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. 2021 Jul 15;12:12. doi: 10.1186/s13326-021-00247-z

Table 3.

Examples of differences in semantic roles of the arguments of the same verb (underlined) in VerbNet and BioVerbNet

Source Example sentence Verb Frame
VerbNet The couple settled there Agent V Location
BioVerbNet Most parasites settle within this area Patient V {in} Location
VerbNet The gardener grew that acorn into an oak tree Agent V Patient {into} Product
BioVerbNet Alga-free paramecia and symbiotic algae can grow independently Agent {and} Co-Agent {can} V ADV
VerbNet He responded to my call Agent V Theme
BioVerbNet Plants respond to damage Agent V Source
VerbNet The secretary transcribed the speech Agent V Theme
BioVerbNet These viruses transcribe their genomes in the nuclei of infected cells Bio-Agent V Patient {in} Location