Predicate: pointless
Roleset id: pointless.01 , purposeless, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
pointless.01: POINTLESS-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-1. (from pointless.01-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| pointless (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: agent of pointless action
Arg1-PPT: pointless action, thing
Example: arg1
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
We can surge troops all we want , but if the level of cruelty does n't increase it will all be pointless .
Argm-adv: if the level of cruelty doesn't increase
Arg1: it
Argm-mod: will
Argm-adv: all
Rel: pointless
Example: empty it, both args
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
I told him that it was pointless of him to go to Africa and desert everybody if he was just going to come back anyway.
Rel: pointless
Arg0: of him
Arg1: to go to Africa and desert everybody
Argm-adv: if he was just going to come back anyway
Roleset id: pointless.02 , not having a pointy end, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
pointless.02: POINTLESS-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WordNet. (from pointless.02-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| pointless (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg1-PAG: thing without a pointy end
Example: the arg
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Blunt Pencils are Pointless
Arg1: Blunt Pencils
Rel: Pointless
Roleset id: pointless.03 , with no points having been scored, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
pointless.03: POINTLESS-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on WordNet. (from pointless.03-j)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| pointless (j.) | | |
Roles:
Arg1-PPT: competition without points scored
Arg2-GOL: team scoring no points
Arg3-VSP: opposing team
Example: both arsg
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Since this game was pointless for you since the beginning, we'll spare you losing all those points on your ranking.
Arg1: this game
Rel: pointless
Arg2: for you
Argm-tmp: since the beginning