Frameset

Predicate tip:

Frames file for 'tip' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 17.1, which doesn't seem quite right to me.

Roleset tip.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to not be level":

Roles:

Arg0:cause, agent

Arg1:thing not level

Arg2:end state

Examples:

past

active

full

semi-idiomatic (-)
`During that time, a buyer with the clout of a Renaissance could end up driving up the price of stocks it was trying to buy if it tipped its hand.`
Arg0:	it
REL:	tipped
Arg1:	its hand

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

Frank Lloyd Wright is reported to have said once that if you tipped the world on its side, everything loose would end up in California.

Arg0: you

REL: tipped

Arg1: the world

Arg2-on: its side

with end state (-)
`Frank Lloyd Wright is reported to have said once that if you tipped the world on its side, everything loose would end up in California.`
Arg0:	you
REL:	tipped
Arg1:	the world
Arg2-on:	its side

Roleset tip.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "leave a gratuity":

Roles:

Arg0:tipper

Arg1:gratuity

Arg2:waiter, etc

Examples:

past

active

full

all args (-)
`John tipped the waiter a measly 2%.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	tipped
Arg2:	the waiter
Arg1:	a measly 2%

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
missing tip (-)

John tipped the waiter.

Arg0: John

REL: tipped

Arg2: the waiter

missing tip (-)
`John tipped the waiter.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	tipped
Arg2:	the waiter

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full
missing recipient (-)

John tipped a measly 2%.

Arg0: John

REL: tipped

Arg1: a measly 2%

missing recipient (-)
`John tipped a measly 2%.`
Arg0:	John
REL:	tipped
Arg1:	a measly 2%

Note that the second example is technically ambiguous; perhaps John turned the waiter on his side?

Predicate tip_over:

Roleset tip.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to be upside down":

Roles:

Arg0:causer

Arg1:thing upside down

Examples:

past

active

full

messy boy (-)
`John deliberately tipped over Mary's full coffee cup.`
Arg0:	John
Argm-MNR:	deliberately
REL:	tipped over
Arg1:	Mary's full coffee cup

Predicate tip_off:

Roleset tip.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "give a hint to":

Roles:

Arg0:giver of hint

Arg1:getter of hint

Examples:

present

active

full

transitive (-)
`Filling out detailed forms about these individuals would tip the IRS off and spark action against the clients, he said.`
Arg0:	Filling out detailed forms about these individuals
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	[ tip] [ off]
Arg1:	the IRS