civic

Who acts: Voting, concert, town, Picking, mayor, we · What happens: do, be, vote, help, show, pick up · To what, where: community, civic duty, civic centre, great civic pride, litter, small civic act · Speech: someone speaks here

«civic» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: civic in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To do with a town or city and its official life, like a civic centre or civic building.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 town	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 town	det
5	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 city	cc
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 town	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 life	cc
9	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 life	nmod:poss
10	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 life	amod
11	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 town	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 centre	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	16 centre	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 centre	det
15	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 centre	amod
16	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 building	cc
18	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 building	amod
19	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 centre	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 centre	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with a town or city and city's official life; like a civic centre or civic building	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 do with being a citizen and the duties of people in a community, like voting or helping.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 citizen	case
4	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 citizen	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 citizen	det
6	citizen	citizen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 duties	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 duties	det
9	duties	duty	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 citizen	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 people	case
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 duties	nmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 community	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 community	det
14	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 do	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 voting	punct
16	like	like	SCONJ	_	17 voting	mark
17	voting	vote	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 do	advcl
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 helping	cc
19	helping	help	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 voting	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive	a community		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	gerund		with a citizen and the duties of people; the duties of people conj	tree rules
3	vote	gerund			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	help	gerund			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Voting is a civic duty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Voting	voting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 duty	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 duty	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 duty	det
4	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 duty	amod
5	duty	duty	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 duty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Voting	a civic duty					tree rules

Example 2

The concert is in the civic centre.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 concert	det
2	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 centre	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 centre	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 centre	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 centre	det
6	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 centre	amod
7	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 centre	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the concert			the civic centre			tree rules

Example 3

The town showed great civic pride after the cleanup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pride	amod
5	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pride	amod
6	pride	pride	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 cleanup	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cleanup	det
9	cleanup	cleanup	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the town	great civic pride			after the cleanup		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pride=Recipient

Example 4

Picking up litter is a small civic act.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Picking	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 act	csubj
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Picking	compound:prt
3	litter	litter	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Picking	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 act	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 act	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 act	amod
7	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 act	amod
8	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick up	gerund		litter					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Topic
2	is a	present	Picking	a small civic act					tree rules

Example 5

The mayor and other civic leaders opened the park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mayor	det
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 leaders	cc
4	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 leaders	amod
5	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 leaders	amod
6	leaders	leader	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mayor	conj
7	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 park	det
9	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open	past	the mayor and other civic leaders	the park					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location park=Theme

Example 6

In civics class we learned how laws are made.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 class	case
2	civics	civic	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 class	compound
3	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 learned	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 learned	nsubj
5	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 made	advmod
7	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 made	nsubj:pass
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 made	aux:pass
9	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 learned	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	we			civics class			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	make	present · passive		laws					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 7

The museum is a civic building, owned by the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 building	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 building	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 building	det
5	civic	civic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 building	amod
6	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 owned	punct
8	owned	own	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 building	acl
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 town	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 town	det
11	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 owned	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 building	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the museum	a civic building					tree rules
2	own	participle		a civic building not said here				by the town	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

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📖 civic

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

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