Source

The Source is the initial location of the Theme, before it changes location. The waiter removed the dishes from the table. A few of the words in this frame participate in an alternation between a Theme object and a Source object. The waiter cleared the dishes from the table. The waiter cleared the table of dishes. The plumber drained the water from the sink. The plumber drained the sink of water. The gardener emptied the soil from the bucket. The gardener emptied the bucket of soil. The army evacuated the people from the town. The army evacuated the town. Sentences with a Source object belong in the frame Motion_Emptying. The frames Motion_Emptying and Motion_Removing differ in terms of which frame element, the Source or the Theme, is construed as being more highly affected.