Predicate: catapult
Roleset id: catapult.01 , throw very energetically, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
catapult.01: CATAPULT-V NOTES: I suppose the latter example is properly a different roleset/sense,meaning "increase dramatically". (from catapult.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| catapult (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-CAU: thrower (vnrole: 17.1-1-1-Cause)
Arg1-PPT: thing thrown (vnrole: 17.1-1-1-Theme)
Arg2-PRD: thrown at, to, over, etc (vnrole: 17.1-1-1-Result)
Example: typical usage
person: ns, tense: future, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
For Mitsubishi Estate, the Rockefeller purchase will catapult it firmly into the overseas real estate business, the one area where it has lagged notably behind Japanese competitors such as Mitsui, which had purchased the Exxon Building.
Argm-adv: For Mitsubishi Estate
Arg0: the Rockefeller purchase
Rel: catapult
Arg1: it
Argm-mnr: firmly
Arg2: into the overseas real estate business, the one area where it has lagged notably behind Japanese competitors such as Mitsui, which had purchased the Exxon Building
Example: nasty ergative usage
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Orders for military goods usually catapult in September, government officials say, as the Pentagon scrambles to spend its money before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.
Arg1: Orders for military goods
Argm-tmp: usually
Rel: catapult
Argm-tmp: in September
Argm-tmp: as the Pentagon scrambles to spend its money before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1