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Being_up_to_it [modal]

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An Entity meets the pre-conditions for participating in an Activity that is judged to be difficult for it to participate in, either due to inherent properties of the Entity or temporary Circumstances. A Degree modifier may indicate by how much the Entity exceeds or falls short of the minimum requirements.

Little Tommy was not up to getting out of bed because he was quite sick.

Properties

ID
#1440
Entry
frm_being_up_to_it
Namespace
Attribute.Modal
FrameNet version
Being_up_to_it (fn_1.7_2023)
Domains
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Types
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Ontological type
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English name
Being_up_to_it

Core Frame Elements (2)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Activity
The Activity that the Entity may participate in.

He was a very meek and shy person, and always felt that he was not equal to the task set before him|act.
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Entity
The Entity whose meeting or falling short of pre-conditions is assessed.

Little Tommy was not up to getting out of bed.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (1)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Degree
The extent to which the Entity exceeds or falls short of the minimum requirements for participating in the Activity.

Blind parents are very much|Deg up to driving their kids to soccer practice.
category
degree
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)

Extra-thematic Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Circumstances
The Circumstances under which the Entity meets or fails to meet the pre-conditions.

Bill was not equal to the task with the distraction of the alien landing|cir.
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Explanation
An entity, event, or state that causes the Entity to meet or fail to meet the pre-conditions for participating in an Activity.

Because of his mother's death, Smithers was not up to taking the final exam.
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Relevant_feature
A characteristic or behavior of the Entity that is considered when judging whether the Entity might participate in the Activity.

The robot is up to the task in intelligence|rel but completely socially inept.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Inchoative

Inchoative relations
Has as inchoative
Rising_to_a_challenge
FE-FE

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Capability
FE-FE

Lexical Units (3)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
equal.a โ€” COD: having the ability or resources to meet a challenge
sufficient.a โ€” FN: qualified or competent to deal with a challenge
up to.prep โ€” FN: capable of undertaking a specified difficult activity
Frame Chain TQR Visual Units

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