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Noun Concept
Categories: Grammatical categories, Semantics (linguistics), Syntax‐semantics interface, Thematic roles, Semantics
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agentive role  agent  Agentive object  Agentivity  grammatical agent
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The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause WordNet 3.0
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The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In linguistics, a grammatical agent is the thematic relation of the cause or initiator to an event. Wikipedia
In grammar, thematic relation that refers to the cause or initiator of an event Wikidata
IS A
semantic role
thematic relation
complement
grammatical category
DIFFERENT FROM
subject
OPPOSITE OF
affected role
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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agentive role, agent
Wikipedia
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agent (grammar)
Wikidata
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agent
Wikipedia Redirections
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Agent (Grammar), Agentive object, Agentivity, grammatical agent
Wikidata Alias
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grammatical agent

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