Roleset plot.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to take part in a plot, make a plan, draw":

Roles:

Arg0:plotter(s), agent


Arg1:plotted action, plan

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
The 77-year-old Sisulu , sentenced [*] to life in 1964 along with black nationalist Nelson Mandela for [*-1] plotting [*-2] to overthrow the government , said [0] equality for blacks in South Africa was in reach .
Arg0:	[*-1] -> [*] -> The 77-year-old Sisulu
REL:	plotting
Arg1:	[*-2] to overthrow the government

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


with direction (-)
`` This is a watershed time , and we are trying [*-1] to plot our way ahead , '' he says [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	[*-1] -> we
REL:	plot
Arg1:	our way
ArgM-DIR:	ahead

Roleset plot.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to plan, draw":

Roles:

Arg0:planner, agent


Arg1:entity plotted

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


transitive (-)
Other brokerage firms , including Merrill Lynch & Co. , were plotting out potential new ad strategies .
Arg0:	Other brokerage firms , including Merrill Lynch & Co. ,
REL:	[ plotting] [ out]
Arg1:	potential new ad strategies