Roleset sing.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "sing":

Roles:

Arg0:singer


Arg1:song


Arg2:audience

Examples:

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


transitive with manner (-)
It isn't every day that we hear a Violetta who *trace* can sing the first act's high-flying music with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together.
Arg0:	*trace* -> who -> a Violetta
ArgM-MOD:	can
REL:	sing
Arg1:	the first act's high-flying music
ArgM-MNR:	with all the little notes perfectly pitched and neatly stitched together

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passivized (-)
His melodious ``Confutatis'' was smoothly sung *trace* by bass Brian Matthews.
ArgM-MNR:	smoothly
REL:	sung
Arg1:	*trace* -> His melodious ``Confutatis''
Arg0-by:	bass Brian Matthews




intransitive (-)
John sings superbly.
Arg0:	John
REL:	sings
Argm-MNR:	superbly