Roleset work.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "work":

Roles:

Arg0:worker


Arg1:job, project


Arg2:employer


Arg3:coworker


Arg4:instrumental

Examples:

Beware of usages like "put the taggers to work". Treebank calls work a verb in this context, but that is clearly wrong. It will take no argument structure.


unaccusative (-)
US trade law is working.
Arg0:	US trade law
REL:	working




unaccusative with more details (-)
Ms. Kirkpatrick worked in Tokyo for three years.
Arg0:	Ms. Kirkpatrick
REL:	worked
Argm-LOC:	in Tokyo
Argm-TMP:	for three years




job (-)
Mr. Cray has been working on the project for more than six years.
Arg0:	Mr. Cray
REL:	working
Arg1-on:	the project
Argm-TMP:	for more than six years




odd job variant (-)
33 men worked closely with the substance.
Arg0:	33 men
REL:	worked
Argm-MNR:	closely
Arg1-with:	with the substance




employer and job (-)
Mr. Cray will work for the Colorado Springs CO company as an independent contractor.
Arg0:	Mr. Cray
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	work
Arg2-for:	the Colorado Springs CO company
Arg1-as:	an independent contractor.




with coworker, predicative job (-)
He will work with his successor to ensure a smooth transition.
Arg0:	He
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	work
Arg3-with:	his successor
Arg1:	to ensure a smooth transition

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


work = cause, create (-)
In addition to his interest in ozone depletion he has extensively studied the related topic of global warming, a theory that mankind's generation of carbon dioxide through increased combustion of fossil fuels is creating a ``greenhouse effect'' that [*T*-1] will work important climatic changes in the earth's atmosphere over time.
Arg0:	[*T*-1] -> that -> a ``greenhouse effect''
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	work
Arg1:	important climatic changes
Argm-LOC:	in the earth's atmosphere
Argm-TMP:	over time

Roleset work.06 Verbnet Class: NONE "move with purpose":

Roles:

Arg0:entity in motion


Arg1:description of path


Arg3:start point


Arg4:end point

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


missing desctination (-)
The curator, 27-year-old Sherman Krisher of Greenwich, Conn., had worked his way up from janitor in seven years at the museum.
Arg0:	The curator, 27-year-old Sherman Krisher of Greenwich, Conn.,
REL:	worked
Arg1:	his way
Arg3-up:	from janitor
ArgM-TMP:	in seven years at the museum

Roleset work.07 Verbnet Class: NONE "put":

Roles:

Arg0:putter


Arg1:thing put


Arg2:destination

Examples:

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


filthy capitalism (-)
And by basing donations on BK Doubles, a new double-hamburger line the fast-food chain is trying to push, Burger King works a sales pitch into its public-service message.
ArgM-MNR:	by basing donations on BK Doubles, a new double-hamburger line the fast-food chain is trying to push
Arg0:	Burger King
REL:	works
Arg1:	a sales pitch
Arg2-into:	its public-service message

Roleset work.08 Verbnet Class: NONE "confused with wreak":

Roles:

Arg0:worker


Arg1:damage, havoc


Arg2:upon what

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle
This is fascinating: wrought is the proper passive participle to work, but this usage is clearly using it as the passive of wreak; the 'proper' passive of wreak is wreaked. Now I wonder where else wrought is showing up.

mistaken etymologizing (-)
It may seem trivial to worry about the World Series amid the destruction to the Bay Area wrought [*] by Tuesday's quake, but the name of this column is ``On Sports,'' so I feel obliged to do so.
REL:	[*] -> the destruction to the Bay Area
Arg1:	wrought
Arg0-by:	Tuesday's quake

Roleset work.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "work out: arrange":

Roles:

Arg0:arranger


Arg1:scheme


Arg2:collaborator

Examples:

scheme (-)
The company will work out a plan to pay its debts.
Arg0:	The company
Argm-MOD:	will
REL:	work out
Arg1:	a plan to pay its debts




collaborators (-)
The details haven't been worked out between the Seattle aerospace company and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Arg1:	The details
REL:	worked out
Arg0-between:	the Seattle aerospace company and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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


nicely unaccusative (-)
``Things work out unexpectedly in life,'' said Ms. Volokh.
Arg1:	Things
REL:	work out
Argm-MNR:	unexpectedly
Argm-LOC:	in life

Roleset work.03 Verbnet Class: NONE "work out: exercise":

Roles:

Arg0:athlete

Examples:

little girly man (-)
John works out daily with weights.
Arg0:	John
REL:	works out
Argm-tmp:	daily
Argm-mnr:	with weights

Roleset work.05 Verbnet Class: NONE "work out: amount, count up":

Roles:

Arg0:counter


Arg1:thing being counted


Arg2:count, number

Examples:

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


work it out (-)
But Mr. Achenbaum pioneered negotiated fees, which *trace* often worked out to less than 15%.
Arg1:	*trace* -> which -> negotiated fees
REL:	worked out
Arg2-to:	less than 15%

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


with agent (-)
(No one has worked out the players' average age, but most appear to be in their late 30s.)
Arg0:	No one
REL:	[ worked] [ out]
Arg1:	the players' average age

Roleset work.04 Verbnet Class: NONE "work up: create, cause to come about":

Roles:

Arg0:creator


Arg1:thing arising


Arg2:benefactive

Examples:

back to exercise (-)
They have worked up a sweat.
Arg0:	They
REL:	worked up
Arg1:	a sweat

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


with benefactive (-)
The decision in Los Angeles federal court stems from a 1985 Mercury Sable TV ad that Young & Rubicam worked *trace* up for Ford Motor Co.
Arg0:	Young & Rubicam
REL:	worked up
Arg1:	a 1985 Mercury Sable TV ad
Arg2-for:	Ford Motor Co.