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                  | NP V NP.patient |  
                     | example | "Tony bent the rod." |  
                     | syntax | Agent  V  Patient |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        cause(Agent, E)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP V NP PP.instrument |  
                     | example | "Tony bent the rod with pliers." |  
                     | syntax | Agent  V  Patient  {with}  Instrument |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        cause(Agent, E)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
                        utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument) |  
                  | NP.patient V |  
                     | example | "The rod bent." |  
                     | syntax | Patient  V |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP V ADV-Middle |  
                     | example | "The copper rods bent easily." |  
                     | syntax | Patient  V  ADV |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP.instrument V NP |  
                     | example | "The pliers bent the rod." |  
                     | syntax | Instrument  V  Patient |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP V NP ADJ |  
                     | example | "Tony folded the flaps open." |  
                     | syntax | Agent  V  Patient  Result |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        cause(Agent, E)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP V NP PP.result |  
                     | example | "Tony bent the rod into a U." |  
                     | syntax | Agent  V  Patient  {to into}  Result  [+state] |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        cause(Agent, E)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient) |  
                  | NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument |  
                     | example | "Tony bent the rod into a U with pliers." |  
                     | syntax | Agent  V  Patient  {to into}  Result  [+state] {with}  Instrument |  
                     | semantics | path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)
                        cause(Agent, E)
                        contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient)
                        physical_form(result(E), Form, Patient)
                        utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument) |  |