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Transitive_action [agentive]
This frame characterizes, at a very abstract level, an Agent or Cause affecting a Patient. This frame is inherited by many lower-level frames.
Properties
- ID
- #10
- Entry
- frm_transitive_action
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Transitive_action (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
- —
- Types
- —
- Ontological type
- —
- English name
- Transitive_action
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
Agent is the entity that acts on another entity.
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category
sentient
|
— |
| Patient |
Patient is the entity that is being acted on and that may but need not undergo a change.
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— | — |
Core Unexpressed Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause |
An event which causes the Patient to be affected in some way.
|
— | — |
| Event |
An Event in which an Agent acts on an entity.
|
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Cause
Means
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the intentional act which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
|
category
manner
|
— |
| Means |
An act performed by an Agent that enables them to act upon the Patient.
|
category
state_of_affairs
|
— |
| Place |
The location at which the event takes place.
|
category
locative_relation
|
— |
| Time |
The Time at which the event takes place.
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category
time
|
— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
Depictive phrase describing a participant in the event.
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— | — |
| Result |
The Result of a transitive action.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (45)
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