Predicate: useless

Roleset id: useless.01 , offering no benefit, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

useless.01: USELESS-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-4,5. Close relation to use.01, but extends slightly beyond the boundaries of the verb's arg1. Relation to 'useful'. (from useless.01-j)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
useless (j.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: beneficiary
        Arg1-PPT: action/entity offering benefit
        Arg2-PRP: purpose for which arg1 is useless

Example: arg1

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

        If they know it 's useless to put themselves first , maybe they wo n't .

        Rel: useless
        Arg1: to put themselves first