Predicate: squander
Roleset id: squander.01 , to waste, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
squander.01: SQUANDER-V NOTES: Frames file for 'squander' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from squander.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
|---|
| squander (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: wasteful one, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity squandered
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle
But [his chance [*] to become deputy mayor under Mayor Abraham Beame , a plan boosted [*]by Mr. Sutton ,]-1 was squandered [*-1] because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- [*] to file income tax returns for four years running .
Rel: squandered
Arg1: [*-1]
ArgM-CAU: because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- [*] to file income tax returns for four years running