Predicate: carve
Roleset id: carve.01 , cut carefully, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
carve.01: CARVE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'carve' based on sentences in wsj and automaticexpansion via verbnet. (from carve.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
carve (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: carver (vnrole: 21.2-2-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing carved (vnrole: 21.2-2-Patient)
        Arg2-MNR: instrument (vnrole: 21.2-2-Instrument)
Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
        The ancient people at the time carved the stone with flint working tools (for example axes).
        Arg0: The ancient people at the time
        Rel: carved
        Arg1: the stone
        Arg2: with flint working tools (for example axes).
Roleset id: carve.02 , create by carving, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
carve.02: CARVE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'carve' based on sentences in wsj and automaticexpansion via verbnet. (from carve.02-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
carve (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: builder (vnrole: 26.1-1-Agent)
        Arg1-PRD: construction (vnrole: 26.1-1-Product)
        Arg2-VSP: material, start state (vnrole: 26.1-1-Material)
Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
        Early fishermen used stones to carve a long , narrow catchment -LRB- the so - called " pool " -RRB- in the sand , waiting for the tide to carry in fish which they could then easily scoop up .
        Arg0: stones
        Rel: carve
        Arg1: a long , narrow catchment -LRB- the so - called " pool " -RRB-
        Arg2: in the sand
        Argm-prd: waiting for the tide to carry in fish which they could then easily scoop up
Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2
        Then he tapped it with a small stick , which he had personally prepared by paring off the bark and carving a pattern of squares into the wood .
        Arg0: he
        Rel: carving
        Arg1: a pattern of squares
        Arg2: into the wood
Predicate: carve_out
Roleset id: carve_out.03 , create variant, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
carve_out.03: CARVE_OUT-V NOTES: (from carve.03-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
carve_out (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: builder
        Arg1-PPT: construction
        Arg2-DIR: material, start state
        Arg3-GOL: benefactive
        Arg4-PRD: end state
Example: just transitive
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        No federal court has ruled that the Voting Rights Act protects a white minority, but in June the Justice Department approved a districting plan for Birmingham that *trace* carves out three white-majority districts and six black-majority districts.
        Argm-rcl: that -> a districting plan
        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ carves] [ out]
        Arg1: three white-majority districts and six black-majority districts
Example: with benefactive
        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: gerund
        The unusual situation in Birmingham vividly illustrates the divisive consequences of *trace* carving out safe districts for racial minorities.
        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: [ carving] [ out]
        Arg1: safe districts
        Arg3-for: racial minorities
Example: odd way to phrase start state/material
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: infinitive
        But their ideal of an Afrikaner homeland, [an all-white reserve]-1 *trace* *trace* to be carved *trace*-1 out of present-day South Africa, is a mainstream desire of the right-wing, which embraces about one-third of the country's five million whites.
        Rel: [ carved] [ out]
        Arg1: *trace*-1
        Arg2: of present-day South Africa
Example: odd way to phrase end state
        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        But that has been the key to Compaq's success, he adds, whereas Dell carved out its market niche as a direct seller of low-cost but reliable computers -- and it might be too late in the game for a shift in strategy.
        Arg0: Dell
        Rel: [ carved] [ out]
        Arg1: its market niche
        Arg4: as a direct seller of low-cost but reliable computers