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Cause_to_rot [agentive]
An Patient, which is an organic substance, undergoes the natural process of decay due to a Cause (or Agent). Moisture rotted the bread.
Properties
- ID
- #2248
- Entry
- frm_cause_to_rot
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cause_to_rot (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Cause_to_rot
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent intentionally brings about the decay of the Patient.
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category
sentient
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— |
| Cause |
An event which causes the Patient to rot.
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— | — |
| Patient |
The Patient undergoes decay.
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— | — |
FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Cause
Peripheral Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manner |
Any description of the intentional act which is not covered by more specific FEs, including secondary effects (quietly, loudly), and general descriptions comparing events (the same way). In addition, it may indicate salient characteristics of an Agent that also affect the action (presumptuously, coldly, deliberately, eagerly, carefully).
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category
manner
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— |
| Means |
An act performed by an Agent, or a sub-event centered around a Cause that leads it to cause the Patient to rot.
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category
state_of_affairs
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— |
| Place |
The location at which the Cause acts upon the Patient.
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category
locative_relation
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— |
| Time |
The time at which the Cause causes the Patient to rot.
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category
time
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— |
Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depictive |
A depictive phrase describing the actor of an action.
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— | — |
| Instrument |
The Agent may use an instrument to bring about the rotting.
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— | — |
| Result |
The Result of causing the Patient to rot.
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— | — |
Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (2)
None.
None.
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