Roleset joke.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to tell jokes":

Roles:

Arg0:joker


Arg1:other party joking, joke with


Arg2:joke

Examples:

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


all arguments (-)
It was only earlier this year that the jovial , easygoing executive -- he likes [*-3] to joke with Americans about how his name is synonymous with twelve [*T*-4] -- was appointed [*-1] deputy president [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	[*-3] -> he
REL:	joke
Arg1-with:	Americans
Arg2-about:	how his name is synonymous with twelve [*T*-4]

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


extracted Arg2 (-)
`` He taught me how [*] to play like a gypsy [*T*-1] , '' jokes [*T*-2] the musician .
REL:	jokes
Arg2:	[*T*-2] -> He taught me how [*] to play like a gypsy [*T*-1]
Arg0:	the musician