Predicate: cruel

Roleset id: cruel.01 , inflicting suffering, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

cruel.01: CRUEL-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, FrameNet, 'unfair-j.01'. (from cruel.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
cruel (j.)Social_interaction_evaluation

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent of cruel behavior
        Arg1-PPT: cruel action/behavior
        Arg2-GOL: affected entity, target of cruel behavior

Example: inanimate given animate status as arg0

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

        Superstorm Sandy was cruel to NYC's elderly

        Arg0: Superstorm Sandy
        Rel: cruel
        Arg2: to NYC's elderly

Example: Args 0, 1

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

        I thought she was cruel to punish me for thinking she was cruel

        Arg0: she
        Rel: cruel
        Arg1: to punish me for thinking she was cruel

Example: agentive arg0

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

        She was cruel to him

        Arg0: She
        Rel: cruel
        Arg2: to him

Example: ADV-attributive

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

        Even his father was cruel to him about the stammering.

        Arg0: Even his father
        Rel: cruel
        Arg2: to him
        Argm-adv: about the stammering