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Activity_ongoing [state]
An Agent is performing the portion of an Activity in which there is dynamic stability.
Not noticing the hoards of people rushing by the window, Manny continued eating his lunch.
Keep living the dream!
Not noticing the hoards of people rushing by the window, Manny continued eating his lunch.
Keep living the dream!
Properties
- ID
- #164
- Entry
- frm_activity_ongoing
- Namespace
- State
- FrameNet version
- Activity_ongoing (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Activity_ongoing
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity |
This FE identifies the name of the ongoing Activity in which an Agent engages.
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— | — |
| Agent |
The Agent engages in an ongoing Activity.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Duration |
Duration denotes the length of Time from the beginning of a continuous situation (the one denoted by the target) 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.
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category
duration
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which an Agent performs an ongoing Activity.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an Agent engages in an ongoing Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the ongoing Activity occurs.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when an ongoing Activity occurs.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumstances |
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.
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— | — |
| Co-timed_event |
This FE identifies the Co-timed_event with which the Agent continues an ongoing Activity.We continued the meeting with a discussion of the crisis in Africa.
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— | — |
| Depictive |
This FE is used for the Depictive phrase describing the actor or undergoer of an Activity.They continued arguing naked.
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— | — |
| Event_description |
In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole.
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— | — |
| Explanation |
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.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which an Agent is engaged in an ongoing Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (11)
Inheritance
Precedes
SubFrame
Using
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| carry on.v | — | COD: continue an activity or task. |
| continue.v | — | COD: persist in an activity or process. |
| keep on.v | — | continue performing an activity, may be iterative or continuous, object may be omitted by DNI. |
| keep up.v | — | Ccontinue performing an activity at the same pace. |
| keep.v | — | COD: continue or cause to continue in a specified condition, position, or activity. |
| maintain.v | — | COD: cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue. |
| maintenance.n | — | COD: the process or state of maintaining or being maintained. |
| proceed.v | — | COD: go on to do something. |
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