Frame Report

The Agent uses the Instrument to achieve their Purpose.

An entity directed by the Agent that serves to bring about the Purpose of the Agent.

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This FE identifies the purpose for which an Agent uses the Instrument.

An Instrument that has a function associated with it.

Mirabella shared the mischievous vision of childlike exuberance and used the chair as a pseudo jungle gym|rol.

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 ( deliberately, eagerly, carefully).

This FE identifies the Means by which an Agent uses the Instrument.

This FE identifies the place where the Agent uses the Instrument.

This FE identifies the time when the Agent uses the Instrument.

I went and used that ball yesterday|tim and i bowled 5 games and i left about 14 ten pins with it.

Circumstances describe the state of the world (at a particular time and place) which is specifically independent of the event itself and any of its participants.

An event within which the Agent uses the Instrument. Often, the Containing_event will also give an indication of the Agent's Purpose.

In the 1950s, the titanium metal industry was established primarily in response to the emerging aerospace industry which used it in the manufacture of airframe|con .

This frame element selects some gradable attribute of the Instrument or the Using act and modifies the expected value for it.

This FE describes a participant of the state of affairs introduced by the target as being in some state during the action. The depicted state does not necessarily or usually facilitate or cause the state of affairs reported by the target.

Duration denotes the length of time from the beginning of a continuous situation to its end. In many cases, the continuous situation is a dynamic action which is ongoing, while in others it is simply an undifferentiated state.

The Explanation denotes a proposition from which the main clause (headed by the target) logically follows. This often means that the Explanation causes the target's proposition, but not in all cases.

This frame element is defined as the number of times an event occurs per some unit of time. A Frequency expression answers the question "how often."

This FE identifies the population within which the Using event occurs.

The Outcome is the failure or success of the Agent's using the Instrument to achieve their Purpose.

It has been used successfully|out in physician offices, schools, and in sensory function laboratories for over 35 years.

This FE modifies a clause with an iterative interpretation, which may be signified by the simple present tense on the main verb.