Roleset pray.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "talk to God":

Roles:

Arg0:pray-er


Arg1:prayer


Arg2:God

Examples:

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


intransitive (-)
Father McKenna moves through the house *trace* praying in Latin, urging the demon to split.
Arg0:	*trace* -> Father McKenna
REL:	praying
ArgM-MNR:	in Latin

Why does he assume the demon speaks Latin? person: ns tense: ns aspect: progressive voice: active form: participle


pray for (-)
When I realized it was over, I went and stood out in front of the house, *trace* waiting and praying for Merrill to come home, shivering as if it were 20 below zero until he got there.
Arg0:	*trace* -> I
REL:	praying
Arg1:	for Merrill to come home

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


with arg2 (-)
John prays daily to the ancient gods of his people: Santa Claus and Elvis.
Arg0:	John
REL:	prays
Argm-TMP:	daily
Arg2-to:	the ancient gods of his people: Santa Claus and Elvis.