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Activity_prepare [agentive]
An Agent prepares for an Activity.
The troops were preparing themselves for the mission.
The boats are getting ready to leave the pier.
The troops were preparing themselves for the mission.
The boats are getting ready to leave the pier.
Properties
- ID
- #170
- Entry
- frm_activity_prepare
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Activity_prepare (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Activity_prepare
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activity |
This FE identifies the Activity for which an Agent is preparing.
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— | — |
| Agent |
An Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
sentient
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— |
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
This FE describes the amount of preparation the Agent puts into an activity.
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category
degree
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— |
| Duration |
This FE identifes the length of Time during which an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
duration
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— |
| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
Thsi FE identifies the Means with which an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
This FE identifies the Time at which an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beneficiary |
This extrathematic FE applies to participants that derive a benefit from the occurrence of the event specified by the target predicate. Further, the target predicate should involve some sort of Agent that intends that the benefit go to the Beneficiary.
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| Depictive |
This FE is used for the Depictive phrase describing the actor or undergoer of an action.
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| Event_description |
This FE describes the state of affairs denoted by the target as role fillers in other frames. The state of affairs reported by the target is understood to play a role in the state of affairs of the modifier.
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| Iterations |
The frame element Iterations is used for expressions that indicate the number of times an event or state (of the kind denoted by the target in its clause) has taken place or held.
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which an Agent prepares for an Activity.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
Frame-Frame Relations (4)
Perspective
Precedes
SubFrame
Using
Lexical Units (8)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| compose.v | — | FN: Make oneself ready for further action or perception. |
| fix.v | — | FN: prepare to perform an activity |
| gear up.v | — | FN: make ready or prepare for activity. |
| get ready.v | — | FN: prepare |
| preparation.n | — | COD: the action or process of preparing or being prepared. |
| prepare.v | — | COD: make ready for use or consideration, or make or get ready to do or deal with something. |
| rally.v | — | COD: bring or come together for concerted action. |
| ready.v | — | FN: to get ready (for an activity). |
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