Basic Transitive
"Carol cut the bread"
Agent V Patient
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),?Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient)
Transitive (+ Instrument PP)
"Carol cut the bread with a knife"
Agent V Patient Prep(with) Instrument
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) use(during(E),Agent,Instrument)
Conative
"Carol cut at the bread"
Agent V at Patient
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),?Instrument,Patient)
Conative
"Carol cut at the bread with a knife"
Agent V at Patient Prep(with) Instrument
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) use(during(E),Agent,Instrument)
Middle Construction
"The bread cuts easily"
Patient V Adv
property(Patient,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Instrument Subject Alternation
"The knife cut the bread"
Instrument V Patient
contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient)
Characteristic Property of Instrument (some verbs)
"This knife cuts well"
Instrument V Adv
property(Instrument,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Resultative
"Carol cut the envelop open"
Agent V Patient Adj
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),?Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient)
Resultative
"Carol cut the envelope open with the knife"
Agent V Patient Adj Prep(with) Instrument
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient) use(during(E),Agent,Instrument)
Resultative
"Carol cut the envelope into pieces"
Agent V Patient Prep(to into) Oblique[+state]
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),?Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient)
Resultative
"Carol cut the envelope into pieces with a knife"
Agent V Patient Prep(to into) Oblique[+state] Prep(with) Instrument
cause(Agent,E) manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient) use(during(E),Agent,Instrument)
Resultative
"The knife cut the envelope open"
Instrument V Patient Adj
manner(during(E),Motion,?Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient)
Resultative
"The knife cut the envelope into pieces"
Instrument V Patient Prep(to into) Oblique[+state]
manner(during(E),Motion,?Agent) contact(during(E),Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient) Pred(result(E),Patient)
Transitive (Body-part or reflexive Object)
"Carol cut her finger"
Agent V Patient
manner(during(E),Motion,Agent) contact(during(E),?Instrument,Patient) degradation_material_integrity(result(E),Patient)