Predicate: miff
Roleset id: miff.01 , annoy slightly, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
miff.01: MIFF-V NOTES: Frames file for 'miff' based on sentences in financial subcorpus andautomatic expansion via verbnet. (from miff.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| miff (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: annoyer (vnrole: 31.1-stimulus)
Arg1-PPT: thing annoyed (vnrole: 31.1-experiencer)
Arg2-MNR: instrument, if separate from arg0
Example: just transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
What *trace* miffed many USX executives and shareholders was that the acquisition, for $3 billion of stock, doubled the USX shares outstanding and considerably diluted them.
Arg0: *trace*
Argm-rcl: What -> that the acquisition, for $3 billion of stock, doubled the USX shares outstanding and considerably diluted them
Rel: miffed
Arg1: many USX executives and shareholders
Example: ARG2
I don't know whether she was miffed at me for buying alcohol or she was miffed at the store for selling it to me.
Arg1: she
Rel:
Arg0: at me
Arg2: for buying alcohol