CoNLL-2005 Shared Task:
Semantic Role Labeling: Examples
Simple Propositions
The - (A0* (A0*
$ - * *
1.4 - * *
billion - * *
robot - * *
spacecraft - *) *)
faces face (V*) *
a - (A1* *
six-year - * *
journey - * *
to - * *
explore explore * (V*)
Jupiter - * (A1*
and - * *
its - * *
16 - * *
known - * *
moons - *) *)
. - * *
That - (A0* *
settlement - *) *
represented represent (V*) *
the - (A1* *
first - * *
time - * *
shareholders - * (A2*)
were - * *
granted grant * (V*)
a - * (A1*
major - * *
payment - * *)
in - * (AM-LOC*
a - * *
greenmail - * *
case - *) *)
. - * *
When - (AM-TMP*) * (AM-TMP* *
Disney - (A0*) (A0*) * *
offered offer (V*) * * *
to - (A1* * * *
pay pay * (V*) * *
Mr. - * (A2* * *
Steinberg - * *) * *
a - * (A3* * *
premium - * *) * *
for - * * * *
his - * (A1* * *
shares - *) *) *) *
, - * * * *
the - * * (A0* *
New - * * * *
York - * * * *
investor - * * *) *
did - * * * *
n't - * * (AM-NEG*) *
demand demand * * (V*) *
the - * * (A1* (A0*
company - * * * *)
also - * * * (AM-DIS*)
pay pay * * * (V*)
a - * * * (A3*
premium - * * * *)
to - * * * *
other - * * * (A2*
shareholders - * * *) *)
. - * * * *
He - (A0*) (A0*) * *
is - * * * *
also - * * * *
accused - * * * *
of - * * * *
lying lie (V*) * * *
under - (AM-LOC* * * *
oath - *) * * *
and - * * * *
of - * * * *
leaking leak * (V*) * *
information - * (A1* (A1*) *
obtained obtain * * (V*) *
from - * * * *
a - * * (A2* (A1*
wiretap - * * * *)
he - * * * (A0*)
supervised supervise * *) *) (V*)
. - * * * *
Propositions with coreferenced arguments
In the following examples, the word that
constitutes an argument which actually is referencing to another
argument in the sentence. These referencing arguments are marked as "R-T", where T is the type of the referenced
argument.
The - (A1* (A0* *
deregulation - *) * *
of - * * *
railroads - * * *
and - * * *
trucking - * * *
companies - * * *
that - (R-A1*) * *
began begin (V*) * *
in - (AM-TMP* * *
1980 - *) *) *
enabled enable * (V*) *
shippers - * (A1* (A0*)
to - * * *
bargain bargain * * (V*)
for - * * *
transportation - * *) (A1*)
. - * * *
A - (A0* * *
labor-management - * * *
group - *) * *
is - * * *
preparing prepare (V*) * *
a - (A1* (A0* (A0*
revised - * * *
buy-out - * * *
bid - * *) *)
for - * * *
United - * * *
Airlines - * * *
parent - * * *
UAL - * * *
Corp. - * * *
that - * (R-A0*) (R-A0*)
would - * (AM-MOD*) *
transfer transfer * (V*) *
majority - * (A1* *
ownership - * *) *
to - * * *
employees - * (A2*) *
while - * (AM-ADV* *
leaving leave * * (V*)
some - * * (A1*
stock - * * *)
in - * * *
public - * * (A2*
hands - *) *) *)
, - * * *
according - * * *
to - * * *
people - * * *
familiar - * * *
with - * * *
the - * * *
group - * * *
. - * * *
Propositions with some discontinuous argument
In the following examples, some argument is split into many
discontinuous phrases. Each of the non-head phrase is labeled with the
"C-T" tag, where T is the label of the argument.
One - (A1*
troubling - *
aspect - *
of - *
DEC - *
's - *
results - *)
, - *
analysts - (A0*)
said say (V*)
, - *
was - (C-A1*
its - *
performance - *
in - *
Europe - *)
. - *
Their - *
message - *
, - *
explicit - *
or - *
implicit - *
, - *
is - *
that - *
a - (A1*
good - *
college - *)
will - (AM-MOD*)
cost cost (V*)
so - (A2*
much - *)
by - (AM-TMP*
whenever - *
you - *
want - *
it - *)
that - (C-A2*
the - *
tried - *
and - *
true - *
wo - *
n't - *
do - *
anymore - *)
. - *
The argument realizing the verb (V) can also be split into many pieces,
mosltly when dealing with phrasal verbs.
Fear - (A0*
of - *
the - *
price - *
police - *)
could - (AM-MOD*)
help - *
cool cool (V*)
things - (A1*)
off - (C-V*)
in - (AM-TMP*
the - *
1990s - *)
. - *
Propositions expressing coordination in
arguments
In the following example, the proposition of the verb claim realizes the argument A1 many
times through coordination.
Harley-Davidson - (A0* * * * *
's - * * * * *
complaint - *) * * * *
claims claim (V*) * * * *
that - * * * * *
the - (A1* (A0* (A1* (A0* *
group - * * * * *
, - * * * * *
led - * * * * *
by - * * * * *
investor - * * * * *
Malcolm - * * * * *
I. - * * * * *
Glazer - * * * * *
, - * *) *) *) *
violated violate * (V*) * * *
securities - * (A1* * * *
laws - * *) * * *
by - * (AM-MNR* * * *
failing fail * * (V*) * *
to - * * (A2* * *
disclose disclose * * * (V*) *
plans - * * * (A1* *
to - * * * * *
purchase - * * * * *
15 - * * * * *
% - * * * * *
of - * * * * *
the - * * * * *
company - * * * * *
's - * * * * *
shares - * * * * *
outstanding - *) *) *) *) *
and - * * * * *
that - * * * * *
when - (A1* * * * (AM-TMP*
the - * * * * *
required - * * * * *
Hart-Scott-Rodino - * * * * *
filing - * * * * *
eventually - * * * * *
was - * * * * *
made - * * * * *)
, - * * * * *
it - * * * * (A0*)
did - * * * * *
n't - * * * * (AM-NEG*)
disclose disclose * * * * (V*)
the - * * * * (A1*
group - * * * * *
's - * * * * *
alleged - * * * * *
earlier - * * * * *
violation - * * * * *
of - * * * * *
the - * * * * *
so-called - * * * * *
prior-notice - * * * * *
requirements - * * * * *
of - * * * * *
the - * * * * *
law - *) * * * *)
. - * * * * *
Last update: January 27, 2005. Xavier Carreras, Lluís Màrquez.