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Cause_to_be_sharp [agentive]
An Agent or Cause makes a Patient sharper or duller. An Instrument or Means may be mentioned.
John is in the basement sharpening his axe.
John is in the basement sharpening his axe.
Properties
- ID
- #1291
- Entry
- frm_cause_to_be_sharp
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cause_to_be_sharp (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Cause_to_be_sharp
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Agent |
The Agent causes the Patient to become more or less sharp.
The smith sharpened many knives in the days before the war. |
category
sentient
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| Cause |
An animate or inanimate entity, a force, or event that produces the state of sharpness. Volitionality is not a necessary characteristic of Causes. The relentless impacts against the wood gradually blunted the edge of this axe.
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| Patient |
The Patient is the entity that is sharpened.
Several cuts into the log had dulled the blade. |
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Cause
Means
Peripheral Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument |
An entity directed by the Agent that interacts with an Patient, causing it to change in sharpness.
Never sharpen your knives with my whetstone|Ins. |
category
physical_entity
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| Manner |
The manner in which the Agent changes the sharpness of the Patient.
He sharpened the knife silently|Mnr. |
category
manner
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| Means |
An intentional action performed by the Agent that accomplishes the sharpening (or dulling) action.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
This FE identifies the place where the Agent sharpens the Patient.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE identifies the time when the Agent sharpens Patient.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The extent to which the Patient's sharpness is affected by the Agent.
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category
degree
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| Explanation |
The state of affairs that the Agent is responding to by executing the sharpening act.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the purpose for which the Agent sharpens the Patient.
George sharpened the bayonet to please the sergeant. |
category
state_of_affairs
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| Result |
The resulting configuration of the Patient.
Sharpen this knife to a nice point. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (3)
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