Difference between revisions of "Agent"

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(i)  ''Miguel chased Gianni.''
 
(i)  ''Miguel chased Gianni.''
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(ii)  ''Miguel gave Pedro some water.''
 
(ii)  ''Miguel gave Pedro some water.''
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(iii) ''Pedro was hit by Miguel.''
 
(iii) ''Pedro was hit by Miguel.''
  

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Agent is a semantic role denoting a participant that is actively involved in a situation (generally described by an action verb).

Examples

In (i)-(iii) Miguel is the Agent.

(i) Miguel chased Gianni.

(ii) Miguel gave Pedro some water.

(iii) Pedro was hit by Miguel.

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