Basic Transitive
"Linda taped the picture"
Agent V Patient1
cause(Agent,E) attached(end(E),Patient1,Instrument)
Transitive (+ locative PP)
"Linda taped the picture to the wall"
Agent V Patient1 Prep(to on onto) Patient2
cause(Agent,E) together(end(E),physical,Patient1,Patient2) attached(end(E),Patient1,Instrument) attached(end(E),Patient2,Instrument)
Together Reciprocal Alternation Transitive
"Linda taped the label and the cover together"
Agent V Patient[+plural] together
cause(Agent,E) together(end(E),physical,Patient_i,Patient_j) attached(end(E),Patient_i,Instrument) attached(end(E),Patient_j,Instrument)
Middle Construction
"Labels tape easily to that kind of cover"
Patient1 V Adv Prep(to on onto) Patient2
property(Patient1+Patient2,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Middle Construction
"Most labels tape easily"
Patient[+plural] V Adv
property(Patient_i+Patient_j,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Middle Construction
"Labels and covers tape easily together"
Patient[+plural] V Adv together
property(Patient_i+Patient_j,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Middle Construction
"Labels and covers tape together easily"
Patient[+plural] V together Adv
property(Patient_i+Patient_j,Prop) Adv(Prop)
Resultative
"Linda taped the box shut"
Agent V Patient1 Adj
cause(Agent,E) attached(end(E),Patient1,Instrument) Pred(result(E),Patient1)