obl:agent: agent in passive construction
The obl:agent relation is used to link an agent noun phrase to the main verb, where the agent substantive(i.e., noun, pronoun, proper noun, etc.) is preceded by the function word 被 bèi (tagged ADP), known as the “long passive” construction.
# visual-style 3 2 obl:agent color:blue
# visual-style 2 bgColor:blue
# visual-style 2 fgColor:white
# visual-style 3 bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3 fgColor:white
1 被 _ ADP _ _ 2 case _ by
2 我 _ PRON _ _ 3 obl:agent _ 1SG
3 扔掉 _ VERB _ _ 0 root _ throw-away
4 了 _ PART _ _ 3 discourse:sp _ SP
1 "It's _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 been _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 thrown _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
4 away _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
5 by _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
6 me." _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
For the “short passive” construction where the agent is absent, the function word 被 bèi is treated as a passive auxiliary (tagged AUX; see aux:pass).
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