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Thematic Role : Instrument

Description : Undergoer in an event that is manipulated by an agent, and with which an intentional act is performed; it exists independently of the event. For all roles containing symmetrical participants, we assume that the ordering is non-arbitrary and may be pragmatically determined and/or related to figure-ground considerations; however, the usefulness of this distinction may be application-specific.

Example : Jennifer baked the potatoes IN THE OVEN.

Classes containing INSTRUMENT : 44
begin-55.1
begin-55.1-1
begin-55.1-1-1
bend-45.2
break-45.1
bring-11.3
bring-11.3-1
carve-21.2
carve-21.2-1
carve-21.2-2
confront-98
cooking-45.3
cut-21.1
cut-21.1-1
destroy-44
distinguish-23.5
distinguish-23.5-1
establish-55.5
establish-55.5-1
floss-41.2.1
hit-18.1
hit-18.1-1
murder-42.1
murder-42.1-1
other_cos-45.4
other_cos-45.4-1
poison-42.2
poke-19
remedy-45.7
remedy-45.7-1
satisfy-55.7
spank-18.3
subjugate-42.3
support-15.3
support-15.3-1
sustain-55.6
sustain-55.6-1
swat-18.2
tape-22.4
tape-22.4-1
touch-20
touch-20-1
wipe_instr-10.4.2
wipe_instr-10.4.2-1


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