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Cause_to_continue [agentive]
An Agent or Cause causes a Process or State to continue.
The goaltenders|agt kept the game|pro going with terrific saves|mns.
The goaltenders|agt kept the game|pro going with terrific saves|mns.
Properties
- ID
- #1060
- Entry
- frm_cause_to_continue
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cause_to_continue (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Cause_to_continue
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agent |
The individual who causes the Process to continue or the State to be maintained.
Smithers|agt kept the food warm |
category
sentient
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| Cause |
An event that causes the Process or State to be maintained.
The storm|cau kept us in all the next day. |
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| Process |
A Process that is maintained by the Agent or Cause.
The soot in the air kept it|pro raining|pro for weeks |
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| State |
The State that is maintained by the Agent or Cause.
We need to keep China|sta British|sta. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Cause
Excludes
Process
State
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration |
The length of time for which the Agent maintain the State or Process.
I responded quickly to the relaxed, calm atmosphere and found answers to questions that had kept me on edge for years|dur. |
category
duration
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| Instrument |
An entity directed by the Agent that maintain the State or Process.
The third time I kept the engine going with the accelerator pedal|ins |
category
physical_entity
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| Manner |
Any description of the event which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). It may also indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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| Means |
The event by which an Agent or Cause maintains the State or Process.
The car did not break down, though it kept me on edge by making a funny noise all the way|mns |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
The location at which the Process continues.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
The time at which the Process continues.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose |
An action that the Agent intends to accomplish by maintaining the State or Process.
On my Toshiba I had shrunk the Windows partition and kept it there for use via the dual boot|pur. |
category
state_of_affairs
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (1)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| keep.v | — | FN: cause to continue in a specificied state or process |
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