action

Who acts: action, someone, We, action figure, word sefirot, speech · What happens: be, do, run, jump, cook, mean · To what, where: something, things, action, exciting events, film, small toy person · Speech: someone speaks here

«action» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: action in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

An action is something that someone does, like running, jumping or cooking.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	cop
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 does	obj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 does	nsubj
7	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 running	punct
9	like	like	SCONJ	_	10 running	mark
10	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 does	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 jumping	punct
12	jumping	jump	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 running	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 cooking	cc
14	cooking	cook	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 running	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a action	something	tree rules
2	do	present	someone		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
3	run	gerund	someone not said here		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	jump	gerund	someone not said here		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	cook	gerund	someone not said here		vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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.

Meaning 2

Action means doing things, not just talking: «We need action!».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 doing	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 talking	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 talking	advmod
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 talking	advmod
8	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 doing	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
11	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 need	nsubj
12	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	parataxis
13	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 need	obj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 need	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Action		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	do not said to happen	gerund	Action not said here	things	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
3	not talk	gerund	Action not said here		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	need in a quote	present	We	action	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot action=Theme

Meaning 3

Action is exciting events in a film or a game: «an action film».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 events	cop
3	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 events	amod
4	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 film	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 film	det
7	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 game	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 film	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 events	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 film	det
14	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 film	compound
15	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 events	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 events	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Action	exciting events		a film or a game			tree rules

Meaning 4

An action figure is a small toy person, often a hero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 figure	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 figure	compound
3	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 person	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 person	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 person	amod
7	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	compound
8	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 hero	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	12 hero	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 hero	det
12	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 person	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a action figure	a small toy person and a hero					tree rules

Example 1

Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah (/Preface, /Introduction, /SepherYetzirah), fetched via index.php?action=render on 2026-10-17. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

Sentence 1: Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah (/Preface, /Introduction, /SepherYetzirah), fetched via index.php?action=render on 2026-10-17.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Source	source	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	punct
3	https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/sepheryetzirah	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Source	appos
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 Preface	punct
5	/	/	SYM	_	6 Preface	punct
6	Preface	preface	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/SepherYetzirah	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Introduction	punct
8	/	/	SYM	_	9 Introduction	cc
9	Introduction	introduction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Preface	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 SepherYetzirah	punct
11	/	/	SYM	_	12 SepherYetzirah	cc
12	SepherYetzirah	SepherYetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Preface	nmod
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 Preface	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 fetched	punct
15	fetched	fetch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Source	acl
16	via	via	ADP	_	17 index.php	case
17	index.php	index.php	PROPN	_	15 fetched	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	19 action	punct
19	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 index.php	conj
20	=	=	PUNCT	_	21 render	punct
21	render	render	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 action	appos
22	on	on	ADP	_	23 2026-10-17	case
23	2026-10-17	2026-10-17	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 render	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Source	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fetch	participle		Source not said here				via index.php and action	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Westcott	punct
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Westcott	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The word sefirot by itself is the plural action noun of סָפַר safar 'to count', thus meaning literally 'countings'.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sefirot	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sefirot	compound
3	sefirot	sefirot	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 noun	nsubj
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 itself	case
5	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	3 sefirot	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 noun	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 noun	det
8	plural	plural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 noun	amod
9	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 noun	compound
10	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 safar	case
12	סָפַר	סָפַר	PUNCT	_	13 safar	punct
13	safar	safar	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 count	obl
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 safar	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 count	mark
16	count	count	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 noun	parataxis
17	',	',	PUNCT	_	16 count	punct
18	thus	thus	ADV	_	19 meaning	advmod
19	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 count	advcl
20	literally	literally	ADV	_	22 countings	advmod
21	'	'	PUNCT	_	22 countings	punct
22	countings	counting	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 meaning	obj
23	'	'	PUNCT	_	22 countings	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the word sefirot by sefirot	the plural action noun		tree rules
2	count	to-infinitive			of safar	vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
3	mean	gerund		countings	thus property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counting=Topic

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 3

Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: Thought, speech and action are an inseparable unity in the divine being; God made or created, is metaphorically expressed by the word: writing.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 unity	punct
3	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unity	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 action	cc
5	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 speech	conj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 unity	cop
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 unity	det
8	inseparable	inseparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 unity	amod
9	unity	unity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thought	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 divine	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 divine	det
12	divine	divine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unity	nmod
13	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 divine	acl
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 made	punct
15	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 made	nsubj
16	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	1 Thought	parataxis
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 created	cc
18	created	create	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 made	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 expressed	punct
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 expressed	aux:pass
21	metaphorically	metaphorically	ADV	_	22 expressed	advmod
22	expressed	express	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 made	conj
23	by	by	ADP	_	25 word	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 word	det
25	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 expressed	obl
26	:	:	PUNCT	_	27 writing	punct
27	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 word	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past					vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	speech and action	a inseparable unity	the divine		tree rules
3	make	past	God				vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	create	participle	God not said here				vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	express	present · passive	the word and writing			metaphorically property	vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 4

Multiply not exceeding proud talk; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. (Prophets 1SA.2.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Multiply not exceeding proud talk; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Multiply	multiply	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 exceeding	advmod
3	exceeding	exceed	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Multiply	advcl
4	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 talk	amod
5	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 exceeding	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 let	punct
7	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Multiply	parataxis
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 arrogancy	advmod
9	arrogancy	arrogancy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 let	obj
10	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 let	xcomp
11	out	out	ADV	_	10 come	advmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 mouth	case
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 mouth	nmod:poss
14	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 come	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 God	punct
16	for	for	ADP	_	21 God	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 LORD	det
18	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 God	nsubj
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 God	cop
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 God	det
21	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Multiply	parataxis
22	of	of	ADP	_	23 knowledge	case
23	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 God	nmod
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 weighed	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 weighed	cc
26	by	by	ADP	_	27 Him	case
27	Him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 weighed	nsubj:pass
28	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 weighed	nsubj:pass
29	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	30 weighed	aux:pass
30	weighed	weigh	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 God	acl:relcl
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Multiply	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	multiply	imperative	you not said here			vn birth-28.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not exceed	gerund	you not said here	proud talk		vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot talk=Theme
3	let	infinitive		arrogancy		tree rules
4	come out	infinitive	arrogancy not said here		of your mouth; out property	vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
5	is	present	the LORD		for a God; of knowledge	tree rules
6	weigh	present · passive	a God not said here	Him = he		vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1SA.2.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1SA.2.3	1SA.2.3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	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 1SA.2.3	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 5

Every action in the story changes how many apples Sam has.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changes	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 story	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 action	nmod
6	changes	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 many	advmod
8	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 apples	amod
9	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 changes	obj
10	Sam	Sam	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 has	nsubj
11	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 apples	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 changes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	present	every action in the story	many apples					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
2	have	present	Sam	many apples not said here					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient

Example 6

Ben has 15 action figures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 figures	nummod
4	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 figures	compound
5	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Ben	15 action figures					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Patient

Example 7

He buys 3 more action figures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 buys	nsubj
2	buys	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 figures	nummod
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 figures	amod
5	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 figures	compound
6	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 buys	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 buys	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	present	He	3 more action figures					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent figure=Theme

Example 8

Count the action that happens last.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 action	det
3	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Count	obj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 happens	nsubj
5	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 action	acl:relcl
6	last	last	ADV	_	5 happens	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	imperative	you not said here	the action					vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	happen	present	the action					last property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

«Jump» and «run» are action words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct
2	Jump	jump	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 words	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 run	punct
6	run	run	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 words	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 run	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 words	cop
9	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 words	compound
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Jump	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Jump	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump in a quote	imperative	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	run	action words					tree rules

Example 10

We took action to clean up the playground.

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 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 clean	mark
5	clean	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 clean	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 playground	det
8	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clean	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	We	action					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	clean up	to-infinitive	We not said here	the playground					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playground=Patient

Example 11

I watched the firefighters in action.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 firefighters	det
4	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watched	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 action	case
6	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	I	the firefighters		action			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firefighter=Theme

Example 12

Kind actions make friends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 actions	amod
2	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	nsubj
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Kind actions	friends					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product

Example 13

It is quite remarkable how one good action always breeds another.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 remarkable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 remarkable	cop
3	quite	quite	ADV	_	4 remarkable	advmod
4	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	10 breeds	advmod
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 action	nummod
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 action	amod
8	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 breeds	nsubj
9	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	10 breeds	advmod
10	breeds	breed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 remarkable	advcl
11	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	10 breeds	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 remarkable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					remarkable property	tree rules
2	breed	present	one good action	another				always property	tree rules

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