A Buyer and a Seller make a commercial transaction exchanging Payment and Goods, taking the perspective of the Buyer.
Sample keyphrases: buy, acquire, purchase
Roles:
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Buyer: entity that acquires the Goods
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Seller: entity that exchanges the Goods for Payment
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Goods: entity that changes ownership
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Payment: currency given in exchange for ownership
Examples:
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I usually just [buy]KEY PHRASE [guitar strings]GOODS from [Amazon]SELLER.
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[Eric]BUYER [paid]KEY PHRASE [$12,000]PAYMENT for a Triumph [Tiger 800]GOODS.
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[Microsoft]BUYER will [acquire]KEY PHRASE [Activision Blizzard]GOODS for [$95.00 per share]PAYMENT.
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[Whole Foods]SELLER won’t let you [purchase]KEY PHRASE [food]GOODS with [bitcoin]PAYMENT.
Some entity (Theme) starts out in one place (Origin) and ends up in some other place (Destination), having covered some space between the two (Path). The Theme either moves under their own power, or is moved by a Vehicle which is not directly under their power.
Sample keyphrases: go, walk, ride, run, march, fly, move, travel, depart, arrive
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Theme: entity which changes location
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Origin: where the entity starts
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Destination: where the entity ends up
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Path: path between Origin and Destination
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Vehicle: optional means of conveyance for the Theme
Examples:
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The [man]THEME [walked]KEY PHRASE along the [river bank]PATH.
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Two [F-16s]THEME were spotted [flying]KEY PHRASE from [Basra]ORIGIN to [Tikrit]DESTINATION.
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[Eric]THEME boarded the [bus]VEHICLE and [rode]KEY PHRASE it across the [border]PATH to [Canada]DESTINATION.
An Item's position on a scale (the Attribute) changes from a starting point (Initial_value) to an end point (Final_value). The magnitude of the change (Difference) may be specified. There may also be some sort of agent or cause (Changer) that causes the Item's Attribute to change.
Sample keyphrases: increase, decrease, rise, fall, go up, go down, drop, decline, soar
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Item: the entity whose Attribute is being changed
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Attribute: some sort of scalar value that changes
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Initial_value: starting point for change of Attribute
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Final_value: ending point for change of Attribute
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Difference: magnitude of the change
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Changer: cause of the change
Examples:
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The [Covid-19 pandemic]CHANGER greatly [increased]KEY PHRASE the [price]ATTRIBUTE of [meat]ITEM.
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[Gasoline]ITEM [prices]ATTRIBUTE [decreased]KEY PHRASE by [2.2 percent]DIFFERENCE in December.
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[Oil]ITEM [fell]KEY PHRASE [11 cents]DIFFERENCE to [$3.31]FINAL_VALUE as of Friday.
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[Resizable BAR]CHANGER provides the [GeForce RTX 3090]ITEM with [performance]ATTRIBUTE [boosts]KEY PHRASE anywhere between [1.2%]DIFFERENCE and [4.8%]DIFFERENCE.
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The [size]ATTRIBUTE of the [nucleus]ITEM [increases]KEY PHRASE due to [yeast cell growth]CHANGER.