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Class Hierarchy

swat-18.2
no subclasses

Members

bite (wn 1, 3; g 1, 2)

chop (fn 1; wn 1; g 1)

claw (fn 1; wn 2, 3; g 3)

kick (fn 1; wn 1, 2, 3; g 1)

paw (wn 1)

peck (wn 1, 3)

punch (fn 1; wn 1; g 1)

scratch (fn 1; wn 2, 3; g 1)

slice (fn 1, 2; wn 1, 3; g 1)

slug (wn 1)

stab (fn 1; wn 1, 2, 3; g 1, 2)

swat (wn 1)

swipe (wn 1)

Roles
Agent [+animate] Patient [+concrete] Instrument [+solid] Location [+concrete] Result

Frames

NP V NP
example	"Paula swatted the fly."
syntax	Agent V Patient
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) ¬contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)

NP V NP PP.instrument
example	"Paula swatted the fly with a dishcloth."
syntax	Agent V Patient {with} Instrument
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) ¬contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient) utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP V PP
example	"Paula swatted at the fly."
syntax	Agent V (at) Patient
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) ¬contact(during(E), Agent, Patient)

NP V PP PP
example	"Paula swatted at the fly with a dishcloth."
syntax	Agent V (at) Patient {with} Instrument
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) ¬contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP V NP ADJP
example	"Paula sliced the bag open."
syntax	Agent V Patient Result
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) ¬contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient) path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)

NP V NP ADJP PP.instrument
example	"Paula swatted the fly dead with a dishcloth."
syntax	Agent V Patient Result {with} Instrument
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) ¬contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient) path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP V NP PP.result
example	"The cat clawed the couch to pieces."
syntax	Agent V Patient {to into} Result [+state]
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) ¬contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient) path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep)

NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument
example	"The cat clawed the counch to pieces with her sharp nails."
syntax	Agent V Patient {to into} Result [+state] {with} Instrument
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Instrument) ¬contact(during(E), Instrument, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Instrument) contact(end(E), Instrument, Patient) path_rel(start(E), Initial_State, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) path_rel(result(E), Result, Patient, ch_of_state, prep) utilize(during(E), Agent, Instrument)

NP V NP PP.location
example	"Paula swatted Deirdre on the back."
syntax	Agent V Patient {{+loc}} Location [+body_part]
semantics	cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), directedmotion, Agent) ¬contact(during(E), Agent, Patient) manner(end(E), forceful, Agent) contact(end(E), Agent, Patient)

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