Predicate: ensnarl
Roleset id: ensnarl.01 , make into tangles, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
ensnarl.01: ENSNARL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'ensnarl' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from ensnarl.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
ensnarl (v.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: causer of tangle, agent
        Arg1-PPT: thing getting tangled
        Arg2-GOL: explicit mention of tangle
Example: passive
        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle
        [Legislation to lift the debt ceiling]-1 is ensnarled *trace*-1 in the fight over cutting capital-gains taxes.
        Rel: ensnarled
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg2: in the fight over cutting capital-gains taxes
Example: ARG0
        Now that they had him back in Kansas they ensnarled him in expensive lawsuits.
        Argm-tmp: Now that they had him back in Kansas
        Arg0: they
        Rel: ensnarled
        Arg1: him
        Arg2: in expensive lawsuits.