Predicate: impress

Roleset id: impress.01 , wow someone by exceeding expectations, be impressive, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

impress.01: IMPRESS-V NOTES: Reserve use of arg2 for only those cases where there's also a stated subject (arg0). Otherwise the agent/instrumentdistinction gets impossible. (from impress.01-v) IMPRESSED-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1,impress-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls amuse-31.1. (from impressed.01-j) IMPRESSIVE-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WSJ data, impress-v.01. Corresponds to VNcls amuse-31.1. (from impressive.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
impress (v.)
impressive (j.)Stimulus_focus
impressed (j.)

Roles:

        If an instrument separate from arg0 appears, please add the role in accordance with the verb frame. I'm fairly certain that such instances will not be treed as adjectives, however. (from impressed.01-j)
        Arg0-PAG: agent, thing making an impression (vnrole: 31.1-stimulus)
        Arg1-PPT: thing impressed (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
        Arg2-MNR: instrument or manner, if in addition to arg0

Example: impress-v: oddly intransitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Some shows just don't impress, he says, and this is one of them.

        Arg0: Some shows
        Argm-dis: just
        Argm-neg: n't
        Rel: impress

Example: impress-v: simple transitive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        That impressed Robert B. Pamplin, Georgia-Pacific's chief executive at the time, whom Mr. Hahn had met while fundraising for the institute.

        Arg0: That
        Rel: impressed
        Arg1: Robert B. Pamplin, Georgia-Pacific's chief executive at the time, whom Mr. Hahn had met while fundraising for the institute

Example: impress-v: passive with 'with'

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

        Michael Burns, president of Telesystems, says his concern has only benefited from the publicity surrounding the case, noting that three other charities have signed on as clients because they-1 were impressed *trace*-1 with the amount he raised for National Children's.

        Rel: impressed
        Arg1: *trace*
        Arg0: with the amount he raised for National Children's

Example: impress-v: with instrument

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

        [Messrs. Guber and Peters]-1 assiduously courted the man's widow for months, *trace*-1 showing her a tape of ``Gorillas in the Mist'' *trace*-1 to impress her with the quality of their work.

        Arg0: *trace*
        Rel: impress
        Arg1: her
        Arg2: with the quality of their work

Example: impressed-j: args0, 1

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

        I have to say I 'm quite impressed with what I saw , if he sticks at it he 'll be a champ in the next few years .

        Arg1: I
        Argm-ext: quite
        Rel: impressed
        Arg0: with what I saw

Example: impressive-j: with EXT

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

        `` The record of companies that have diversified is n't all that impressive , '' he says .

        Arg0: The record of companies
        Argm-neg: n't
        Argm-ext: all that
        Rel: impressive

Example: impressive-j: with arg0, arg1, CAU

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

        Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says James' scoring streak has been more impressive to him because James isn't solely focused on scoring.

        Arg0: James' scoring streak
        Argm-ext: more
        Rel: impressive
        Arg1: to him
        Argm-cau: because James isn't solely focused on scoring

Example: impressive-j: args 0, 2

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

        He was impressive with his razor-sharp singing and concise acting.

        Arg0: he
        Rel: impressive
        Arg2: with his razor-sharp singing and concise acting

Roleset id: impress.02 , convince of importance, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

impress.02: IMPRESS-V NOTES: Frames file for 'impress' based on sentences in wsj and automatic expansion via verbnet. (from impress.02-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
impress (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: agent of convincing
        Arg1-GOL: entity convinced
        Arg2-PPT: proposition

Example: impress on

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        ``It impresses upon ordinary, young Filipinos that there's nothing to feel inferior about in using their own language,'' says Randy David, a sociologist and host of a popular television talk show.

        Arg0: It
        Rel: impresses
        Arg1: upon ordinary , young Filipinos
        Arg2: that there's nothing to feel inferior about in using their own language


Predicate: impression

Roleset id: impression.03 , mental image, understanding, notion, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

impression.03: IMPRESSION-N NOTES: impress.01 (from impression.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
impression (n.)
have_impression (l.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: entity having an understanding, notion
        Arg1-PPT: the notion, understanding

Example: impression-n: Arg1,0 (impression of)

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

        This is just my impression of the site layout.

        Arg0: my
        Rel: impression
        Arg1: of the site layout

Example: impression-n: Arg0,1 (impression on)

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

        my experience with the CIA left, I would say, a very negative impression on me.

        Arg0: on me
        Arg1: very negative
        Rel: impression