Event_description

In general, this FE is used for phrases that describe the clause of the target as a whole. There are two somewhat distinct subgroups of sentence modifiers that cover this function. First, it applies to appraisals of the event, typically a judgment of its expectedness. The notion of appraisal requires a factive portrayal of the event. The second subgroup consists of any descriptions of the state of affairs denoted by the target as role fillers in other frames. The state of affairs reported by the target is understood to play a role in the state of affairs of the modifier. What that role is depends only on the predicate heading the modifier phrase.