Predicate: clasp
Roleset id: clasp.01 , hold, as by hands, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
clasp.01: CLASP-V NOTES: Frames file for 'clasp' based on sentences in brown. (from clasp.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| clasp (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: holder (vnrole: 15.1-1-agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing held, canonically hands (vnrole: 15.1-1-theme)
Arg2-PRD: second thing held, or attribute of arg1
Example: usually with 'hands'
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
[*-1] Clasping his hands behind his head, he-1 stared at the blue sky.
Arg0: [*-1]
Rel: clasping
Arg1: his hands
Argm-loc: behind his head
Example: with attribute
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Rachel clasped her hands together and slowed her pace.
Arg0: Rachel
Rel: clasped
Arg1: her hands
Arg2: together
Example: not an attribute
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: progressive, voice: active, form: participle
One day when he attended a war memorial ceremony inWestminster Abbey ... someone-3, [*-3] clasping him by the arm,whispered, ``I want a word with you, please''.
Arg0: [*-3]
Rel: clasping
Arg1: him
Argm-mnr: by the arm