Roleset lecture.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to deliver a lecture":

Roles:

Arg0:lecturer, agent


Arg1:audience


Arg2:topic or utterance

Examples:

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


lecture about (-)
[*] Stretching his arms in his silky white shirt and squeaking his black shoes , he lectures a visitor about the way [0] [*] to sell American real estate [*T*-1] and boasts about his friendship with Margaret Thatcher 's son .
ArgM-ADV:	[*] Stretching his arms in his silky white shirt and squeaking his black shoes
Arg0:	he
REL:	lectures
Arg1:	a visitor
Arg2-about:	the way [0] [*] to sell American real estate [*T*-1]

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


lecture for (-)
In an extraordinary mix of cultures and church-state powers , Rep. Robert Dornan ( R. , Calif . ) lectured his fellow Roman Catholics -- including Mr. Florio -- for [*-1] having the `` chutzpah '' [0] [*] to disagree with the hierarchy of their church on abortion [*T*-2] .
ArgM-ADV:	In an extraordinary mix of cultures and church-state powers
Arg0:	Rep. Robert Dornan ( R. , Calif . )
REL:	lectured
Arg1:	his fellow Roman Catholics -- including Mr. Florio --
Arg2-for:	[*-1] having the `` chutzpah '' [0] [*] to disagree with the hierarchy of their church on abortion [*T*-2]

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


lecture on (-)
Partners lecture on how [*] to form corporations , draft agreements and defend clients against unwanted tender offers [*T*-1] .
Arg0:	Partners
REL:	lecture
Arg2-on:	how [*] to form corporations , draft agreements and defend clients against unwanted tender offers [*T*-1]

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


non-prepositional Arg2 (-)
`` When you 're in the groove [*T*-1] , you see every ball tremendously , '' he lectured [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	he
REL:	lectured
Arg2:	[*T*-2] -> When you 're in the groove [*T*-1] , you see every ball tremendously