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verb by-phrase
valence What does the verb do to the subject? The line between violent and restrictive is physical harm: seize constrains, shell injures.
verb
include Does the by-phrase name something that brought the action about, or only a condition, setting, measure or reason? by geography did not do anything. If it is a circumstance, use the circumstance slot at the foot of the tree.animacy Set for you by the category you choose. Go by the head noun: a country is human, and by_Russian_shells is shells, so nonhuman. Parser output often runs long — ignore trailing description.category What kind of thing does the by-phrase name? Prefer the more specific code: by_Russian_forces is military_authority, not country_city.
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actor
human
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either
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