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