Frameset

Predicate slap:

Frames file for 'slap' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entries 17.1, 18.1, other framed members include fire, fling, kick, pass, throw; batter, beat, dash, kick, strike, hit. Framenet entry Perception noise. Comparison with hit.

Roleset slap.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "hit with a flat object":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, hitter - animate only!

Arg1:thing hit

Arg2:instrument, thing hit by or with

Examples:

past

active

full

instrumental subject (-)
`London share prices closed sharply lower Friday in active trading after Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson's resignation slapped the market and Wall Street's rapid initial sell-off knocked it down.`
Arg2:	Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson's resignation
REL:	slapped
Arg1:	the market

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
with agent (-)

Mary slapped John with a frozen trout.

Arg0: Mary

REL: slapped

Arg1: John

Arg2-with: a frozen trout

with agent (-)
`Mary slapped John with a frozen trout.`
Arg0:	Mary
REL:	slapped
Arg1:	John
Arg2-with:	a frozen trout