Roleset skid.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "(cause to) skid":

Roles:

Arg0:causal agent


Arg1:thing skidding

Examples:

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


unaccusative or ergative? (-)
John's car skidded off the road.
Arg1:	John's car
REL:	skidded
Argm-DIR:	off the road

Roleset skid.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "quantifiable motion":

Roles:

Arg1:thing in motion


Arg2:EXT


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

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


pretty typical (-)
Besides British Gas, British Steel skidded 1.74 to 123.5 on turnover of 11 million shares.
Argm:	Besides British Gas
Arg1:	British Steel
REL:	skidded
Arg2-EXT:	1.74
Arg4-to:	123.5
ArgM-CAU:	on turnover of 11 million shares

These two rolesets could maybe be merged.