xsd:string An Agent suddenly and often violently separates the Whole_patient into two or more smaller Pieces, resulting in the Whole_patient no longer existing as such. Several lexical items are marked with the semantic type Negative, which indicates that the fragmentation is necessarily judged as injurious to the original Whole_patient. Compare this frame with Damaging, Render_non-functional, and Removing. He ripped up the letter faster than you can say "Jack Robbins". INI Don't go in there or you 'll be torn to bits! CNI She shattered the vase with a casual backhand blow to make it look like there had been a struggle. INI Tear into 6" strips, each about one inch wide, then bake at 400. CNI CNI