improve
improve.01 - make better
IMPROVE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'improve' based on survey of initial sentences of big corpus. (from improve.01-v predicate notes)IMPROVEMENT-N NOTES: Updated by Julia. Member of Vncls Other_cos-45.4. (from improvement.01-n)
IMPROVED-J NOTES: Based on Thyme and Sharp data. Comparison to improve.01. Improve.01 is a member of VN class other_cos-45.4. Framed by Katie. (from improved.01-j)
This frame combines the senses of improve.01 and improve.02-- that frameset mentions example sentences that are a blend between the two, and it would be too difficult to separate them here. They can all take the same syntax anyway. (from improvement.01-n)
Aliases:
improved (j.)
improvement (n.)
improve (v.)
improvement (n.)
improve (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: improver
ARG1-PPT: thing improving
ARG1-PPT: thing improving
agentive
... if
theyARG0
do n'tARGM-NEG
improverel
their protection of intellectual propertyARG1
by next springARGM-TMP
.how?
TaiwanARG0
has improvedrel
its standing with the USARG1
by initialing a bilateral copyright agreementARGM-MNR
.ergative
Business conditionsARG1
willARGM-MOD
improverel
in the coming six monthsARGM-TMP
.unstated thing improving
DowARG0
willARGM-MOD
improverel
on its year - ago fourth - quarter net of $ 3.44 a shareARG1
.autogen1
some
shipping - rateARG1
improvementsrel
in both theintergrated - steel and steel - service - center segmentsARGM-LOC
autogen2
an
improvementrel
in our U.S. businessARG1
lots of args
a
dramaticARGM-EXT
improvementrel
in intelligence gathering human intelligence infiltrating these cellsARG1
over the past few yearsARGM-TMP
on the part of the United StatesARG0
dir for starting point
a
smallARGM-EXT
improvementrel
from the 5.8 million rate of early OctoberARGM-DIR
numeric extent
a
one percentageARGM-EXT
point improvementrel
in productivity growthARG1
with arg m-TMP
Right dorsalis pedis pulseARG1
was muchARGM-EXT
improvedrel
from preoperative physical examARGM-TMP
improve.02 - add, rise
IMPROVE-V NOTES: There's also a nice example of the two senses merging: "Ekco [is] toimprove on-time delivery of orders to about 95% from around 70%." (from improve.02-v)Aliases:
improve (v.)
Roles:
ARG1-PPT: Logical subject, patient, thing rising
ARG2-EXT: EXT, amount risen
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
ARGM-LOC: medium
ARG2-EXT: EXT, amount risen
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
ARGM-LOC: medium
should have seen this coming
National Market System volumeARG1
improvedrel
to 94,425,00 sharesARG4
from 71.7 million MondayARG3
.