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Table 2 Argument types and their descriptions

From: BIOSMILE: A semantic role labeling system for biomedical verbs using a maximum-entropy model with automatically generated template features

Type

Description

Arg0

agent

Arg1

direct object/theme/patient

Arg2–5

not fixed

ArgM-NEG

negation marker

ArgM-LOC

location

ArgM-TMP

time

ArgM-MNR

manner

ArgM-EXT

extent

ArgM-ADV

general-purpose

ArgM-PNC

purpose

ArgM-CAU

cause

ArgM-DIR

direction

ArgM-DIS

discourse connectives

ArgM-MOD

modal verb

ArgM-REC

reflexives and reciprocals

ArgM-PRD

marks of secondary predication