Predicate: assail
Roleset id: assail.01 , to attack viciously, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
assail.01: ASSAIL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'assail' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from assail.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| assail (v.) | Attack | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: assailant, agent (vnrole: 33-agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity assailed (vnrole: 33-theme)
Arg2-CAU: assailed for
Example: all arguments
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
At a meeting in Malaysia , Australia and Canada also assailed the British prime minister for [*-1] criticizing the 49-nation group 's call for Pretoria to ease apartheid .
Argm-loc: At a meeting in Malaysia
Arg0: Australia and Canada
Argm-dis: also
Rel: assailed
Arg1: the British prime minister
Arg2: for [*-1] criticizing the 49-nation group 's call for Pretoria to ease apartheid
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
The futures halt was even assailed [*-1] by Big Board floor traders .
Argm-adv: even
Rel: assailed
Arg1: [*-1] -> The futures halt
Arg0-by: Big Board floor traders