Definition:
Actor in an event who initiates and carries out the event intentionally or consciously, and who exists independently of the event.
Example:
THEY decided to go.
Agent
[
+animate
]
Definition:
An Undergoer in an event that is usually structurally changed, for instance by experiencing a change of state or condition; is often acted upon by an agent; is causally involved or directly affected by other participants; and exists independently of the event.
Example:
Brutus murdered JULIUS CAESAR.
Patient
[
+concrete
]
Definition:
A concrete object that is the end point of the action and comes into existence through the action (i.e., a subtype of Result).
Example:
AN OAK TREE will grow from that acorn.
Product
[
+concrete
]