Argument identification rules for English.
1. | Discard a candidate if it is a coordinating conjunction or punctuation. |
2. | Discard a candidate if the path of relations from predicate to candidate ends with coordination, subordination, etc. (see Appendix A for the full list of relations). |
3. | Keep a candidate if it is the closest subject (governed by the subject-relation) to the left of a predicate and the relations from predicate p to the governor g of the candidate are all upward-leading (directed as g → p). |
4. | Discard a candidate if the path between the predicate and the candidate, excluding the last relation, contains a subject relation, adjectival modifier relation, etc. (see Appendix A for the full list of relations). |
5. | Discard a candidate if it is an auxiliary verb. |
6. | Keep a candidate if it is directly connected to the predicate. |
7. | Keep a candidate if the path from predicate to candidate leads along several verbal nodes (verb chain) and ends with an arbitrary relation. |
8. | Discard all remaining candidates. |
1. | Discard a candidate if it is a coordinating conjunction or punctuation. |
2. | Discard a candidate if the path of relations from predicate to candidate ends with coordination, subordination, etc. (see Appendix A for the full list of relations). |
3. | Keep a candidate if it is the closest subject (governed by the subject-relation) to the left of a predicate and the relations from predicate p to the governor g of the candidate are all upward-leading (directed as g → p). |
4. | Discard a candidate if the path between the predicate and the candidate, excluding the last relation, contains a subject relation, adjectival modifier relation, etc. (see Appendix A for the full list of relations). |
5. | Discard a candidate if it is an auxiliary verb. |
6. | Keep a candidate if it is directly connected to the predicate. |
7. | Keep a candidate if the path from predicate to candidate leads along several verbal nodes (verb chain) and ends with an arbitrary relation. |
8. | Discard all remaining candidates. |