Predicate: assist
Roleset id: assist.01 , help, assist, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
assist.01: ASSIST-V NOTES: Member of Vncls help-72-1. Comparison with 'help'. (from assist.01-v) ASSISTANCE-N NOTES: Roleset based on verb assist.01, OntoNotes grouping assistance-n sense 1; maps to VN class help-72-1. Framed by Claire. (from assistance.01-n)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| assistance (n.) | Assistance | |
| assist (v.) | Assistance | |
Roles:
Args 2 and 3 are reversed from 'help' (from assist.01-v)
Arg0-PAG: assistant (vnrole: 72-1-Agent)
Arg1-GOL: assisted (vnrole: 72-1-Beneficiary)
Arg2-PPT: project (vnrole: 72-1-Theme)
Example: all arguments present
Sotheby's vice president Diana Levitt says the auction house has been ``assisting'' Mr. Paul in selling the paintings.
Arg0: the auction house
Rel: assisting
Arg1: Mr. Paul
Arg2: in selling the paintings
Example: missing assisted entity
Price Stern Sloan Inc. said it hired [an investment banking firm]-2 *trace*-2 to assist in evaluating restructuring or merger alternatives and reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or $2.14 a share, for the third quarter ended Sept.
Arg0: *trace*-2
Rel: assist
Arg2: in evaluating restructuring or merger alternatives
Example: missing project
The troubled Minneapolis-based railroad concern said the committee has the authority to hire [financial and legal advisers]-3 *trace* *trace*-3 to assist it.
Arg0: *trace*-3
Rel: assist
Arg1: it
Example: Args 0 & 1
The UN's assistance to Africa began several years ago.
Arg0: UN's
Rel: assistance
Arg1: to Africa
Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
Wu suggests that organizations in Taiwan which are dedicated to teaching management methods , such as the China Productivity Center , should assist companies in systematizing and selling the rights to their mangement and operating philosophies , so that the uniquely flexible Taiwan approach to business can be reproduced and marketed worldwide .
Arg0: organizations in Taiwan which are dedicated to teaching management methods , such as the China Productivity Center
Argm-mod: should
Rel: assist
Arg1: companies
Arg2: in systematizing and selling the rights to their mangement and operating philosophies , so that the uniquely flexible Taiwan approach to business can be reproduced and marketed worldwide