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(i) ''Miguel chased Gianni.'' | (i) ''Miguel chased Gianni.'' | ||
(ii) ''Miguel gave Pedro some water.'' | (ii) ''Miguel gave Pedro some water.'' | ||
(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.