Roleset keep.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "maintain possession":

Roles:

Arg0:Keeper


Arg1:thing kept

Examples:

plain old transitive (-)
The Herald kept its old-time Hearst readership.
Arg0:	The Herald
REL:	kept
Arg1:	its old-time Hearst readership

Roleset keep.02 Verbnet Class: 1 "aspectual":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of continued action


Arg1:continuing action or state

Examples:

subject control (-)
John kept *trace* annotating.
Arg0:	John
REL:	kept
Arg1:	*trace* annotating




object control with sentential attribute (-)
Ringers keep the bells sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia.
Arg0:	Ringers
REL:	keep
Arg1:	[the bells][sounding in the many belfries of East Anglia]




object control with Adj attribute (-)
The captain kept the crew loyal.
Arg0:	The captain
REL:	kept
Arg1:	[the crew][loyal]

Roleset keep.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "maintain some prepositional relationship":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of separation


Arg1:one noun


Arg2:other noun

Examples:

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


be careful with 'from'! (-)
Growers can't always keep the worm from the apple.
Arg0:	Growers
Argm-MOD:	ca
Argm-NEG:	n't
Argm-TMP:	always
REL:	keep
Arg1:	the worm
Arg2-from:	the apple




keep from: quasi-aspectual (-)
Japanese demand has kept the U.S. currency from *trace* plunging.
Arg0:	Japanese demand
REL:	kept
Arg1:	the U.S. currency
Arg2-from:	*trace* plunging




keep out (-)
Britain kept light tanks out of the talks.
Arg0:	Britain
REL:	kept
Arg1:	light tanks
Arg2-out:	of the talks




keep off (-)
Keep your Foster Savings Institution off the federal budget deficit.
Arg0:	*trace*
REL:	Keep
Arg1:	your Foster Savings Institution
Arg2-off:	the federal budget deficit




with attributive (-)
The Fed kept inflation-fighting as its top priority.
Arg0:	The Fed
REL:	kept
Arg1:	inflation-fighting
Arg2-as:	its top priority

This roleset shows some relationship between nouns or gerunds described by the preposition introducing the second noun, and the 'keep' is causing or maintaining that relationship.

Roleset keep.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "prepositional":

Roles:

This is a complex preposition and takes NO ARGUMENT STRUCTURE!

Examples:

keep with (-)
... in *trace=nothing* keeping with the reputation of the company.

Roleset keep.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "light verb":

Roles:

Arg0:agenty thing


Arg1:noun


Arg2:prepositional object

Examples:

keep pace (-)
Newsweek keeps pace with its rival Time.
Arg0:	Newsweek
REL:	keeps
Arg1:	pace
Arg2-with:	its rival Time




keep track (-)
The state keeps track of the achievement-test preparation booklets.
Arg0:	The state
REL:	keeps
Arg1:	track
Arg2-of:	the achievement-test preprarion booklets

Roleset keep.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "keep up: maintain position":

Roles:

Arg0:maintainer of position


Arg1:relative to what

Examples:

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


keeping up with the Joneses (-)
John can't keep up with Mary's rapid mood swings.
Arg0:	John
Argm-MOD:	ca
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	keep up
Arg1-with:	Mary's rapid mood swings

Roleset keep.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "keep on: aspectual":

Roles:

Arg1:event

Examples:

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


aspectual (-)
State monopolies will keep on [*-1] stifling trade, ``free'' prices or not, until something else replaces them.
Arg1:	[State monopolies][[*-1] stifling trade
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	keep on
Argm-ADV:	``free'' prices or not
Argm-TMP:	until something else replaces them