<?xml version="1.0"?>
<frameset>
<predicate lemma="scatter">
<note>
Frames file for 'scatter' based on sentences in financial subcorpus
and automatic expansion via verbnet.
</note>

<roleset id="scatter.01" name="strew, distribute widely" vncls="9.7-1">
<roles>
  <role descr="distributor" n="0">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Agent"/></role>

  <role descr="thing distributed" n="1">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Theme"/></role>

  <role descr="distributed to, area" n="2">
		
  <vnrole vncls="9.7-1" vntheta="Destination"/></role>

</roles>

<example name="passivized, usually">
<inflection aspect="ns" form="participle" person="ns" tense="present" voice="passive"/>
<text>
    It said about half are in California, with the rest scattered
    *trace* across the country. 
</text>
        <rel>scattered</rel>
        <arg n="1">*trace* -&gt;  the rest</arg>
        <arg f="across" n="2">the country</arg>
</example>

<example name="with agent">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="full" person="ns" tense="past" voice="active"/>
  <text>
     John scattered his toys about the yard.
  </text>
  <arg n="0">John</arg>
  <rel>scattered</rel>
  <arg n="1">his toys</arg>
  <arg f="about" n="2">the yard</arg>
</example>

<example name="arg2 as subject">
  <inflection aspect="ns" form="participle" person="third" tense="past" voice="passive"/>
  <text>
     The yard was scattered *trace* with John's toys.
  </text>
  <rel>scattered</rel>
  <arg n="2">*trace* -&gt; the yard</arg>
  <arg f="with" n="1">John's toys</arg>
</example>

<note>
</note>

</roleset>
</predicate>
</frameset>
