Semantics Roles Identification

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SEMANTIC ROLES

Identify the role type of the underlined Noun phrase in each sentence.

START

question I

He cut the meat with a knife.The underlined NP is...

Theme

Source

Instrument

question 1

Right answer!

The knife is the instrument that he used for cutting the meat.

question II

Do you love me?The underlined NP is...

Experiencer

Agent

None of them

question 1I

Right answer!

The person is being asked whether or not he has the experience (feeling) of love.

question 3

I like tea very much.The underlined NP is...

Source

Theme

None of them

question 3

Right answer!

Reason: Tea is undergoing the fact that the person likes it.

question 4

My father always feels proud of me.The underlined NP is...

Agent

Goal

Experiencer

question 4

Right answer!

Reason: The father feels proud of that person. That is an experience rather than an action.

question 5

I went home early yesterday.The underlined NP is...

Goal

Patient

Locative

question 5

Right answer!

Reason: Home is the destination where that person arrived. So, it's more a goal than a locative.

question 6

The farmer gets milk from cows.The underlined NP is...

Source

Instrument

Patient

question 6

Right answer!

Reason: Cows are the source from which milk moves so that the farmer gets to have it available.

question 7

He sat on a chair and started reading.The underlined NP is...

Locative

Instrument

Patient

QUESTION 7

Right answer!

Reason: The chair is the location that the person went to in order to start reading.

question 7

QUESTION 8

She buys her clothes at expensive stores only.The underlined NP is...

Source

Locative

Goal

QUESTION 8

Right answer!

Reason: The expensive store is the place where she happens to buy clothes.

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