Roleset polish.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make shiny":

Roles:

Arg0:polisher


Arg1:thing getting shiny


Arg2:instrument


Arg3:end state, attribute

Examples:

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


now that's dedication (-)
On weekends, she came to work to prepare study plans or sometimes, even *trace* to polish the furniture in her classroom.
ArgM-TMP:	sometimes
ArgM-DIS:	even
Arg0:	*trace* -> she
REL:	polish
Arg1:	the furniture in her classroom

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


with instrument (-)
John polished the floor with motor oil.
Arg0:	John
REL:	polished
Arg1:	the floor
Arg2-with:	motor oil

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


with end state (-)
John polished his head to a blinding glare.
Arg0:	John
REL:	polished
Arg1:	his head
Arg3-to:	a blinding glare

Roleset polish.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "finish":

Roles:

Arg0:finisher, agent


Arg1:thing finished

Examples:

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


growing boy (-)
In one sitting, John polished off a bag of Oreos, three pints of Ben & Jerry's, a whole watermelon, half a keg of beer, and a pound of jellybeans, but he passed on the "wafer-thin mints".
Argm-TMP:	In one sitting
Arg0:	John
REL:	polished off
Arg1:	a bag of Oreos, three pints of Ben & Jerry's, a whole watermelon, half a keg of beer, and a pound of jellybeans