Predicate: hone

Roleset id: hone.01 , make sharp, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

hone.01: HONE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'hone' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from hone.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
hone (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of sharpness
        Arg1-PPT: thing becoming sharp
        Arg2-MNR: whetstone, instrument

Example: passive with instrument

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

        But some cosmetics-industry executives wonder whether techniques-1 honed [*]-1 in packaged goods will translate to the cosmetics business.

        Rel: honed
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg2: in packaged goods

Example: active, agentive

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

        [Japanese researchers]-1 have bred dozens of strains of Fujis [*-1]to hone its color, taste and shelf life.

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: hone
        Arg1: its color, taste and shelf life