Frameset

Predicate single_out:

Frames file for 'single_out' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. No access to verbnet. Comparison to 'pick'.

Roleset single.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "pick just one":

Roles:

Arg0:picker

Arg1:the one

Arg2:group?

Arg3:attribute

Examples:

boring transitive (-)
`Also, investors quickly singled out stocks of companies expected to profit or suffer from the disaster.`
ArgM-DIS:	Also
Arg0:	investors
ArgM-MNR:	quickly
REL:	[ singled] [ out]
Arg1:	stocks of companies expected to profit or suffer from the disaster

passive, with attribute (-)
The graphics business, which *trace* also was singled out *trace* by the chairman as a positive, saw its operating earnings for the quarter jump 79% to $42.1 million from $23.5 million.

ArgM-DIS: also

REL: [ singled] [ out]

Arg1: *trace* -> *trace* -> which -> The graphics business

Arg0-by: the chairman

Arg3-as: a positive

passive, with attribute (-)
`The graphics business, which trace also was singled out trace by the chairman as a positive, saw its operating earnings for the quarter jump 79% to $42.1 million from $23.5 million.`
ArgM-DIS:	also
REL:	[ singled] [ out]
Arg1:	trace -> trace -> which -> The graphics business
Arg0-by:	the chairman
Arg3-as:	a positive

Dunno if group can/will appear.