ask
ask.01 - ask a question
ASK-V NOTES: Please refer to the 'say' frames for the proper handling of the'inverted' and 'fronted' cases. Member of VN class Inquire-37.1.2. (from ask.01-v)Aliases:
ask (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: asker
ARG1-PPT: question
ARG2-GOL: hearer
ARG3-PRD: attributive
ARG1-PPT: question
ARG2-GOL: hearer
ARG3-PRD: attributive
ask-v: direct question
The mathematics section of the widely used California Achievement TestARG0
 asksrel
 fifth gradersARG2
 " What is another name for the Roman numeral IX ? "ARG1
 ask-v: indirect question
askrel
 himARG2
 about this law he tried to passARG1
 .ask-v: ARG0 and ARG2 and ARG1
An inkling of this can be seen in the results of 
a recent online ballot conducted by the Hsin Yi FoundationARG0
 , askingrel
 parentsARG2
 about their " educational approach or conceptsARG1
 . "ask.02 - ask a favor, ask a request, ask for
ASK-V NOTES: VN updated by Julia. Member of Vncls order-60-1, beg-58.2, urge-58.1. (from ask.02-v)Aliases:
ask (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: asker
ARG1-PPT: favor
ARG2-GOL: hearer
ARG1-PPT: favor
ARG2-GOL: hearer
ask-v: say please
ArgentinaARG0
 willARGM-MOD
 askrel
 creditor banksARG2
 to halve its foreign debt of $ 64 billionARG1
 .ask-v: no hearer
The National Institutes of HealthARG0
 askedrel
 for an HHS review of its plan to implant fetal tissue into the brain of a patient suffering from AlzheimersARG1
 .ask.03 - buying and selling
ASK-V NOTES: The buyer may or may not appear in any sentences; I included it forcompleteness and comparability to 'sell'. No corresponding VN class. (from ask.03-v)Aliases:
ask (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: seller
ARG1-PPT: commodity
ARG2-GOL: buyer
ARG3-VSP: asking price
ARG1-PPT: commodity
ARG2-GOL: buyer
ARG3-VSP: asking price
ask-v: toldja
The companyARG0
 was askingrel
 $ 100 millionARG3
 for an operation said to be loseing about $ 20 million a yearARG1
 .ask_out
ask_out.04 - invite on a date
ASK_OUT-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. No VNcls. (from ask.04-v)Aliases:
ask_out (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: inviter
ARG1-GOL: invitee
ARG2-PPT: the invitation (do what/go where)
ARG1-GOL: invitee
ARG2-PPT: the invitation (do what/go where)
ask_out-v: all args
Askingrel
 herARG1
 outrel
 for a cuppaARG2
 could be a good idea , although I do n't want to do that just as a way of saying sorry .