Predicate: distract

Roleset id: distract.01 , draw attention away from something, not focused on what is at hand, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

distract.01: DISTRACT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'distract' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from distract.01-v predicate notes) DISTRACTION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, distract.01. Corresponds to VNcls amuse-31.1. (from distraction.01-n) DISTRACTED-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. (from distracted.01-j) DISTRACTING-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from distracting.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
distracting (j.)
distracted (j.)
distraction (n.)
distract (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent or Stimulus (vnrole: 31.1-stimulus)
        Arg1-PPT: entity distracted (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
        Arg2-PRD: entity distracted from

Example: all arguments

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: progressive,  voice: active,  form: participle

        `` It 's distracting attention from serious issues , like how [*] to make DEA , FBI and Customs work together '' on drug enforcement [*T*-1].

        Arg0: It
        Rel: distracting
        Arg1: attention
        Arg2: from serious issues , like how [*] to make DEA , FBI and Customs work together '' on drug enforcement [*T*-1]

Example: passive

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

        Troubled chains could see their sales drop as much as 8 % , he believes [0] [*T*-1], as managers-1 distracted [*]-1 by fears about the future allow their stores to get sloppy .

        Rel: distracted
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg0: by fears about the future

Example: adjective example

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

        That would be extremely distracting when you 're on the look out for car bombs and AK - 47s .

        Arg0: That
        Argm-mod: would
        Argm-ext: extremely
        Rel: distracting
        Argm-tmp: when you're on the look out for car bombs and AK-47s.

Example: Args 0 and 1

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

        Beat starts chaos as he begins his distraction of the enemy crew.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: distraction
        Arg1: of the enemy crew

Example: oblique arg0

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

        Matt Mitrione didn't want the 'distraction' of VADA testing before fight

        Rel: distraction
        Arg1: of VADA testing

Example: args1 and 2

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

        This hope is something that comes from every hockey fan wanting their fix, their distraction from real life doldrums.

        Arg1: their
        Rel: distraction
        Arg2: from real life doldrums