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Concept: Action

Superconcept: Event


Component Semantics:

Action
Definition: do something, perform some act, change, happen, etc.
Primary slot: object
Restriction: the Entity having the Action done to it
Primary slot: agent
Restriction: does the Action
Primary slot: instrument
Restriction: used by the agent to do the Action
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: act#1
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: do#1, do#2, execute#6, make#1, move#8, perform#1

This is the top level concept for Events that have to do with doing or changing. Actions may be purely active (like Locomotion), purely passive (like Fall) or something in between (like the intransitive Break). Actions often correspond to changes in State.