Predicate: purge
Roleset id: purge.01 , to free from impurities, purify, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
purge.01: PURGE-V NOTES: Based on WSJ. Member of Vncls cheat-10.6, wipe_manner-10.4.1. Checked by Julia, 10/2010. (from purge.01-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
purge (v.) | Emptying Removing | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: remover, agent (vnrole: 10.4.1-Agent, 10.6-Agent)
        Arg1-LOC: entity purged (vnrole: 10.4.1-Source, 10.6-Source)
        Arg2-PPT: purged of, impurity (vnrole: 10.4.1-Theme, 10.6-Theme)
Example: all arguments
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive
        [China 's Communist leadership]-1 voted [*-1]to purge the party of `` hostile and anti-party elements '' and wealthy private businessmen , whom they called [*T*-2] exploiters .
        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: purge
        Arg1: the party
        Arg2: of `` hostile and anti-party elements '' and wealthy private businessmen , whom they called [*T*-2] exploiters