| NP V NP |
| example |
"Tony broke the window."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
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| NP V NP PP.instrument |
| example |
"Tony broke the window with a hammer."
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| syntax |
Agent V Patient {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
|
| NP.patient V |
| example |
"The window broke."
|
| syntax |
Patient V
|
| semantics |
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
|
| NP V ADV-Middle |
| example |
"Crystal vases break easily."
|
| syntax |
Patient V ADV
|
| semantics |
property(Patient, Prop)
Adv(Prop)
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| NP.instrument V NP |
| example |
"The hammer broke the window."
|
| syntax |
Instrument V Patient
|
| semantics |
contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
|
| NP V NP ADJ |
| example |
"Tony broke the piggy bank open."
|
| syntax |
Agent V Patient Result
|
| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP V NP ADJ PP.instrument |
| example |
"Tony broke the piggy bank open with a hammer."
|
| syntax |
Agent V Patient Result {with} Instrument
|
| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
|
| NP V NP PP.result |
| example |
"Tony broke the glass to pieces."
|
| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Result [+state]
|
| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), ?Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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| NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument |
| example |
"Tony broke the glass to pieces with a hammer."
|
| syntax |
Agent V Patient {to into} Result [+state] {with} Instrument
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| semantics |
cause(Agent, E)
contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
use(during(E), Agent, Instrument)
|
| NP V PP.result |
| example |
"The glass broke into a thousand pieces."
|
| syntax |
Patient V {to into} Result [+state]
|
| semantics |
degradation_material_integrity(result(E), Patient)
Pred(result(E), Patient)
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