📖 caterWho acts: group, local bakery, camp, menu, We, hotel · What happens: provide, cater, need, want, try, please · To what, where: food, someone, birthday party, catering cottage, hospital
«cater» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: cater in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 To provide food and drinks for an event, such as a party or wedding.
The tree, 14 words mark obj cc conj case det obl punct case fixed det nmod cc conj punct root To PART provide VERB food NOUN and CCONJ drinks NOUN for ADP an DET event NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET party NOUN or CCONJ wedding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 provide mark 2 provide provide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 provide obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 drinks cc 5 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 3 food conj 6 for for ADP _ 8 event case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 event det 8 event event NOUN Number=Sing 2 provide obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 party punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 party case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 party det 13 party party NOUN Number=Sing 8 event nmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 wedding cc 15 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 13 party conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 provide punct
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1 provide to-infinitive food and drinks for a event such a party or wedding vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition food=Theme for event=Beneficiary
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Everyday, meaning 2 To cater for (UK) / to (US): to provide what a group of people needs or wants.
The tree, 17 words mark case punct obl punct punct case punct conj punct punct mark conj det det nsubj case nmod ccomp cc conj punct root To PART cater VERB for ADP ( PUNCT UK PROPN ) PUNCT / SYM to ADP ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT : PUNCT to PART provide VERB what DET a DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN needs VERB or CCONJ wants VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cater mark 2 cater cater VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 UK case 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 UK punct 5 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 2 cater obl 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 UK punct 7 / / SYM _ 10 US punct 8 to to ADP _ 10 US case 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 US punct 10 US US PROPN Number=Sing 5 UK conj 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 UK punct 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 provide punct 13 to to PART _ 14 provide mark 14 provide provide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 cater conj 15 what what DET PronType=Int 17 group det 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 group det 17 group group NOUN Number=Sing 20 needs nsubj 18 of of ADP _ 19 people case 19 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 group nmod 20 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 provide ccomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 wants cc 22 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 needs conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 cater punct
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1 cater to-infinitive for UK and US tree rules 2 provide to-infinitive vn ensure-99 «NP V that S»: agent=Precondition clause=Theme 3 need present what group of people vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 want present what group of people not said here vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Everyday, meaning 3 To cater to: to try too hard to please someone.
mark advcl obl punct mark advmod xcomp mark xcomp obj punct root To PART cater VERB to ADP : PUNCT to PART try VERB too ADV hard ADJ to PART please VERB someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cater mark 2 cater cater VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 try advcl 3 to to ADP _ 2 cater obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 try punct 5 to to PART _ 6 try mark 6 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 too too ADV _ 8 hard advmod 8 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 6 try xcomp 9 to to PART _ 10 please mark 10 please please VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 hard xcomp 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 please obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 try punct
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1 cater to-infinitive tree rules 2 try to-infinitive hard property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 please to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
Example 1 A local bakery catered the birthday party.
det amod nsubj det compound obj punct root A DET local ADJ bakery NOUN catered VERB the DET birthday NOUN party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bakery det 2 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bakery amod 3 bakery bakery NOUN Number=Sing 4 catered nsubj 4 catered cater VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 party det 6 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 7 party compound 7 party party NOUN Number=Sing 4 catered obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 catered punct
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1 cater past a local bakery the birthday party tree rules
Example 2 The camp caters for children of all ages.
det nsubj case obl case det nmod punct root The DET camp NOUN caters VERB for ADP children NOUN of ADP all DET ages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 camp det 2 camp camp NOUN Number=Sing 3 caters nsubj 3 caters cater VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 children case 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 caters obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 ages case 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 ages det 8 ages age NOUN Number=Plur 5 children nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 caters punct
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1 cater present the camp for children of all ages tree rules
Example 3 The menu caters to vegetarians too.
det nsubj case obl advmod punct root The DET menu NOUN caters VERB to ADP vegetarians NOUN too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 menu det 2 menu menu NOUN Number=Sing 3 caters nsubj 3 caters cater VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 vegetarians case 5 vegetarians vegetarian NOUN Number=Plur 3 caters obl 6 too too ADV _ 3 caters advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 caters punct
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1 cater present the menu to vegetarians tree rules
Example 4 We stayed in a self-catering cottage.
nsubj case det compound punct amod obl punct root We PRON stayed VERB in ADP a DET self NOUN - PUNCT catering VERB cottage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 8 cottage case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cottage det 5 self self NOUN Number=Sing 7 catering compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 self punct 7 catering cater VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 cottage amod 8 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 stayed punct
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1 stay past We a catering cottage vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cottage=Location 2 cater gerund self compound tree rules
Example 5 The hotel can cater for 200 guests.
det nsubj aux case nummod obl punct root The DET hotel NOUN can AUX cater VERB for ADP 200 NUM guests NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hotel det 2 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 4 cater nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 cater aux 4 cater cater VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 guests case 6 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 guests nummod 7 guests guest NOUN Number=Plur 4 cater obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 cater punct
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1 cater can the hotel for 200 guests tree rules
Example 6 Mum works in catering at the hospital.
nsubj mark advcl case det obl punct root Mum NOUN works VERB in SCONJ catering VERB at ADP the DET hospital NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 works nsubj 2 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in SCONJ _ 4 catering mark 4 catering cater VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 works advcl 5 at at ADP _ 7 hospital case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hospital det 7 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 4 catering obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 works punct
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1 work present Mum vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 cater gerund Mum not said here the hospital tree rules
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