<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="close">
<note>
  Frames file for 'close' based on first 50 or so sentences from big corpus
</note>

<roleset id="close.01" name="shut" vncls="40.3.2 45.4">
<roles>
  <role descr="person doing the closing" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="40.3.2" vntheta="Agent"/>
        <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing closing" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="40.3.2" vntheta="Patient"/>
        <vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
  <role n="2" descr="anti-beneficiary"/>
</roles>

<example name="transitive agentive">
  <text>
    Investors want *trace*=investors to close its doors for good.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">*trace*=investors</arg>
  <rel>to close</rel>
  <arg n="1">its doors</arg>
  <arg f="MNR" n="M">for good</arg>
</example>

<example name="ergative, sorta adjectival">
  <text>
    Paris, Brussels, and Milan were closed for a holiday.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">Paris, Brussels, and Milan</arg>
  <rel>were closed</rel>
  <arg f="PNC" n="M">for a holiday</arg>
</example>

<example name="with 'beneficiary'">
  <inflection person="third" tense="present" aspect="perfect" voice="passive" form="participle"/>
  <text>
     Now the wildlife refuge has been closed [*-1] to the industry,
     possibly for years. 
  </text>
  <arg n="m" f="TMP">Now</arg>
  <rel>closed</rel>
  <arg n="1">[*-1] -&gt; the wildlife refuge</arg>
  <arg n="2" f="to">the industry</arg>
  <arg n="m" f="TMP">possibly for years</arg>
</example>

</roleset>



<roleset id="close.03" name="come about, come to completion (as of deals)" vncls="45.4">
<roles>
  <role descr="entity making the deal" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="the deal" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="ergative">
  <text>
    Sony's acquisition of Guber/Peters Entertainment closed Monday.
  </text>
  <arg n="1">Son's acquisition of Guber/Peters Entertainment</arg>
  <rel>closed</rel>
  <arg f="TMP" n="M">Monday</arg>
</example>

<example name="transitive/agentive">
  <text>
    Armstrong will close the sale of the color unit in late November.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">Armstrong</arg>
  <rel>will close</rel>
  <arg n="1">the sale of the color unit</arg>
  <arg f="TMP" n="M">in late November</arg>
</example>

<note>
  Beware of adjectival usages:
  We need to keep closer track of blue books.
  Warner Communications Inc is close to an agreement with Bugs Bunny.
</note>

</roleset>


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="close_down">
<roleset id="close.04" name="close down: terminate" vncls="45.4">
<note>
Much the same as the "shut" roleset id="close.05" above.
</note>

<roles>
  <role descr="person doing the closing" n="0">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Agent"/></role>
  <role descr="thing closing" n="1">
	<vnrole vncls="45.4" vntheta="Patient"/></role>
</roles>

<example name="agentive">
  <text>  
    John closed down the unprofitable business.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>closed down</rel>
  <arg n="1">the unprofitable business.</arg>
</example>
<note>
  Watch out for "stocks closed down 15% yesterday"
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>

<predicate lemma="close_off">


</predicate>

<predicate lemma="close_in">


</predicate>
</frameset>
