Definitions of External_cause| Frame | Type | Definition |
| Body_movement | E | Cause is something in the external environment that causes the Agent to move part of his/her body. Cause is usually expressed in a PP Complement:. Cause does not include any physical force moving the Agent 's Body_part . This type of situation is described by the frame Motion.Cause-to-move. |
| Breathing | E | This FE denotes an event or state external to the Agent that causes them exhibit the specified manner of breathing but not as a conscious response to the External_cause . |
| Facial_expression | E | The state of affairs perceived by the Possessor which leads to an Internal_cause (emotion, etc.) which then gives rise to the Expression . |
| Fleeing | E | External_cause is something in the external environment that causes the Self_mover to move. |
| Making_faces | P | An event experienced by the Agent that leads them to make an expression. |
| Self_motion | E | External_cause is something in the external environment that causes the Self_mover to move. |