begin-55.1

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TO-INF-SC
ex: "He began to pack."
sym: Agent V Theme[+sc_to_inf]
sem: begin(E, Theme) cause(Agent, E)

Subclass begin-55.1-1

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ING-SC/BE-ING-SC
ex: "John began going to the area."
sym: Agent V Theme[+be_sc_ing]
sem: begin(E, Theme) cause(Agent, E)

Intransitive Inchoative
ex: "The storm began."
sym: Theme V
sem: begin(E, Theme)

Basic Transitive
ex: "John started the party."
sym: Agent V Theme
sem: begin(E, Theme) cause(Agent, E)

PP with-PP
ex: "The party began with a bang."
sym: Theme V with Instrument
sem: begin(E, Theme) use(during(E), ?Agent, Instrument)

NP-PP with-PP
ex: "I began the party with a speech."
sym: Agent V Theme with Instrument
sem: begin(E, Theme) use(during(E), Agent, Instrument) cause(Agent, E)

NP-PP Oblique-PP
ex: "We began the campaign by soliciting donations."
sym: Agent V Theme by Oblique
sem: begin(E, Theme) cause(Agent, E) manner(during(E), Oblique, Agent)

Intransitive Instrument Subject
ex: "A murder began the book."
sym: Instrument V Theme
sem: begin(E, Theme) use(during(E), ?Agent, Instrument)