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General Thematic Roles
39 unique values / 1009 total uses


NP Thematic Roles
38 unique values / 3529 total uses


Selectional Restrictions
37 unique values / 1036 total uses


Verb-Specific Features
15 unique values / 351 total uses


Predicates
153 unique values / 4995 total uses


Frame Types
Primary: 305 unique values / 1569 total uses (= # frames in VN)
Secondary: 432 unique values / 1515 total uses

  • NP V NP (237 frames)
    • (SUBCAT MP) (1)
    • (no secondary frame type) (9)
    • Basic Transitive (130)
    • Basic Transitive; Body-part Object (1)
    • Basic Transitive; Causative (1)
    • Basic Transitive; Topic Object (1)
    • Basic Transitive; dropped Instrument (1)
    • Basic Transitive; with accompanied motion (4)
    • Basic Transitive; without accompanied motion (2)
    • Locative Preposition Drop (6)
    • Locatum Subject Alternation (1)
    • NP (28)
    • NP-PP; Body Part Object (1)
    • NP-PRED-RS (1)
    • NP; Induced Action with accompanied motion (2)
    • NP; Induced Action without accompanied motion (1)
    • NP; Plural object (1)
    • PP; Theme-PP (1)
    • Reflexive of Appearance (1)
    • Simple Reciprocal Transitive (6)
    • Transitiognate Object (1)
    • Transitive (18)
    • Transitive; Body-part Object (1)
    • Transitive; Body-part or reflexive Object (2)
    • Transitive; Cognate Object (2)
    • Transitive; Reaction Object (1)
    • Transitive; accompanied motion (1)
    • Transitive; affected Patient, no Co-Patient (1)
    • Transitive; dropped Theme (2)
    • Transitive; understood Patient2 (1)
    • Transitive; without Destination (1)
    • Transitive;as-Attribute (1)
    • Unintentional Interpretation of ObjectBody_part Object (2)
    • Unintentional Interpretation of ObjectReflexive Object (1)
    • Unspecified Reflexive ObjectReflexive variant (1)
    • With Preposition Drop (1)
    • With Preposition Drop Alternation (1)
  • NP V (127 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (7)
    • Basic Intransitive (71)
    • Basic Intransitive; inchoative (1)
    • Intransitive (14)
    • Intransitive; Plural Agent (1)
    • Intransitive; Plural Subject (5)
    • Intransitive; Singular Subject (1)
    • Plural Agent, Intransitive (1)
    • Simple Reciprocal Intransitive (12)
    • Understood Body-Part Object (1)
    • Understood Reciprocal Object (1)
    • Unspecified Object (12)
  • NP V S_ING (39 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • ING-AC (7)
    • ING-NP-OMIT (2)
    • ING-SC (1)
    • ING-SC/BE-ING (1)
    • ING-SC/BE-ING-SC (8)
    • NP-ING (1)
    • NP-ING-OC (1)
    • P-ING-AC; about-PP (1)
    • P-ING-AC; with-PP (2)
    • P-ING-SC; to-PP (2)
    • POSSING (11)
  • NP V that S (30 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • S (26)
    • S-SUBJUNCT (3)
  • NP V PP.theme (29 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (3)
    • NP-PP; locative-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (1)
    • P-ING-SC; with-PP (1)
    • PP; Theme-PP (3)
    • PP; about-PP (3)
    • PP; after-PP (2)
    • PP; for-PP (1)
    • PP; in-PP (3)
    • PP; of-PP (1)
    • PP; on-PP (4)
    • PP; over-PP (1)
    • PP; through-PP (1)
    • PP; with-PP (3)
    • PP;PP-theme (1)
  • NP V PP.location (27 frames)
    • NP-PP; Location-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; path-PP (1)
    • PP; Location-PP (11)
    • PP; against-PP (1)
    • PP; locative-PP (10)
    • PP; over-PP (1)
    • PP; path-PP (2)
  • NP V PP (26 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (7)
    • Basic Intransitive; PP (1)
    • Conative (4)
    • NP; PP-location (1)
    • PP (10)
    • PP; directional (2)
    • Simple Reciprocal Intransitive (1)
  • NP V NP PP.destination (24 frames)
    • NP-PP; Destination-PP (5)
    • NP-PP; Goal-PP (7)
    • NP-PP; between-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; locative-PP (7)
    • NP-PP; path-PP (3)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.instrument (24 frames)
    • NP PP;PP-instrument (1)
    • NP-PP; Instrument-PP (16)
    • NP-PP; Instrument-PP (Bodypart of reflexive object) (1)
    • NP-PP; through-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; with-PP (5)
  • NP V NP PP.theme (23 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • NP-PP; Cause-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; PP-Theme (1)
    • NP-PP; Source-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Theme-PP (8)
    • NP-PP; against-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; of-PP (3)
    • NP-PP; with-PP (4)
  • NP V NP PP.result (22 frames)
    • NP-PP; Result-PP (15)
    • NP-PP; as-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; into-PP (5)
  • NP V NP ADJ (21 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • ADJP; Resultative (1)
    • NP-ADJP-PRED (5)
    • NP-ADJP; Resultative (6)
    • NP-PP; as-PP (1)
    • NP-VEN-NP-OMIT (7)
  • NP V NP PP.attribute (20 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • NP (2)
    • NP-P-ING; as-PP (1)
    • NP-PP (1)
    • NP-PP-PRED; for-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Attribute-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Cause-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Possessor Object, Attribute-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; as-PP (8)
    • NP-PP; in-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; of-PP (1)
  • NP V NP S_ING (19 frames)
    • NP-ING-SC (1)
    • NP-P-ING-AC; about-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-AC; with-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; as-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; into-PP (5)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; of-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; to-PP (3)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; with-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-SC; on-PP (1)
    • NP-P-ING-SC; to-PP (2)
    • POSSING (2)
  • NP V NP PP.location (18 frames)
    • NP-PP; Body-part-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; Induced Action with accompanied motion, path-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; Induced Action without accompanied motion, path-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Location-PP (6)
    • NP-PP; accompanied motion, path-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; in-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; locative-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; path-PP (3)
  • NP V S_INF (18 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • TO-INF-AC (2)
    • TO-INF-RS (2)
    • TO-INF-SC (9)
    • TO-INF-SC; with-PP (1)
    • TO-INF; N-SC (1)
    • TO_INF; N-SC (1)
    • Transitive; S_INF (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source (17 frames)
    • NP-PP; Location-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Source-PP (8)
    • NP-PP; for/on Source (abstract) (1)
    • NP-PP; from-PP (5)
    • NP-PP; of-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; on-PP (1)
  • NP V what S (17 frames)
    • S (1)
    • WHAT-S (16)
  • NP V PP.theme S_ING (16 frames)
    • P-ING-SC; about-PP (1)
    • P-ING-SC; at-PP (2)
    • P-ING-SC; from-PP (1)
    • P-ING-SC; in-PP (6)
    • P-ING-SC; on-PP (2)
    • P-NP-ING; about-PP (1)
    • P-POSSING; about-PP (1)
    • P-POSSING; on-PP (1)
    • POSSING; of-PP (1)
  • NP V how S (16 frames)
    • HOW-S (16)
  • NP V NP PP.recipient (15 frames)
    • NP-PP; Recipient-PP (7)
    • NP-PP; among-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (7)
  • NP V NP.theme (15 frames)
    • Basic Transitive; Theme Object (2)
    • NP.theme (1)
    • NP; Causative variant (5)
    • NP; Theme Object (1)
    • Transitive; Causative (1)
    • Transitive; Causative variant (1)
    • Transitive; Substance Object (1)
    • Transitive; Theme Object (3)
  • NP V ADV-Middle (13 frames)
    • Middle Construction (12)
    • Middle construction (1)
  • NP V NP NP (13 frames)
    • Dative (1)
    • Ditransitive (1)
    • NP-NP (8)
    • NP-NP-PRED (3)
  • NP V how S_INF (13 frames)
    • HOW-TO-INF (13)
  • NP V NP PP.initial_location (12 frames)
    • NP-PP; Initial_Location-PP (10)
    • NP-PP; path-PP (1)
    • PP; initial_location-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic (12 frames)
    • PP; Simple Reciprocal Subject, Topic-PP (1)
    • PP; Topic-PP (4)
    • PP; about-PP (3)
    • PP; against/about-PP (1)
    • PP; of-PP (1)
    • PP; on-PP (2)
  • NP.instrument V NP (12 frames)
    • Instrument Subject Alternation (11)
    • Intransitive; Instrument Subject (1)
  • NP V NP PP.beneficiary (11 frames)
    • NP-PP; Beneficiary Object (1)
    • NP-PP; Beneficiary-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (9)
  • NP V NP PP.goal (11 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • NP-PP; Goal-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Result-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; as-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; in-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; on-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (3)
  • NP V PP.co-agent (11 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (2)
    • PP (1)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
    • PP; with-PP (6)
  • NP V NP ADJP (10 frames)
    • ADJP; Resultative (1)
    • NP-ADJP; Resultative (9)
  • NP V NP PP (10 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • NP-PP (6)
    • NP-PP; Instrument PP (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (1)
    • Simple Reciprocal Alternation Transitive; prepositional variant (1)
  • NP V NP PP.co-patient (10 frames)
    • NP-PP; Source-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; from-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; into/to/with-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; locative-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (3)
    • NP-PP; with-PP (2)
  • NP V NP S_INF (10 frames)
    • NP-ING-SC (1)
    • NP-TO-INF (1)
    • NP-TO-INF-OC (6)
    • NP-TO-INF-VC (1)
    • TO-INF-SC; with-PP (1)
  • NP V NP to be NP (10 frames)
    • Infinitival Copular Clause (2)
    • NP to be NP (1)
    • NP-TOBE (7)
  • NP V PP.recipient (10 frames)
    • PP; Recipient-PP (8)
    • PP; for-PP (1)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.stimulus (10 frames)
    • PP; Stimulus-PP (9)
    • PP; with-PP (1)
  • NP V what S_INF (10 frames)
    • WHAT-TO-INF (10)
  • NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination (9 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; Initial_Location-PP Goal-PP (7)
    • NP-PP-PP; Initial_Location-PP path-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; path-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient that S (9 frames)
    • PP-S; Recipient-PP (3)
    • PP-THAT-S-SUBJUNCT; to-PP (3)
    • PP-THAT-S; to-PP (3)
  • PP.location V NP (9 frames)
    • Locative Inversion (9)
  • NP V ADVP-Middle (8 frames)
    • Middle Construction (8)
  • NP V NP ADVP (8 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • NP-ADVP-PRED; here/there (6)
    • NP-ADVP-PRED; here/there/away (1)
  • NP V NP-Dative NP (8 frames)
    • Dative (8)
  • NP V NP.recipient (8 frames)
    • Basic Transitive; Recipient Object (3)
    • NP (1)
    • Transitive; Recipient Object (3)
    • Transitive; Recipient Object, ellided Topic (1)
  • NP V PP.destination (8 frames)
    • PP; Destination-PP (2)
    • PP; destination-PP (1)
    • PP; locative-PP (3)
    • PP; path-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.source (8 frames)
    • PP; Source-PP (3)
    • PP; Topic-PP (1)
    • PP; from-PP (3)
    • PP; of-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.result PP.instrument (7 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; Result-PP, Instrument-PP (7)
  • NP V NP together (7 frames)
    • Together Reciprocal Alternation Transitive (7)
  • NP V PP PP (7 frames)
    • Conative (4)
    • PP-PP (2)
    • PP-PP; Path-Theme (1)
  • NP.theme V (7 frames)
    • Basic Intransitive; inchoative (3)
    • Intransitive; Inchoative (4)
  • There V NP PP (7 frames)
    • NP-PP; Expletive-there Subject (6)
    • There-insertion (1)
  • NP V PP.attribute (6 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • PP-PRED-RSin-PP (1)
    • PP; as-PP (1)
    • PP; in-PP (1)
    • PP; like-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme (6 frames)
    • PP-PP; with-PP about-PP (2)
    • PP-PP; with-PP in-PP (1)
    • PP-PP; with-PP on-PP (3)
  • NP V PP.co-patient (6 frames)
    • PP; Source-PP (1)
    • PP; from-PP (1)
    • PP; locative-PP (1)
    • PP; with-PP (3)
  • NP V PP.recipient how S (6 frames)
    • PP-HOW-S; of-PP (1)
    • PP-HOW-S; to-PP (5)
  • NP V PP.result (6 frames)
    • PP; Result-PP (4)
    • PP; for-PP (1)
    • PP; w/ endstate (1)
  • NP V S (6 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • NP-INF-OC (3)
    • THAT-S (1)
    • TO-INF-AC (1)
  • NP V whether/if S (6 frames)
    • WH-S (6)
  • NP.patient V (6 frames)
    • Intransitive; Inchoative (6)
  • NP V NP PP.co-theme (5 frames)
    • NP-PP; by-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; from-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; over-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; with-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.destination PP.initial_location (5 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; Goal-PP Initial_Location-PP (5)
  • NP V NP PP.topic (5 frames)
    • NP-PP; Topic-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; about-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; against/about-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; of-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.beneficiary NP (5 frames)
    • Benefactive Alternation; double object (1)
    • NP-NP; Beneficiary Object (4)
  • NP V NP.location (5 frames)
    • Basic Transitive; Location Object (1)
    • Locative Preposition Drop (1)
    • Transitive; Causative variant (1)
    • Transitive; Location Object (2)
  • NP V NP.patient (5 frames)
    • Basic Transitive; Causative (5)
  • NP V PP.patient (5 frames)
    • PP; Patient-PP (4)
    • PP; with/into/to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient how S_INF (5 frames)
    • PP-HOW-TO-INF; Recipient-PP (1)
    • PP-HOW-TO-INF; of-PP (1)
    • PP-HOW-TO-INF; to-PP (3)
  • NP.location V PP.theme (5 frames)
    • PP; Location Subject, with-PP (5)
  • NP V ADJ (4 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • ADJ (1)
    • ADJP-PRED-RS (1)
    • ADJP; Resultative (1)
  • NP V ADV (4 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • ADVP-PRED; here/there (2)
  • NP V ADVP-Middle PP (4 frames)
    • Middle Construction (4)
  • NP V NP ADV (4 frames)
    • NP-ADVP (2)
    • NP-ADVP-PRED (2)
  • NP V NP PP.value (4 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
    • NP-PP; Value-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; at-PP (1)
  • NP V NP S (4 frames)
    • NP-S (2)
    • NP-S_INF NP-TOBE (1)
    • NP-Sq (1)
  • NP V NP to be ADJ (4 frames)
    • Infinitival Copular Clause (1)
    • NP-TOBE (3)
  • NP V NP.destination (4 frames)
    • Transitive; Destination Object (4)
  • NP V NP.material PP.product (4 frames)
    • Material/Product Alternation Transitive; Material Object (1)
    • NP-PP; Causative variant, Product-PP (2)
    • NP-PP; material,product (1)
  • NP V PP.beneficiary (4 frames)
    • PP; Beneficiary-PP (1)
    • PP; against-PP (1)
    • PP; for-PP (1)
    • PP; with-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.co-theme (4 frames)
    • PP; for-into PP (1)
    • PP; from/with-PP (1)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
    • PP; with/to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.experiencer (4 frames)
    • PP; Experiencer-PP (1)
    • PP; at-PP (1)
    • PP; on-PP (1)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient S-Quote (4 frames)
    • PP-QUOT; Recipient-PP (3)
    • PP-S; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.stimulus what S (4 frames)
    • P-WHAT-S; about-PP (1)
    • P-WHAT-TO-INF; with-P (1)
    • S (2)
  • NP V S-Quote (4 frames)
    • QUOT (4)
  • NP V for NP S_INF (4 frames)
    • FOR-TO-INF (4)
  • NP V together (4 frames)
    • Together Reciprocal Alternation Intransitive (4)
  • There V NP (4 frames)
    • NP-PP; Expletive-there Subject (1)
    • NP; Expletive-there Subject (3)
  • There V PP NP (4 frames)
    • PP-NP; Expletive-there Subject (4)
  • NP V NP ADJP PP.instrument (3 frames)
    • NP-ADJP-PP; Resultative, Instrument-PP (3)
  • NP V NP PP.asset (3 frames)
    • NP-PP; Asset Subject (1)
    • NP-PP; Asset-PP (2)
  • NP V NP PP.co-agent (3 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
    • NP-PP; with-PP (2)
  • NP V PP-Conative (3 frames)
    • Conative (3)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic (3 frames)
    • PP-PP; to-PP Topic-PP (1)
    • PP-PP; with-PP Topic-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination (3 frames)
    • PP-PP; Initial_Location-PP path-PP (1)
    • PP-PP; source-PP destination-PP (1)
    • PP; path-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.location PP.theme (3 frames)
    • PP-PP; Location-PP Theme-PP (2)
    • PP; Location-PP Theme-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient S_INF (3 frames)
    • PP-TO-INF-AC; Recipient-PP (1)
    • PP-TO-INF-OC; Recipient-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.recipient what S (3 frames)
    • PP-WHAT-S; to-PP (3)
  • NP V PP.theme what S (3 frames)
    • P-WHAT-S; about-PP (3)
  • NP V PP.topic PP.co-agent (3 frames)
    • PP-PP; Topic-PP to-PP (1)
    • PP-PP; Topic-PP with-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.topic what S_INF (3 frames)
    • P-WHAT-TO-INF; about-PP (2)
    • P-WHAT-TO-INF; on-PP (1)
  • NP V whether S_INF (3 frames)
    • WH-TO-INF (3)
  • NP.asset V NP (3 frames)
    • NP; Asset Subject (3)
  • NP.instrument V ADVP (3 frames)
    • Characteristic Property of Instrument (3)
  • It V that S (2 frames)
    • SEEM-S (2)
  • NP V ADVP (2 frames)
    • ADVPhere/there (2)
  • NP V NP ADJP-Result (2 frames)
    • NP-ADJP; Resultative (2)
  • NP V NP NP PP.asset (2 frames)
    • NP-NP-PP; Asset-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Asset-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source PP.beneficiary (2 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; Source-PP Beneficiary-PP (2)
  • NP V NP how S (2 frames)
    • NP-HOW-S (2)
  • NP V NP that S (2 frames)
    • NP-S (2)
  • NP V NP up (2 frames)
    • NP-PART; up (2)
  • NP V NP what S (2 frames)
    • NP-WHAT-S (2)
  • NP V NP what S_INF (2 frames)
    • NP-WHAT-TO-INF (2)
  • NP V NP.attribute (2 frames)
    • NP; Attribute Object (1)
    • NP; Theme Object (1)
  • NP V NP.destination PP.theme (2 frames)
    • NP-PP; Destination Object, Theme-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Location Object, with-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.initial_location (2 frames)
    • Transitive; Initial_Location Object (1)
    • Transitive; basically, locative preposition drop of "from" (1)
  • NP V NP.location PP.theme (2 frames)
    • NP-PP; Location Object, Theme-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Location Subject, of-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.product PP.material (2 frames)
    • Material/Product Alternation Transitive; Product Object (1)
    • NP-PP; Causative variant, Material-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient that S (2 frames)
    • NP-S; Recipient Object (2)
  • NP V NP.source (2 frames)
    • NP; Causative variant (1)
    • Transitive; Source Object (1)
  • NP V NP.theme (PP) (2 frames)
    • Transitive; Theme Object (2)
  • NP V NP.theme PP.destination (2 frames)
    • NP-PP; Substance Object Destination-PP (1)
    • NP-PP; Theme Object, on-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.topic (2 frames)
    • Basic Transitive; Topic Object (2)
  • NP V NP.value (2 frames)
    • Transitive; Attribute Object (2)
  • NP V PP ADV-Middle (2 frames)
    • Middle Construction (2)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme S_ING (2 frames)
    • P-ING-SC; with-PP at-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme what S (2 frames)
    • PP-P-WHAT-S; with-PP about-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme what S_INF (2 frames)
    • PP-P-WHAT-TO-INF; with-PP about-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S (2 frames)
    • PP-P-WH-S; with-PP about-PP (1)
    • PP-PP; co-agent theme whether S (1)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S_INF (2 frames)
    • PP-P-WH-TO-INF; with-PP about-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.destination NP (2 frames)
    • PP-NP; Goal-PP (1)
    • PP-NP; upon/on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.initial_location (2 frames)
    • PP; initial_loc-PP (1)
    • PP; path-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.instrument (2 frames)
    • PP; Instrument-PP (1)
    • PP; with-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.predicate (2 frames)
    • (no secondary frame type) (2)
  • NP V PP.recipient PP.topic (2 frames)
    • PP-PP; Recipient-PP Topic-PP (1)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient what S_INF (2 frames)
    • PP-WHAT-TO-INF; to-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.source S_ING (2 frames)
    • P-ING-SC; from-PP (1)
    • P-ING-SC; of-P (1)
  • NP V PP.source how S (2 frames)
    • PP-HOW-S; from-PP (1)
    • S (1)
  • NP V PP.stimulus S_ING (2 frames)
    • P-POSSING; with-P (1)
    • PP; Stimulus-PP; P-POSSING (1)
  • NP V PP.stimulus how/whether S (2 frames)
    • P-WH-S; about-PP (1)
    • PP; Stimulus-PP; WH-S (1)
  • NP V PP.theme PP.location (2 frames)
    • PP-PP; Theme-PP Location-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.theme S (2 frames)
    • P-POSSING; about-PP (1)
    • PP; from-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.theme what S_INF (2 frames)
    • P-WHAT-TO-INF; about-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.theme whether S_INF (2 frames)
    • P-WH-TO-INF; about-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.time (2 frames)
    • PP; Time-PP (2)
  • NP V PP.topic S_ING (2 frames)
    • P-POSSING; about-PP (1)
    • P-POSSING; on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic what S (2 frames)
    • P-WHAT-S; about-PP (1)
    • P-WHAT-S; on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.trajectory (2 frames)
    • PP (1)
    • PP; trajectory-PP (1)
  • NP V together ADV-Middle (2 frames)
    • Middle Construction (2)
  • NP.attribute V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.attribute V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • PP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.location V (2 frames)
    • Intransitive; Inchoative (1)
    • Intransitive; Location subject (1)
  • NP.location V NP (2 frames)
    • Location Subject Alternation (1)
    • Locative Inversion (1)
  • NP.material V PP.product (2 frames)
    • Material/Product Alternation Intransitive; Material Subject (1)
    • PP; Inchoative variant, Product-PP (1)
  • NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • NP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • PP-PP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.patient V PP.attribute PP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • PP-PP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal (2 frames)
    • PP-PP-PP; optional (2)
  • NP.theme V NP (2 frames)
    • Transitive; Theme Subject (2)
  • It V (1 frame)
    • Intransitive; Expletive Subject (1)
  • It V NP.theme (1 frame)
    • NP; Expletive Subject, Theme Object (1)
  • It V PP.experiencer that S (1 frame)
    • SEEM-TO-NP-S; to-PP (1)
  • It V PP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP; Expletive Subject, Theme-PP (1)
  • NP NP V ADVP-Middle together (1 frame)
    • Middle Construction (1)
  • NP NP V together (1 frame)
    • Together Reciprocal Alternation Intransitive (1)
  • NP V ADJ PP.experiencer (1 frame)
    • PP; Experiencer-PP (1)
  • NP V ADJ-Middle (1 frame)
    • (SUBCAT ADL) (1)
  • NP V ADJP NP (1 frame)
    • ADJP; Resultative (1)
  • NP V ADV NP (1 frame)
    • ADVP-NP (1)
  • NP V ADV PP (1 frame)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
  • NP V ADV-Middle PP (1 frame)
    • Middle Construction (1)
  • NP V ADV-Middle PP.location (1 frame)
    • Middle Construction (1)
  • NP V ADV-Middle together (1 frame)
    • Middle Construction (1)
  • NP V NP ADJ PP.instrument (1 frame)
    • NP-ADJP-PP; Resultative, Instrument-PP (1)
  • NP V NP ADJP PP.result (1 frame)
    • NP-ADJP; Result-PP (1)
  • NP V NP NP PP (1 frame)
    • NP-NP-PP (1)
  • NP V NP NP PP.theme (1 frame)
    • NP-NP-PP; for-PP (1)
  • NP V NP NP together (1 frame)
    • Together Reciprocal Alternation Transitive (1)
  • NP V NP NP.asset (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Asset Object (1)
  • NP V NP P.asset (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Asset-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP PP (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP PP.instrument (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Body-part-PP Instrument-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.attribute PP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; attribute-PP theme-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.destination-Conative (1 frame)
    • Conative (1)
  • NP V NP PP.goal S_ING (1 frame)
    • P-ING-OC (1)
  • NP V NP PP.manner (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Manner-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.material (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Material-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.material PP.asset (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Material-PP, Asset-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.material PP.beneficiary (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Source-PP Beneficiary-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.patient (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; through-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.predicate (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; for-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.product PP.beneficiary (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Product-PP Beneficiary-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Recipient-PP Asset-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Recipient-PP Theme-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source NP.asset (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Source-PP, Asset-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source PP.instrument (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Instrument-PP Location-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source S (1 frame)
    • NP-P-NP-ING; on-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source S_ING (1 frame)
    • NP-P-POSSING; on-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.source whether S (1 frame)
    • NP-P-WH-S; on-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.stimulus (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.theme PP.attribute (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; theme-PP attribute-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.theme what S (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; PP what S (1)
  • NP V NP PP.theme what S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; PP what S_INF (1)
  • NP V NP PP.theme whether S (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; pp whether/if S (1)
  • NP V NP PP.theme whether S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; PP whether S_inf (1)
  • NP V NP PP.topic what S (1 frame)
    • P-WHAT-S; about-PP (1)
  • NP V NP PP.trajectory (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Induced Action with accompanied motion, path-PP (1)
  • NP V NP S-INF (1 frame)
    • NP-S (1)
  • NP V NP S-Quote (1 frame)
    • NP-QUOT; Recipient Object (1)
  • NP V NP apart (1 frame)
    • Apart Reciprocal Alternation Transitive (1)
  • NP V NP down (1 frame)
    • NP-PART; down (1)
  • NP V NP how S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-HOW-TO-INF; Recipient Object (1)
  • NP V NP whether S (1 frame)
    • NP-WH-S (1)
  • NP V NP whether S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-WH-TO-INF (1)
  • NP V NP-ATTR-POS (1 frame)
    • Attribute Object Possessor-Attribute Factoring Alternation (1)
  • NP V NP-Fulfilling PP (1 frame)
    • Fulfilling Alternation (1)
  • NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme (1 frame)
    • Fulfilling Alternation (1)
  • NP V NP-PRO-ARB (1 frame)
    • PRO-Arb Object Alternation (1)
  • NP V NP-dative NP (1 frame)
    • Dative (1)
  • NP V NP.agent (1 frame)
    • NP-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP (1 frame)
    • NP-NP; Object Beneficiary (1)
  • NP V NP.experiencer (1 frame)
    • Transitive; Experiencer Object (1)
  • NP V NP.extent (1 frame)
    • Transitive: without Destination (1)
  • NP V NP.material (1 frame)
    • Transitive; Causative variant, Material Object (1)
  • NP V NP.patient NP.extent PP.source PP.goal (1 frame)
    • NP-NP-PP-PP; optional (1)
  • NP V NP.patient PP.extent PP.source PP.goal (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP-PP; optional (1)
  • NP V NP.patient PP.material PP.result (1 frame)
    • NP-PP-PP; Causative variant, Material-PP Result-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.patient PP.result (1 frame)
    • Total Transformation Alternation Transitive (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient PP.topic (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; of-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient S (1 frame)
    • NP-S (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient S-Quote (1 frame)
    • NP-QUOT; Recipient Object (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-TO-INF-AC; Recipient Object (1)
  • NP V NP.recipient when S_INF (1 frame)
    • NP-WHEN-TO-INF; Recipient Object (1)
  • NP V NP.stimulus (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Attribute Object, Possessor-PP (1)
  • NP V NP.theme PP (1 frame)
    • NP; Causative variant (1)
  • NP V PP that S (1 frame)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
  • NP V PP.attribute S_ING (1 frame)
    • NP-P-ING-OC; of-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.beneficiary PP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; beneficiary-PP theme-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.cause (1 frame)
    • Transitive; PP-cause (1)
  • NP V PP.co-agent PP.goal (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; with-PP on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.co-agent how S (1 frame)
    • PP-HOW-S; with-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.co-agent how S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-HOW-TO-INF; with-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.goal (1 frame)
    • PP; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.goal what S_INF (1 frame)
    • P-WHAT-TO-INF; on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.material PP.result (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; w/ beginning state w/ end state (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient NP (1 frame)
    • PP-NP; Recipient-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient PP.topic what S (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WHAT-S; of-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient PP.topic what S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WHAT-TO-INF; of-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient PP.topic whether S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WH-TO-INF; of-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient when S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-WHEN-TO-INF; Recipient-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient whether S (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WH-S; of-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.recipient whether/if S (1 frame)
    • PP-WH-S; to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.result NP (1 frame)
    • PP-NP; Result-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.result PP.instrument (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; Result-PP, Instrument-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.result PP.material (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; w/ end state w/ beginning state (1)
  • NP V PP.source PP.goal (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; from-PP to-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source PP.theme what S (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WHAT-S; from-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source PP.theme what S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WHAT-TO-INF; from-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source PP.theme whether S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WH-TO-INF; from-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source PP.theme whether/if S (1 frame)
    • PP-P-WH-S; from-PP about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source how S_INF (1 frame)
    • PP-HOW-TO-INF; from-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.source wh-S_INF (1 frame)
    • S (1)
  • NP V PP.theme NP S_ING (1 frame)
    • P-NP-ING; on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.theme PP.predicate (1 frame)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
  • NP V PP.theme PP.source (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; about-PP from-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.theme S_INF (1 frame)
    • P-NP-TO-INF; on-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.theme whether S (1 frame)
    • P-WH-S; about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.theme whether/if S (1 frame)
    • P-WH-S; about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic NP S_ING (1 frame)
    • P-POSSING; about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic PP.recipient (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; Topic-PP Recipient-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic whether S (1 frame)
    • P-WH-S; about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.topic whether S_INF (1 frame)
    • P-WH-TO-INF; about-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.trajectory PP.goal (1 frame)
    • PP; locative-PP (1)
  • NP V PP.value (1 frame)
    • (no secondary frame type) (1)
  • NP V apart (1 frame)
    • Apart Reciprocal Alternation Intransitive (1)
  • NP V down NP (1 frame)
    • PART-NP; down (1)
  • NP V out (1 frame)
    • PARTout (1)
  • NP V that S PP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP-THAT-S; from-PP (1)
  • NP V up NP (1 frame)
    • PART-NP; up (1)
  • NP V when S_INF (1 frame)
    • WHEN-TO-INF (1)
  • NP V whether S (1 frame)
    • WH-S (1)
  • NP V whether/if S_INF (1 frame)
    • WH-TO-INF (1)
  • NP V why S (1 frame)
    • WH-S (1)
  • NP.agent V (1 frame)
    • Basic Intransitive; inchoative (1)
  • NP.agent V NP (1 frame)
    • Basic Transitive; Causative (1)
  • NP.asset V NP NP (1 frame)
    • NP-NP; Asset Subject (1)
  • NP.asset V NP PP (1 frame)
    • NP-NP-PP; Asset Subject (1)
  • NP.asset V PP (1 frame)
    • NP-PP; Asset Subject (1)
  • NP.attribute V (1 frame)
    • Intransitive; Attribute Subject (1)
  • NP.cause V NP (1 frame)
    • NP; Attribute Subject (1)
  • NP.location V NP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP; Location Subject, with-PP (1)
  • NP.location V PP.agent (1 frame)
    • PP; Location Subject, with-PP (1)
  • NP.material V NP (1 frame)
    • Raw Material Subject (1)
  • NP.patient V PP.attribute (1 frame)
    • PP; Possessor Subject, Attribute-PP (1)
  • NP.patient V PP.material PP.result (1 frame)
    • PP-PP; Inchoative variant, Material-PP Result-PP (1)
  • NP.patient V PP.result (1 frame)
    • Total Transformation Alternation Intransitive (1)
  • NP.product V PP.material (1 frame)
    • Material/Product Alternation Intransitive; Product Subject (1)
  • NP.theme V PP.location (1 frame)
    • PP; inchoative, locative-PP (1)
  • NP.theme V PP.source (1 frame)
    • PP; Substance Subject, Source-PP (1)
  • PP.location V PP.theme (1 frame)
    • PP; Location Subject, with-PP (1)
  • PP.location there V NP (1 frame)
    • There-insertion (1)
  • Passive (1 frame)
    • Participle form (1)
  • That S.stimulus V (1 frame)
    • (SUBCAT SFIN, AGR S[FIN +], SUBTYPE EXTRAP) (1)
  • There V NP PP.location (1 frame)
    • Locative Inversion (1)

Reference Page Info

Frame Types:
Primary frame names are flat phrase-structure representations of the frames, intended to be generalizable across classes. Some of the names include dot-extensions that indicate a thematic role type or underscore-extensions that indicate a complement type. These extensions can be used to subdivide frame types or ignored to use more general frame types. The names are a revision of the previous naming system, in which frames had both descriptive primary names and more specific secondary names that subdivided the frame types. The downloadable .xml files of the classes include the old primary and secondary names in the "secondary" feature, for those who still wish to use the information. The web pages do not display them, but they are included here for reference.



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