Predicate: sponge
Roleset id: sponge.01 , to gather sponges (the sea creature), Source: , vncls: , framnet:
sponge.01: SPONGE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'sponge' based on dictionary.com. Verbnet entry 13.7. frame by Perryn (from sponge.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| sponge (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: agent or causer (vnrole: 13.7-agent)
Arg1-PPT: entity gathered
Arg2-LOC: gathered into
Arg3-GOL: beneficiary
Example: hold your breath
The fisherman sponged for loofas.
Arg0: The fisherman
Rel: sponged
Arg1: for loofas
Roleset id: sponge.02 , act like a sponge, leach off some entity, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
sponge.02: SPONGE-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. Comparison to leach.01. No VNcls. (from sponge.02-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| sponge (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: entity acting like a sponge/leach
Arg1-PPT: thing gained, ("absorbed")
Arg2-DIR: source, entity taken advantage of
Example: args 0, 2
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
To those whom the welfare state is the biggest concern I think the problem arises from the fact that there are already too many english people sponging off the state and if we add any more people be it immigrants or " britons " our state of government would collapse and then our economy .
Arg0: too many english people
Rel: sponging
Arg2: off the state