Predicate: grimace
Roleset id: grimace.01 , smile painfully, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
grimace.01: GRIMACE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'grimace' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 40.2 (from grimace.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| grimace (v.) | Making_faces | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: grimacer (vnrole: 40.2-Agent)
Arg1-CAU: source of pain (vnrole: 40.2-Theme)
Example: clear source of pain
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Mr. Pilson's rivals at ABC and NBC grimaced at the price.
Arg0: Mr. Pilson 's rivals at ABC and NBC
Rel: grimaced
Arg1: at the price
Example: somewhat trickier
person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Watching Congress sweat and grimace through its annual budget labors, fighting the urge to spend more, we're reminded of those late-night movies in which the anguished serial killer turns himself in to police and says, ``Stop me before I kill again.''
Arg0: Congress
Rel: grimace
Arg1: through its annual budget labors
Argm-adv: fighting the urge to spend more