the shower.
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	jerked
Arg1:	John
Arg2-DIR:	out of the shower

Include the preposition in the arg2.