Roleset rotate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "(make) go around":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of rotation


Arg1:thing rotating

Examples:

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


ergative (-)
The walls shook; the building rotated.
Arg1:	the building
REL:	rotated

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


agentive (-)
John rotated his tires.
Arg0:	John
REL:	rotated
Arg1:	his tires

Roleset rotate.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "shift from one thing to another":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of shift


Arg1:thing being changed


Arg2:old thing


Arg3:new thing

Examples:

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


with new thing (-)
Many of Wednesday's winners were losers yesterday as investors quickly took profits and rotated their buying to other issues, traders said.
Arg0:	investors
REL:	rotated
Arg1:	their buying
Arg3-to:	other issues