Predicate: perch

Roleset id: perch.01 , like a bird, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

perch.01: PERCH-V NOTES: Frames file for 'perch' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entries 47.6, 9.2, 50; Framenet entry Placing. (from perch.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
perch (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: placer, agent (vnrole: 47.6-agent, 9.2-1-agent, 50-agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing perched (vnrole: 47.6-theme, 9.2-1-theme)
        Arg2-LOC: perched on, location (vnrole: 47.6-location, 9.2-1-destination, 50-location)

Example: passive

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

        But the greatest damage was visited on [buildings and roadways]-1 perched [*]-1 upon landfill, as were the Marina District of San Francisco and the Bay Bridge -- two areas of maximum devastation.

        Rel: perched
        Arg1: [*]
        Arg2: upon landfill
        Argm: as were the Marina District of San Francisco and the Bay Bridge -- two areas of maximum devastation

Example: args 0 and 2 merged

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

        John's parakeet perched on the end of his nose.

        Arg0: John's parakeet
        Rel: perched
        Arg2: on the end of his nose