:manner   (AMR annotation guidance)

:manner describes how something is done, including methods to do something (or "means") and modes of transportation.
However, use the more specific roles :instrument or :medium if any of those apply.

Example:  "The boy is a hard worker."
     (w / work-01
           :ARG0 (b / boy)
           :manner (h / hard-02))

Example:  "He decorated the room in a creative way."
     (d / decorate-01
           :ARG0 (h / he)
           :ARG1 (r / room)
           :manner (c / creative))

Example:  "The company obtained the permit through bribery."
     (o / obtain-01
           :ARG0 (c / company)
           :ARG1 (p / permit-01)
           :manner (b / bribe-01))

Example:  "The mayor proposed to lower crime by hiring more police officers."
     (p / propose-01
           :ARG0 (p3 / person
                 :ARG0-of (h2 / have-org-role-91
                       :ARG2 (m / mayor)))
           :ARG1 (l / lower-05
                 :ARG1 (c / crime-02)
                 :manner (h / hire-01
                       :ARG2 (p4 / person
                             :ARG0-of (h3 / have-org-role-91
                                   :ARG1 (p2 / police)
                                   :ARG2 (o / officer))
                             :mod (m2 / more)))))

Example:  "Nicole went to England by train."
     (g / go-02
           :ARG0 (p / person :wiki -
                 :name (n / name :op1 "Nicole"))
           :ARG4 (c / country :wiki "England"
                 :name (n2 / name :op1 "England"))
           :manner (t / train))

Example:  "Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis."
     (c / cross-02
           :ARG0 (p / person :wiki "Charles_Lindbergh"
                 :name (n / name :op1 "Lindbergh"))
           :ARG1 (o / ocean :wiki "Atlantic_Ocean"
                 :name (n2 / name :op1 "Atlantic"))
           :manner (a / aircraft :wiki "Spirit_of_St._Louis"
                 :name (n3 / name :op1 "Spirit" :op2 "of" :op3 "St." :op4 "Louis")))

Reification: have-manner-91

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