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Semantic Roles, often, describing - Coggle Diagram
Semantic Roles
Agent
participant that initiates the action
John
hit Bill
Location
Specification of the place where the action happens
The picture hangs
above the fireplace
Instrument
the means by which an action is performed
Someone cut the bread with
a knife
Percept/ Stimulus
the entity which is perceived
or experienced
Mary fears
thunder
Source
the place from which an action originates
The plane came back
from Kinshasa
Beneficiary
the entity for whose benefit the action was
performed
He baked
me
a cake
Patient
the entity undergoing the effect of some action
The sun melted
the ice
change of state
Recipient
a subtype of GOAL involved in actions
changes of possession
Bill sold the car
to Mary
Goal
the place where the actions is directed
Edna handed her licence
to the policeman
Experiencer
the entity that receives a sensory impression
David
saw the smoke
Theme
the entity which is moved by an action
David passed
the ball
wide
often
describing