Predicate: spoil

Roleset id: spoil.01 , to damage or decay, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

spoil.01: SPOIL-V NOTES: Frames file for 'spoil' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from spoil.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
spoil (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer
        Arg1-PPT: entity decaying (vnrole: 45.5-Patient)

Example: intransitive

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

        The state Supply Regulator Institute is [*-3] to burn rice , corn and beans that [*T*-1]spoiled because of neglect and corruption in the previous Christian Democrat government , a statement from the information service SISAL said [0] [*T*-2] .

        Arg1: [*T*-1]
        Argm-rcl: that -> rice , corn and beans
        Rel: spoiled
        Argm-pnc: because of neglect and corruption in the previous Christian Democrat government

Example: transitive

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

        It is widely known [*-1] that `` too many cooks spoil the broth , '' but that wisdom does not necessarily reflect the view of the cooks , especially if they are senators .

        Arg0: too many cooks
        Rel: spoil
        Arg1: the broth