addressee Who acts: someone, postman, you, addressee, address, sender · What happens: send, speak, not find, return, write, name · To what, where: person, addressee, letter, name, middle, back · Speech: someone speaks here
«addressee» 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: addressee in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The person a letter, parcel, email or message is sent to.
det nsubj:pass det obj punct conj punct conj cc conj aux:pass obl punct root The DET person NOUN a DET letter NOUN , PUNCT parcel NOUN , PUNCT email NOUN or CCONJ message NOUN is AUX sent VERB to ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 12 sent nsubj:pass 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 letter det 4 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 2 person obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 parcel punct 6 parcel parcel NOUN Number=Sing 4 letter conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 email punct 8 email email NOUN Number=Sing 4 letter conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 message cc 10 message message NOUN Number=Sing 8 email conj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 sent aux:pass 12 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 to to ADP _ 12 sent obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 12 sent punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 send present · passive the person vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: language — kept apart, not parsed.
The person someone is speaking to.
det nsubj aux acl:relcl obl punct root The DET person NOUN someone PRON is AUX speaking VERB to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 speaking nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speaking aux 5 speaking speak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 person acl:relcl 6 to to PART _ 5 speaking obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 speak speech: other present · progressive someone the person not said here tree rules
Example 1 The postman could not find the addressee, so the letter was returned.
det nsubj aux advmod det obj punct advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root The DET postman NOUN could AUX not PART find VERB the DET addressee NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET letter NOUN was AUX returned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 postman det 2 postman postman NOUN Number=Sing 5 find nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 find aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 find advmod 5 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 addressee det 7 addressee addressee NOUN Number=Sing 5 find obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 returned punct 9 so so ADV _ 13 returned advmod 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 letter det 11 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 13 returned nsubj:pass 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 returned aux:pass 13 returned return VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 find conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 find punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not find could the postman the addressee vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent addressee=Topic 2 return past · passive the letter vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 Write the addressee's name in the middle of the envelope.
det nmod:poss case obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Write VERB the DET addressee NOUN 's PART name NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET envelope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 addressee det 3 addressee addressee NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 addressee case 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 middle case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 middle det 8 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 envelope case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 envelope det 11 envelope envelope NOUN Number=Sing 8 middle nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here the addressee's name the middle of the envelope vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme in middle=Destination 2 name the addressee nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The sender's address goes on the back, and the addressee's on the front.
The tree, 15 words det nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl punct cc det nmod:poss case case det obl punct root The DET sender NOUN 's PART address NOUN goes VERB on ADP the DET back NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET addressee NOUN 's PART on ADP the DET front NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sender det 2 sender sender NOUN Number=Sing 4 address nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 sender case 4 address address NOUN Number=Sing 5 goes nsubj 5 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 back case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 back det 8 back back NOUN Number=Sing 5 goes obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 16 front punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 16 front cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 addressee det 12 addressee addressee NOUN Number=Sing 16 front nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 addressee case 14 on on ADP _ 16 front case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 front det 16 front front NOUN Number=Sing 5 goes obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 goes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 go present the sender's address the back on the addressee's front vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on back=Location 2 address the sender nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Only the addressee should open this letter.
advmod det nsubj aux det obj punct root Only ADV the DET addressee NOUN should AUX open VERB this DET letter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 3 addressee advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 addressee det 3 addressee addressee NOUN Number=Sing 5 open nsubj 4 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 open aux 5 open open VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 letter det 7 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 5 open obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 open punct
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1 open should the addressee this letter vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location letter=Theme
Example 5 Check you have the right addressee before you click «Send».
nsubj ccomp det amod obj mark nsubj advcl punct conj punct punct root Check VERB you PRON have VERB the DET right ADJ addressee NOUN before SCONJ you PRON click VERB « PUNCT Send VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Check ccomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 addressee det 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 addressee amod 6 addressee addressee NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 click mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 click nsubj 9 click click VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Check advcl 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 Send punct 11 Send send VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 click conj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 Send punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check imperative you not said here the right addressee tree rules 2 have present you vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 click present you vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location 4 send in a quote infinitive you not said here vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The parcel said «Addressee unknown».
det nsubj punct compound ccomp punct punct root The DET parcel NOUN said VERB « PUNCT Addressee PROPN unknown ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 parcel det 2 parcel parcel NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 unknown punct 5 Addressee Addressee PROPN Number=Sing 6 unknown compound 6 unknown unknown ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 unknown punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 say speech: assert past the parcel vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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