Roleset train.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "teach a skill":

Roles:

Arg0:trainer


Arg1:skill


Arg2:trainee

Examples:

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


all args (-)
Trifari now trains sales help to advise customers on the best earring styles.
Arg0:	Trifari
ArgM-TMP:	now
REL:	trains
Arg2:	sales help
Arg1:	to advise customers on the best earring styles

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: infinitive


non-predicative skill (-)
Democrats argued that the training wage was a way of allowing employers to pay less than the minimum wage, while new workers need far less than six months *trace* to be trained *trace* for their jobs.
REL:	trained
Arg2:	*trace* -> *trace* -> new workers
Arg1-for:	their jobs

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: gerund


unmentioned skill (-)
They also support a tax credit for employers to offset the cost of *trace* hiring and training workers who temporarily replace employees on parental leave.
Arg0:	*trace* -> employers
REL:	training
Arg2:	workers who temporarily replace employees on parental leave

person: ns tense: present aspect: both voice: active form: participle


arg2-ergative (-)
Some have been training for months; others only recently left active status.
Arg2:	Some
REL:	training
ArgM-TMP:	for months

Argument order suggested by comparison with 'teach' (and assumptions of automatic tagger).

Roleset train.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "aim, focus":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, focusser


Arg1:thing focussed


Arg2:focussed-on

Examples:

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


ready, aim, fire! (-)
From the air, ribbons of yellow fire hose carry water from the bay to high-pressure nozzles trained *trace* on the site.
REL:	trained
Arg1:	*trace* -> high-pressure nozzles
Arg2-on:	the site