tax

Who acts: people, tax, Taxes, price, you, Grown ups · What happens: pay, make, mean, work, tire, help · To what, where: Money, people, tax, something, taxing job, 10 dollars · Speech: someone speaks here

«tax» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: tax in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Money that people and businesses must pay to the government to pay for things like schools, roads, hospitals and police.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 pay	obj
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pay	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 businesses	cc
5	businesses	business	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 people	conj
6	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 pay	aux
7	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Money	acl:relcl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 government	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 government	det
10	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pay	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 pay	mark
12	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 pay	advcl
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 things	case
14	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 pay	obl
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 schools	case
16	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 things	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 roads	punct
18	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 schools	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 hospitals	punct
20	hospitals	hospital	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 schools	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 police	cc
22	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 schools	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Money	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	must	people and businesses	Money				to the government	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Asset
2	pay	to-infinitive	people and businesses not said here					for things like schools and roads and hospitals and police	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for thing=Theme

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

As a verb, to make people pay tax on something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	obj
8	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 make	xcomp
9	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pay	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 pay	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		people				as a verb	tree rules
2	pay	infinitive	people not said here	tax		something			vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset

Everyday, meaning 3

To tax something can also mean to make it work hard or tire it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 tax	mark
2	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mean	nsubj
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 tax	appos
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 mean	aux
5	also	also	ADV	_	6 mean	advmod
6	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 mean	xcomp
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 make	obj
10	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 make	xcomp
11	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 work	advmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 tire	cc
13	tire	tire	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 work	conj
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 tire	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can	tax			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	make not said to happen	to-infinitive	tax not said here	tax		tree rules
3	work not said to happen	infinitive	tax not said here		hard property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	tire	infinitive	tax not said here	tax		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a taxing job".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 job	det
3	taxing	taxing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 job	compound
4	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 job	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Taxes help pay for schools and roads.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taxes	tax	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 help	nsubj
2	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 help	xcomp
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 schools	case
5	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pay	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 roads	cc
7	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 schools	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Taxes						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	pay	infinitive	Taxes not said here					for schools and roads	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for school=Theme

Example 2

The price was 10 dollars plus tax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 price	det
2	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dollars	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 dollars	cop
4	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 dollars	nummod
5	dollars	dollar	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	plus	plus	CCONJ	_	7 tax	cc
7	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dollars	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dollars	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the price	10 dollars plus tax				tax conj	tree rules

Example 3

In Australia, GST is added to most things you buy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Australia	case
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 added	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	GST	GST	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 added	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 added	aux:pass
6	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 things	case
8	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 things	amod
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 added	obl
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 buy	nsubj
11	buy	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 things	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 added	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	present · passive		GST		Australia		to most things	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to thing=Co-Patient
2	buy	present	you	most things not said here					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme

Example 4

The government taxes petrol.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 petrol	det
2	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 taxes	compound
3	taxes	tax	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 petrol	compound
4	petrol	petrol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 petrol	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Grown-ups pay income tax on the money they earn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ups	amod
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Grown	punct
3	ups	up	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pay	nsubj
4	pay	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	income	income	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tax	compound
6	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pay	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 money	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 money	det
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pay	obl
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 earn	nsubj
11	earn	earn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 money	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	grow	participle				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	pay	present	Grown ups	income tax	the money	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset
3	earn	present	ups = up	the money not said here		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 6

Climbing that steep hill was very taxing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 taxing	csubj
2	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 hill	det
3	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hill	amod
4	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Climbing	obj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 taxing	aux
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 taxing	advmod
7	taxing	tax	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 taxing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	gerund		that steep hill					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location hill=Theme
2	tax	past · progressive	Climbing						vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The colonists were angry about the tax on tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 colonists	det
2	colonists	colonist	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 angry	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 angry	cop
4	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 tax	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 tax	det
7	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 angry	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 tea	case
9	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tax	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 angry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the colonists					about the tax on tea; angry property	tree rules

Example 8

“Have you been for the tax?” said the giant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	7 tax	punct
2	Have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 tax	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 tax	nsubj
4	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 tax	cop
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 tax	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 tax	det
7	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 tax	punct
9	”	"	PUNCT	_	7 tax	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 giant	det
12	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 said	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present · perfect	you					for the tax	tree rules
2	say speech: ask	past	the tax	the giant					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent giant=Topic

Example 9

And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. (Writings 2CH.24.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in for the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 made	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 proclamation	det
5	proclamation	proclamation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	7 Judah	case
7	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Jerusalem	cc
9	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Judah	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bring	punct
11	to	to	PART	_	12 bring	mark
12	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 made	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 bring	compound:prt
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 LORD	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 LORD	det
16	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 bring	obl
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 tax	det
18	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 LORD	appos
19	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 laid	obj
20	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 laid	nsubj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 servant	det
22	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 Moses	appos
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 God	case
24	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 servant	nmod
25	laid	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 tax	acl:relcl
26	upon	upon	ADP	_	27 Israel	case
27	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 laid	obl
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 wilderness	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 wilderness	det
30	wilderness	wilderness	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 laid	obl
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	past	they	a proclamation	Judah and Jerusalem		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset proclamation=Product
2	bring in	to-infinitive	they not said here			for the LORD	vn earn-54.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	lay	past	Moses	the tax	the wilderness	upon Israel	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent that=Theme upon israel=Destination

Sentence 2: (Writings 2CH.24.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	2CH.24.9	2CH.24.9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2CH.24.9	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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📖 tax

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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