Predicate: ferry

Roleset id: ferry.01 , move something back and forth, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

ferry.01: FERRY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'ferry' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entries 51.4.1 and 11.5, FRamenet entry Transportation. (from ferry.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
ferry (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent, driver (vnrole: 11.5-1-agent, 51.4.1-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing moved (vnrole: 11.5-1-theme, 51.4.1-theme)
        Arg2-DIR: locations, or start point (vnrole: 11.5-1-initial_location, 51.4.1-location)
        Arg3-LOC: destination (vnrole: 11.5-1-destination, 51.4.1-location)

Example: all args

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

        In fact, [Aer Lingus]-1 started [*-1]ferrying Russians from Shannon to New York when Washington stripped Aeroflot of its U.S. landing rights.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: ferrying
        Arg1: Russians
        Arg2: from Shannon
        Arg3: to New York
        Argm-tmp: when Washington stripped Aeroflot of its U.S. landing rights

Example: often missing start point

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

        The passenger railroad said it terminated some runs in Sacramento, relying on buses-2 [*-2] to ferry passengers to the Bay area.

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: ferry
        Arg1: passengers
        Arg3: to the Bay area

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        Robertson 's African Development Company used the cover of Robertson 's tax - exempt `` Operation Blessing '' to ferry conflict diamonds out of civil war - ravaged Zaire -LRB- now Congo -RRB- .

        Arg0: []
        Rel: ferry
        Arg1: conflict diamonds
        Arg2: out of civil war - ravaged Zaire -LRB- now Congo -RRB-