performsAction
P45006
predicate
Indicates that an entity carries out, executes, or engages in a specified action or activity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| performsAction canonical | 92 |
| performsTask | 75 |
| performsAct | 28 |
| implementsAction | 10 |
| performsBehavior | 8 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: performsAction
Generated description
Indicates that an entity carries out, executes, or engages in a specified action or activity.
Sample triples (213)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Eliza Harris | escapes from Kentucky ⓘ |
| Eliza Harris | crosses the frozen Ohio River ⓘ |
| Eliza Harris | flees slave catchers ⓘ |
| Eliza Harris | seeks freedom in the Northern United States ⓘ |
| Eliza Harris | protects her son from being sold ⓘ |
| Lady Bertilak | visits Gawain in his bedchamber ⓘ |
| Lady Bertilak | offers Gawain gifts ⓘ |
| Lady Bertilak | offers Gawain a green girdle ⓘ |
| Iravan | self-sacrifice via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | lane keeping via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | adaptive cruise control via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | traffic-aware cruise control via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | automatic lane changes via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | traffic light and stop sign recognition via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | object detection via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | pedestrian detection via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | vehicle detection via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | road edge detection via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Tesla Vision | parking assistance via predicate surface "performsTask" ⓘ |
| Three Knights | kill Thomas Becket ⓘ |
| Three Knights | confront the Archbishop in the cathedral ⓘ |
| Three Knights | address the audience with justifications ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | issue professional licenses ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | renew professional licenses ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | suspend professional licenses ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | revoke professional licenses ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | investigate complaints ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | conduct disciplinary proceedings ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | adopt administrative rules ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | set continuing education requirements ⓘ |
| U.S. state licensing boards | verify professional qualifications ⓘ |
| Tobias | retrieval of deposited money for Tobit via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Tooth Fairy | collects lost baby teeth ⓘ |
| Tooth Fairy | leaves money ⓘ |
| Tooth Fairy | leaves small gifts ⓘ |
| Gongman | strikes a large gong ⓘ |
| Robert Angier | The Real Transported Man via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Robert Angier |
The New Transported Man
via predicate surface "performsAct"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Real Transported Man
|
| Arthur Holmwood | helps destroy vampire Lucy Westenra via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Arthur Holmwood | participates in pursuit of Count Dracula via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Hazel Motes | blinds himself with quicklime via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Hazel Motes | wraps himself in barbed wire via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Hazel Motes | puts rocks in his shoes via predicate surface "performsAct" ⓘ |
| Rudy Steiner | paints himself black and runs on the local track ⓘ |
| George Milton | kills Lennie Small at the end of the novella ⓘ |
| Nora Helmer | secretly borrows money to save her husband’s life ⓘ |
| Nora Helmer | forges her father’s signature on a loan document ⓘ |
| Nora Helmer | repays the loan in secret ⓘ |
| Nora Helmer | confronts Torvald Helmer about their marriage ⓘ |
| Nora Helmer | leaves her husband and children at the end of the play ⓘ |