Quasi-agentive Instrumental Subject U
Description
The subject NP designates an inanimate object which is not an instrument in the normal sense. For example, consider a sentence like The glass cut her hand. It implies that a "cutting" effect was produced when a sharp part of the subject came into contact with the patient.
Verb meaning | Verb form | Occurs | arg_count | Basic Coding frame | Derived Coding frame | arg_count_derived | example |
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EAT | eat | NNever | 2 |
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RAIN | rain | NNever | 0 |
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BURN | burn | NNever | 1 |
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HUG | hug | NNever | 2 |
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LAUGH | laugh | NNever | 1 |
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TALK | talk | NNever | 3 |
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CARRY | carry | NNever | 3 |
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LOOK AT | look | NNever | 2 |
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SEE | see | NNever | 2 |
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SMELL | smell | NNever | 2 |
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KNOW | know | NNever | 2 |
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THINK | think | NNever | 2 |
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SEND | send | NNever | 3 |
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TEAR | tear | NNever | 3 |
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SEARCH FOR | search | NNever | 3 |
(103) they they searched searched the the house house (for (for the the women) women) ‘They searched the house (for the women).’ |
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MEET | meet | NNever | 2 |
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HELP | help | NNever | 2 |
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WASH | wash | NNever | 2 |
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DRESS | dress | NNever | 2 |
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BEAT | beat | NNever | 3 |
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POUR | pour | NNever | 3 |
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COVER | cover | NNever | 3 |
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WIPE | wipe | NNever | 3 |
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HIDE | hide | NNever | 3 |
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TAKE | take | NNever | 3 |
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SHOW | show | NNever | 3 |
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TEACH | teach | NNever | 3 |
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PLAY | play | NNever | 1 |
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LIVE | live | NNever | 2 |
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COUGH | cough | NNever | 1 |
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BLINK | blink | NNever | 1 |
(228) coming coming out out into into the the sunshine sunshine I I blinked blinked a a few few times times before before I I could could see see properly properly ‘Coming out into the sunshine, I blinked a few times before I could see properly.’ |
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FEAR | fear | NNever | 2 |
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FEAR | be afraid | NNever | 2 |
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FRIGHTEN | frighten | NNever | 2 |
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FRIGHTEN | scare | NNever | 2 |
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LIKE | like | NNever | 2 |
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NAME | call | NNever | 3 |
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NAME | name | NNever | 3 |
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TELL | tell | NNever | 3 |
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ASK FOR | ask | NNever | 3 |
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ROLL | roll | NNever | 2 |
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SINK | sink | NNever | 1 |
(427) the the poor poor boy boy lost lost his his grip grip and and sank sank under under the the waves waves ‘The poor boy lost his grip and sank under the waves.’ (428) the the Titanic Titanic sank sank in in the the Atlantic Atlantic Ocean Ocean ‘The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean.’ |
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BE A HUNTER | be a hunter | NNever | 1 |
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SCREAM | scream | NNever | 1 |
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SIT | sit | NNever | 2 |
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LEAVE | leave | NNever | 2 |
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RUN | run | NNever | 1 |
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SIT DOWN | sit down | NNever | 1 |
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GO | go | NNever | 2 |
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BE COLD | be cold | NNever | 1 |
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FEEL COLD | feel cold | NNever | 1 |
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BE SAD | be sad | NNever | 1 |
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BE SAD | feel sad | NNever | 1 |
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BE ILL | be sick | NNever | 1 |
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BE ILL | feel sick | NNever | 1 |
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BE DRY | be dry | NNever | 1 |
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BE HUNGRY | be hungry | NNever | 1 |
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BE HUNGRY | feel hungry | NNever | 1 |
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FALL | fall | NNever | 2 |
(305) he he slipped slipped and and fell fell into into the the pool pool ‘He slipped and fell into the pool.’ (306) apprarently apprarently the the child child fell fell from from the the balcony balcony ‘Apprarently the child fell from the balcony.’ (308) it it must must have have fallen fallen out out of of my my pocket pocket ‘It must have fallen out of my pocket.’ |
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FEEL PAIN | hurt | NNever | 1 |
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FEEL PAIN | have (a) pain | NNever | 2 |
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HEAR | hear | NNever | 2 |
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HEAR | listen (to) | NNever | 2 |
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CRY | cry | NNever | 1 |
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APPEAR | appear | NNever | 2 |
(336) all all of of a a sudden sudden her her fairy fairy Godmother Godmother appeared appeared in in front front of of her her ‘All of a sudden her fairy Godmother appeared in front of her.’ (337) this this story story first first appeared appeared in in Le Le Monde Monde ‘This story first appeared in Le Monde.’ (338) modern modern humans humans first first appeared appeared in in Africa Africa ‘Modern humans first appeared in Africa.’ |
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BOIL | boil | NNever | 1 |
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WANT | want | NNever | 2 |
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MAKE | make | NNever | 3 |
(356) he he made made a a shelter shelter out out of of branches branches and and leaves leaves ‘He made a shelter out of branches and leaves.’ (357) she she made made biscuits biscuits out out of of rice rice flour flour ‘She made biscuits out of rice flour.’ (361) in in America America they they make make ethanol ethanol from from corn corn in in Brazil Brazil they they make make it it from from sugarcane sugarcane ‘In America they make ethanol from corn, in Brazil they make it from sugarcane.’ |
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GET | get | NNever | 2 |
(370) I I got got an an email email from from Christina Christina today today ‘I got an email from Christina today.’ (371) he he got got a a prize prize for for the the best best undergraduate undergraduate essay essay in in his his year year ‘He got a prize for the best undergraduate essay in his year.’ |
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STEAL | steal | NNever | 3 |
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CUT | cut | MMarginally | 3 |
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SAY | say | MMarginally | 3 |
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CLIMB | climb | NNever | 2 |
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PUT | put | NNever | 3 |
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THROW | throw | NNever | 3 |
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SHOUT AT | shout | NNever | 2 |
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DIE | die | NNever | 1 |
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JUMP | jump | NNever | 1 |
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GIVE | give | NNever | 3 |
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KILL | kill | NNever | 3 |
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FOLLOW | follow | NNever | 2 |
(109) the the boys boys followed followed the the girls girls to to the the river river ‘The boys followed the girls to the river.’ (110) the the boys boys followed followed the the path path all all the the way way to to the the river river ‘The boys followed the path all the way to the river.’ (401) his his eyes eyes followed followed her her every every move move ‘His eyes followed her every move.’ |
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SHAVE (a body part/person) | shave | NNever | 2 |
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SING | sing | NNever | 1 |
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TOUCH | touch | NNever | 3 |
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HIT | hit | NNever | 3 |
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BREAK | break | NNever | 3 |
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BUILD | build | NNever | 3 |
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PEEL | peel | NNever | 3 |
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TIE | tie | NNever | 4 |
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FILL | fill | NNever | 3 |
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LOAD | load | NNever | 3 |
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DIG | dig | NNever | 1 |
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PUSH | push | NNever | 3 |
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GRIND | grind | NNever | 3 |
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COOK | cook | NNever | 2 |
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BRING | bring | NNever | 3 |
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