Frameset - tear

Predicate: tear

Roleset id: tear.01 , to pull apart, separate forcefully, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tear.01: TEAR-V NOTES: Frames file for 'tear' based on WSJ; adjectival 'torn' based on BOLT-2,3. Member of Vncls break-45.1, hurt-40.8.3-1-1, split-23.2. (from tear.01-v) TEARING-N NOTES: (from tearing.01-n) TORN-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from torn.01-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
tearing (n.)
tear (v.)	Damaging Experience_bodily_harm Cause_to_fragment
torn (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: puller, tearer, separator, agent (vnrole: 23.2-agent, 45.1-agent, 40.8.3-1-1-experiencer)
        Arg1-PPT: thing torn (vnrole: 23.2-patient, 45.1-patient, 40.8.3-1-1-patient)
        Arg2-PPT: torn between/from/out (vnrole: 23.2-co-patient)

Example: tear-v: torn out

        person: ns, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle

        Republican Sen. William Cohen of Maine , the panel 's vice chairman , said of the disclosure that `` [a text]-1 torn [*]-1 out of context is a pretext ... ''

        Rel: torn
        Arg1: [*]-1
        Arg2: out of context

Example: tear-v: torn between

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle

        Further , [the Herald]-1 seemed * torn [*-1]editorially between keeping its old-time Hearst readership -- blue-collar and sports-oriented -- and trying to provide a sprightly , upscale alternative to the sometimes staid Times .

        Rel: torn
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Argm-mnr: editorially
        Arg2: between keeping its old-time Hearst readership -- blue-collar and sports-oriented -- and trying to provide a sprightly , upscale alternative to the sometimes staid Times

Example: tear-v: with direction

        person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: passive, form: participle

        With Garpian randomness , a hotel across the street , the Amfac , had been hit harder : [A large sheet of its concrete facade and several window balconies]-2 were torn [*-2]away .

        Rel: torn
        Arg1: [*-2]
        Argm-dir: away

Example: ARG0 and ARG1 and ARG2

        But an even greater cause for regret is that " 50 years of intensive false cypress logging tore the heart out of Taiwan 's life - support system .

        Arg0: " 50 years of intensive false cypress logging
        Rel: tore
        Arg1: the heart
        Arg2: out of Taiwan 's life - support system

Example: torn-j

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns

        I am really torn [*ICH*-1] at the moment [whether to let things carry on , or to walk away]-1 .

        Arg1: I
        Argm-ext: really
        Rel: torn
        Arg0: [*ICH*-1]
        Argm-tmp: at the moment

Roleset id: tear.02 , to rush, move hurriedly, rushing, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tear.02: TEAR-V NOTES: Member of Vncls run-51.3.2. (from tear.02-v) TEARING-N NOTES: (from tearing.02-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
tear (v.)
tearing (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PPT: entity rushing (vnrole: 51.3.2-theme)
Arg1-LOC: direction/location (vnrole: 51.3.2-location)

Example: tear-v

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

        A series of explosions tore through the huge Phillips Petroleum Co. plastics plant near here , [*] injuring more than a hundred and closing parts of the Houston Ship Channel .

        Arg0: A series of explosions
        Rel: tore
        Arg1: through the huge Phillips Petroleum Co. plastics plant near here
        Argm-adv: [*] injuring more than a hundred and closing parts of the Houston Ship Channel

Roleset id: tear.03 , to fill with tears, filling with tears (crying), Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tear.03: TEAR-V NOTES: No Vncls. (from tear.03-v) TEARING-N NOTES: (from tearing.03-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
tearing (n.)
tear (v.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: entity filled with tears

Example: tear-v: eyes tearing

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

        [*-1] Having resided in the great state of California for the past seven years , I find it [*EXP*-3]hard [*] to ignore our environmental problems when I start my commute to work with eyes tearing [*RNR*-2] and head aching [*RNR*-2] from the polluted air [*T*-4] ; when I try [*-6] to enjoy the beaches and come home [*-6] covered [*-8] with tar and oil [*T*-5] ; when I hear of numerous deaths related [*] to irresponsible processing of cheese and use of chemicals in fruit growing [*T*-7] .

        Arg1: eyes
        Rel: tearing

Predicate: tear_up

Roleset id: tear_up.04 , to tear to pieces, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tear_up.04: TEAR_UP-V NOTES: (from tear.04-v) TEARING_UP-N NOTES: (from tearing.04-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
tearing_up (n.)
tear_up (v.)	Cause_to_fragment

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: tearer
Arg1-PPT: entity torn

Example: tear_up-v: transitive

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

        On Aug. 1 , the state tore up its controls , and food prices leaped .

        Argm-tmp: On Aug. 1
        Arg0: the state
        Rel: [ tore] [ up]
        Arg1: its controls

Predicate: tear_down

Roleset id: tear_down.05 , to demolish, take apart, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

tear_down.05: TEAR_DOWN-V NOTES: (from tear.05-v) TEARING_DOWN-N NOTES: (from tearing.05-n)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
tear_down (v.)
tearing_down (n.)

Roles:

Arg0-PAG: demolisher, agent
Arg1-PPT: entity torn

Example: tear_down-v: transitive

        person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: infinitive

        Witnesses shout , scream , pontificate : `` ... a dream that the planet could be saved [*-1]from itself and from the sadistic dumb creatures who-2 [*T*-2]-4 try [*-4] to tear down every decent man who [*T*-3] raises his voice . ''

        Arg0: [*-4] (= who)
        Argm-slc: who -> the sadistic dumb creatures
        Rel: [ tear] [ down]
        Arg1: every decent man who [*T*-3] raises his voice

Predicate: teary

Roleset id: teary.06 , to fill with tears, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

teary.06: TEARY-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from teary.03-j)

Aliases:

Alias	FrameNet	VerbNet
teary (j.)

Roles:

Arg1-PPT: entity filled with tears

Example: teary-j

        *PRO* Getting all teary today because I'm reading about Tove Jansson for a post, and thinking about her makes me feel feelings.

        Arg1: *PRO*
        Argm-adv: all
        Rel: teary
        Argm-tmp: today
        Argm-cau: because I'm reading about Tove Jansson for a post, and thinking about her makes me feel feelings