narrative

Who acts: you, narrative, poem, us, book, person narrative · What happens: describe, tell, explain, write, have, be · To what, where: events, order, story, official narrative, narrative, beach · Speech: someone speaks here

«narrative» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: narrative in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A story, or a description of events in order.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 description	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 description	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 description	det
6	description	description	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 story	appos
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 events	case
8	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 description	nmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 order	case
10	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 description	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 story	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe			events		order			nom description «communication transitive»: of=patient in=place

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

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Telling a story (narrative writing, a narrative poem).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Telling	tell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 writing	punct
5	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 writing	compound
6	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 story	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 poem	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 poem	det
9	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 poem	compound
10	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 writing	conj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 writing	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Telling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund		a story					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Meaning 3

The way a story or set of events is told or explained (the official narrative).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 told	obl:unmarked
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 story	det
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 told	nsubj:pass
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 set	cc
6	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 story	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 events	case
8	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 set	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 told	aux:pass
10	told	tell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 explained	cc
12	explained	explain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 told	conj
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 narrative	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 narrative	det
15	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 narrative	amod
16	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 explained	obj
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 narrative	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present · passive		a story or set of events				the way obl:unmarked	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	explain speech: assert	participle		the official narrative					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrative=Topic

Example 1

Write a narrative about a day at the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 narrative	det
3	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 day	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 day	det
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 beach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 beach	det
9	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a narrative		the beach	day		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrative=Theme

Example 2

A narrative has a beginning, a middle and an end.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 narrative	det
2	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 beginning	det
5	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 middle	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 middle	det
8	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beginning	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 end	cc
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 end	det
11	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beginning	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a narrative	a beginning and a middle and a end					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beginning=Patient

Example 3

The poem is a narrative about a brave knight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 narrative	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 narrative	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 narrative	det
5	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 knight	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 knight	det
8	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 knight	amod
9	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 narrative	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 narrative	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the poem	a narrative				about a brave knight	tree rules

Example 4

Her narrative of the trip made us laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 narrative	nmod:poss
2	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 trip	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 narrative	nmod
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 made	obj
8	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Her narrative of the trip	us					tree rules
2	laugh	infinitive	us not said here						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

This book has a first-person narrative using "I".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 narrative	det
5	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 person	amod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 first	punct
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 narrative	compound
8	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
9	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 narrative	acl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 I	punct
11	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 using	ccomp
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 I	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	this book	a person narrative					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrative=Patient
2	use	gerund	a person narrative not said here						vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The class read the narrative aloud.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 read	nsubj
3	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 narrative	det
5	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 read	obj
6	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	3 read	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	past	the class	the narrative				aloud property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrative=Topic

Example 7

All this suggests that this is a very early and common form of narrative.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 this	det:predet
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 suggests	nsubj
3	suggests	suggest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 form	mark
5	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	12 form	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 form	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 form	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 early	advmod
9	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 form	amod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 common	cc
11	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 early	conj
12	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 suggests	ccomp
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 narrative	case
14	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 form	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 suggests	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suggest speech: suggest	present	this						vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	this	a early form				of narrative	tree rules

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