Semantic Roles
Agent
Animate entity that
perform the action
Sam kicked the ball
Experiencer
One who experience
the effect of the action
Did you heard that noise?
Location
The place where
the action happenes
Mary saw a mosquito on the wall
Goal
The place where the action
is moved/directed
I will go to the movies
Cause
the entity that cause (but not do)
the action/event
The bad weather ruined the crop
Manner
How the action is carried out
I cried loudly
Accompaniment
The entity that participates closely
with the agent or cause
I celebrated with my friends
Patient/Theme
Entity that recive the action
The dog caught the ball
Instrument
Inanimate entity used by the
agent to perform the action
She hit the bug with the magazine
Source
The place from where
the action originates
I will take the books from by backpack
Time
When the event took place
I will go to play next week
Beneficiary
The animated entity that is
advantaged/disadvantaged
by the action
I gave Bob a new T.V.
Measure
The quantification of something
I bought a car for $10000
Range/Result
The entity/event that
completes a cause
I did a victory dance when I win