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thematic role Role that an entity has in a sentence, determined by aspects of its meaning in relationship to the action of the verb.
Example:E.g. the dog in the following two sentences has different grammatical functions but is in the same thematic role of AGENT. Similarly, the cat is the PATIENT in both sentences: The dog chased the catThe cat was chased by the dog.
Topic: Interpreting sentences