Rolesets - gladden

gladden

gladden.01 - (cause to) become glad

GLADDEN-V NOTES: Based on internet usage examples, expansion via VN. Member of VNcls amuse-31.1, marvel-31.3-1, other_cos-45.4. Comparison with 'please.' (from gladden.01-v)
Discourse usage might also show traces in subject/object position,depending on which of the treebankers looked at that particularsentence. You may include them as targetless traces if they arepresent. (from gladden.01-v)

Aliases:

gladden (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, pleaser
ARG1-PPT: patient, entity pleased
ARG2-MNR: instrumental

Transitive

You will find
many other thingsARG0
to
gladdenrel
the eyeARG1
and lift the spirit .

Passive, infinitival complement

IARG1
was
gladdenedrel
to see that nothing had changed back at homeARG0
.

instrument or manner

JohnARG0
gladdenedrel
MaryARG1
with daisiesARG2
.

glad

glad.02 - happy and grateful, pleased

GLAD-J NOTES: Added by Julia base on BOLT-1. Corresponds to 'gladden.01', VNcls amuse-31.1, marvel-31.3-1, other_cos-45.4. (from glad.01-j)

Aliases:

glad (j.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: stimulus, pleaser (about what)
ARG1-PPT: glad one

both args

Even the guy above
whoARG1
is a
gladrel
he is deadARG0
has been seduced by the Hitch 's writing in that you either devote yourself to him or hate him above all else .

both args

IARG1
'm
gladrel
about how things turned outARG0
.