abolition

Who acts: act, abolition, People, more children, Frederick, pupils · What happens: end, be, abolish, march, write, mean · To what, where: law, slavery, turning point, history, letters, fee · Speech: someone speaks here

«abolition» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: abolition in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The act of officially ending a law, system or custom.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 ending	mark
4	officially	officially	ADV	_	5 ending	advmod
5	ending	end	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 law	det
7	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ending	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 system	punct
9	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 law	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 custom	cc
11	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 law	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	gerund	the act not said here	a law and system or custom				officially property	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality law=Eventuality

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: history — kept apart, not parsed.

Especially the ending of slavery and the slave trade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Especially	especially	ADV	_	3 ending	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ending	det
3	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 slavery	case
5	slavery	slavery	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ending	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 trade	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trade	det
8	slave	slave	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 trade	compound
9	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 slavery	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end			slavery and the slave trade					nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The abolition of slavery was a turning point in history.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 abolition	det
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 point	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 slavery	case
4	slavery	slavery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 abolition	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 point	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 point	det
7	turning	turning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 point	compound
8	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 history	case
10	history	history	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 point	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the abolition of slavery	a turning point		history			tree rules
2	abolish			slavery					nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

People marched and wrote letters for abolition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 marched	nsubj
2	marched	march	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 wrote	cc
4	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 marched	conj
5	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wrote	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 abolition	case
7	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrote	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 marched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	march	past	People						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	write	past	People not said here	letters				for abolition	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent letter=Result for abolition=Beneficiary

Example 3

The abolition of the fee meant more children could join.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 abolition	det
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meant	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 fee	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 fee	det
5	fee	fee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 abolition	nmod
6	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 children	amod
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 join	nsubj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 join	aux
10	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 meant	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	past	the abolition of the fee		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	join	could	more children		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	abolish			the fee	nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

Frederick Douglass spoke out for abolition in America.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Frederick	Frederick	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
2	Douglass	Douglass	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Frederick	flat
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 spoke	compound:prt
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 abolition	case
6	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 America	case
8	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak out speech: other	past	Frederick			America		for abolition	vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

After the abolition of the rule, pupils could bring phones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 abolition	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 abolition	det
3	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bring	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 rule	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rule	det
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 abolition	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 abolition	punct
8	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 bring	nsubj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 bring	aux
10	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
11	phones	phone	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 bring	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	could	pupils	phones			after the abolition of the rule		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent phone=Theme
2	abolish			the rule					nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

The abolition movement grew stronger every year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 movement	det
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 movement	compound
3	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	nsubj
4	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 grew	xcomp
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 year	det
7	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	the abolition movement				year	strong property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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