Predicate: compel

Roleset id: compel.01 , to force, drive, a driving force, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

compel.01: COMPEL-V NOTES: Based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. Member of VNcls force-59. Comparison with 'force'. (from compel.01-v) COMPULSION-N NOTES: Roleset based on instances in BOLT P01. Comparison to compel.01, which maps to VN class force-59. No FN entry. (from compulsion.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
compel (v.)
compulsion (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer (vnrole: 59-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: impelled agent (vnrole: 59-Patient)
        Arg2-PRD: impelled action (vnrole: 59-Result)

Example: all arguments

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

        He recently voted `` present '' when the committee authorized a subpoena [0]-1 [*T*-2]to compel Mr. Keating to testify [*T*-1] , then changed his vote to yes .

        Arg0: [*T*-2]
        Rel: compel
        Arg1: Mr. Keating
        Arg2: to testify
        Argm-mnr: [*T*-1] (= [0])
        Argm-slc: [0] -> a subpoena

Example: passive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        That is , he-2 is being compelled [*-2] to put them on the market too soon , and has already gotten offers that are less than he paid for some of the art works .

        Rel: compelled
        Arg1: [*-2]
        Arg2: to put them on the market too soon

Example: passive with adverbials

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

        Thus , in a criminal case , a prosecutor can not comment on a defendant 's failure to testify nor can [the defendant]-1 be compelled [*-1]to take the stand as a witness , thus forcing him to `` take the Fifth . ''

        Argm-mod: can
        Rel: compelled
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg2: to take the stand as a witness
        Argm-adv: thus [*] forcing him to `` take the Fifth

Example: Args 0 and 2

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

        My patient realized this and was able to overcome her compulsion to go to the mirror by paradoxically wishing, ?Let my hair stand on end. Let it be a mess!"

        Arg0: her
        Rel: compulsion
        Arg2: to go to the mirror

Example: all args

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

        Damon?s desire for Elena was obvious to everyone but Elena for a long time, and he?d do anything in order to keep her safe (and happy, hence his own thoughtful and beautiful confession of love and then his compulsion of her to forget).

        Arg0: his
        Rel: compulsion
        Arg1: of her
        Arg2: to forget