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Removing_scenario [agentive]
The abstract scene in which an Agent affects a Source and a Theme so that the Theme ends up not co-located with the Source.
Properties
- ID
- #1816
- Entry
- frm_removing_scenario
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Removing_scenario (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Removing_scenario
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is the entity that does the emptying.
Pat cleared the table of dishes. |
category
sentient
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| Cause |
The Cause is the non-sentient force which instigates the emptying. A basic washing can degrease your workclothes.
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| Source |
The Source is the region or container which is emptied of something. In this frame, the Source occurs as an NP Object. Pat cleared the table|Src.
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category
source
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| Theme |
The Theme, when overtly expressed, invariably occurs in a PP Complement headed by "of".
Pat cleared the table of dishes|Thm. |
category
physical_object
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Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The Degree to which the Agent empties the Source.
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category
degree
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| Goal |
The Goal is any expression which tells where the Theme ends up, or would end up, as a result of the motion.
The children emptied the toy box onto the floor. |
category
goal
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| Instrument |
This is the object with which the Agent empties the Source.
I emptied the tub with a bucket|Inst. I peeled the oranges with a knife|Inst. |
category
physical_entity
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| Manner |
The Manner in which the Agent empties the Source.
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category
manner
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| Means |
The Means by which the Agent empties the Source.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Path |
The Path is any description of a trajectory of motion which is neither a Source nor a Goal.
Kim emptied the basin over the edge of the balcony. |
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| Place |
The location where the emptying takes place.
Don't eviscerate him in the house|pla! |
category
locative_relation
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| Time |
The time at which the emptying takes place.
The prisoners were deloused in June and August|tim. |
category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (5)
| 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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| Containing_event |
This FE denotes an event that occurs or state of affairs that holds at a time that includes the time during which the event or state of affairs reported by the target occurs and of which it is taken to be a part.
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| Depictive |
Depicitive phrase describing either the Agent or Theme of the emptying. Naked|Dep, Millhouse emptied the trash can.
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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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| Result |
The Result of the Agent emptying the Source.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Perspective
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