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• affected role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• agentive role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• benefactive role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• gender role (noun)
  1. the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness
• instrumental role (noun)
  1. usually inanimate the semantic role of the entity that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
• locative role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
• minor role (noun)
  1. a small role
• participant role (noun)
  1. linguistics the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause
• patient role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
• recipient role (noun)
  1. the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
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