Predicate: corroborate
Roleset id: corroborate.01 , confirm truth of a statement, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
corroborate.01: CORROBORATE-V NOTES: Based on sentences in wsj. Member of VNcls indicate-78, transfer_mesg-37.1.1. Updated by Julia, 11/2010. (from corroborate.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| corroborate (v.) | Evidence | |
Roles:
Arg0-CAU: confirmation of truth, supporting evidence (vnrole: 78-Cause, 37.1.1-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: statement (vnrole: 78-Topic, 37.1.1-Topic)
Example: typical
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Three pieces of evidence corroborate the key assumption that Democratic legislators are more willing to engage in local benefit-seeking than their Republican colleagues.
Arg0: Three pieces of evidence
Rel: corroborate
Arg1: the key assumption that Democratic legislators are more willing to engage in local benefit-seeking than their Republican colleagues