Predicate: compare

Roleset id: compare.01 , compare, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

compare.01: COMPARE-V NOTES: Based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus and comparison to 'match'. Member of VNcls amalgamate-22.2-2. (from compare.01-v) COMPARISON-N NOTES: Added due to expansion of Nombank. Comparison to 'compare'. VN class amalgamate-22.2-2. Framed by Katie. (from comparison.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
compare (v.)Evaluative_comparison
comparison (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity making comparison (vnrole: 22.2-2-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: first item in comparison (vnrole: 22.2-2-Patient)
        Arg2-PPT: second item in comparison, usually prepositional (vnrole: 22.2-2-co-patient)

Example: comapare-v: common financial usage

        Transamerica said [third-quarter gains were $10.2 million]-1, compared *-1 with $6.4 million in the year earlier.

        Rel: compared
        Arg1: *-1
        Arg2: with $6.4 million in the year earlier.

Example: comapare-v: compare with

        [October sales]-1, compared *trace*-1 with the previous month, ...

        Rel: compared
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: with the previous month

Example: comapare-v: compare to

        [The strength of the US bond market]-1 compared *trace*-1 to its foreign counterparts

        Rel: compared
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: to its foreign counterparts

Example: comapare-v: ergative compare with

        This compares with estimates that the US market is 4x as large as my house.

        Arg1: This
        Rel: compares
        Arg2: with estimates that the US market is 4x as large as my house.

Example: comapare-v: with locative

        Its price is compared between the futures market and the stock market

        Arg1: Its price
        Rel: compared
        Argm-loc: between the futures market and the stock market

Example: comparison-n: Be careful with arg 1 and 2. Arg 2 is the benchmark arg 1 is compared to

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        In comparison to China, we should say that urbanization in foreign countries developed earlier and is more widespread.

        Rel: comparison
        Arg2: to China

Example: comparison-n: Arg 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        After conducting a follow-up comparision of the conditions of these patients,

        Argm-tmp:
        Rel: comparison
        Arg1: of the conditions of these patients

Example: comparison-n: Another arg 2 (because the sentance is about TI's notebook, which is compared to compaq)

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Despite the inevitable comparison with compaq, however, Texas Instrument' new notebook won't be a direct competitor.

        Argm-adj: inevitable
        Rel: comparison
        Arg2: with compaq

Example: comparison-n: Arg 1 (because 'last year's prices' are what this sentence is about)

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Since China's CPI altogether broke through 5% in July of last year, the base of comparison for last year's prices will be significant;y raised, starting from July this year.

        Rel: comparison
        Arg1: for last year's prices


Predicate: comparable

Roleset id: comparable.02 , able to be compared, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

comparable.02: COMPARABLE-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WSJ data, compare-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls amalgamate-22.2-2. (from comparable.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
comparable (j.)Evaluative_comparison

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, entity doing the comparing (vnrole: 22.2-2-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: first item (or all) in comparison (vnrole: 22.2-2-patient)
        Arg2-PPT: second item (vnrole: 22.2-2-co-patient)

Example: comparable-j: arg1 with MNR

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        These rate indications are n't directly comparable ; lending practices vary widely by location .

        Arg1: These rate indications
        Argm-neg: n't
        Argm-mnr: directly
        Rel: comparable

Example: comparable-j: all args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        October Rust is comparable by me to Pink Floyd ? The Dark Side of The Moon;

        Arg1: October Rust
        Rel: comparable
        Arg0: by me
        Arg2: to Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of The Moon

Roleset id: comparable.03 , similar, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
comparable (j.)

Roles:

        Arg1-PPT: first item (or all) that are similar
        Arg2-PPT: second item

Example: Arg1 and Arg2

        The insurance company paid for a rental car comparable to the one damaged in the accident.

        Arg1: a rental car
        Rel: comparable
        Arg2: to the one damaged in the accident

Example: only Arg1

        These are comparable books.

        Arg1: [These] [books]
        Rel: comparable