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Table 1

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.