major

Who acts: major key, main subject, subject, major accident, Reading, song · What happens: sound, study, major, be, lead, stay away · To what, where: university, student, maths, motorway, major part, C

«major» in the Judaism dictionary: its 5 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: major in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 important	advmod
2	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 big	punct
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 important	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 serious	cc
6	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 important	conj
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 problem	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 problem	det
9	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 problem	amod
10	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 serious	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 road	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 road	det
13	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 road	amod
14	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 problem	conj
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 problem	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 important	punct

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

Meaning 2

An army officer of middle rank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 officer	det
2	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 officer	compound
3	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 rank	case
5	middle	middle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rank	amod
6	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 officer	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 officer	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

A major key or scale sounds bright and happy (C major).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 key	det
2	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 key	amod
3	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sounds	nsubj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 scale	cc
5	scale	scale	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 key	conj
6	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sounds	xcomp
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 happy	cc
9	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bright	conj
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 major	punct
11	C	c	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 major	amod
12	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sounds	parataxis
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 major	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	present	a major key or scale					bright property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 4

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

The main subject a student studies at university, or to study it as the main subject (she majored in maths).

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 subject	det
2	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 subject	amod
3	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 studies	nsubj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 student	det
5	student	student	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 studies	nsubj
6	studies	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 university	case
8	university	university	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 studies	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 study	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 study	cc
11	to	to	PART	_	12 study	mark
12	study	study	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 studies	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 study	obj
14	as	as	ADP	_	17 subject	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 subject	det
16	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 subject	amod
17	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 study	obl
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 majored	punct
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 majored	nsubj
20	majored	major	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 studies	parataxis
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 maths	case
22	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 majored	obl
23	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 majored	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 studies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	study	present	the main subject		university		vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	study	to-infinitive	the main subject not said here	student		as the main subject	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent it=Theme as subject=Value
3	major	past	subject		maths		tree rules

Meaning 5

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Very great (a major fan).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 great	advmod
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 fan	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fan	det
5	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fan	amod
6	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 great	obl
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 fan	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 great	punct

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

Example 1

There was a major accident on the motorway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 accident	det
4	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 accident	amod
5	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 motorway	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 motorway	det
8	motorway	motorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a major accident			the motorway; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on motorway=Location

Example 2

Reading is a major part of our school day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 part	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 part	det
4	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 part	amod
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 day	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 day	nmod:poss
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 day	compound
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Reading	a major part			day		tree rules

Example 3

This song is in C major.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 song	det
2	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 major	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 major	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 C	case
5	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 major	obl
6	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 major	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this song			C		major property	tree rules

Example 4

Major Smith led the soldiers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Smith	amod
2	Smith	Smith	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 soldiers	det
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	Major Smith	the soldiers					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme

Example 5

My cousin is majoring in biology at college (US).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 majoring	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 majoring	aux
4	majoring	major	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 biology	case
6	biology	biology	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 majoring	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 college	case
8	college	college	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 biology	nmod
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 US	punct
10	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 college	appos
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 US	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 majoring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	major	present · progressive	My cousin			biology at college			tree rules

Example 6

Stay away from major roads when you ride your bike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	away	away	ADV	_	1 Stay	advmod
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 roads	case
4	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 roads	amod
5	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Stay	obl
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 ride	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 ride	nsubj
8	ride	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Stay	advcl
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 bike	nmod:poss
10	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ride	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay away	imperative	you not said here			major roads		away property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	ride	present	you	your bike					vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme

Example 7

I'm a major fan of that band (informal).

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	5 fan	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fan	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fan	det
4	major	major	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fan	amod
5	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 band	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 band	det
8	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fan	nmod
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 informal	punct
10	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 band	amod
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 informal	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fan	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	I	a major fan				of that band	tree rules

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