adultery

Who acts: married person, You, seventh commandment, teacher, adultery, Many religions · What happens: have, not be, name, not commit, say, explain · To what, where: loving relationship, husband, sins, Ten Commandments, adultery, promise · Speech: someone speaks here

«adultery» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: adultery in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Bible, church, law — kept apart, not parsed.

When a married person has a loving, romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband or wife.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	5 has	mark
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 person	det
3	married	married	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 person	amod
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 relationship	det
7	loving	loving	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 relationship	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 romantic	punct
9	romantic	romantic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 loving	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 sexual	cc
11	sexual	sexual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 loving	conj
12	relationship	relationship	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 someone	case
14	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 relationship	nmod
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 husband	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 husband	cop
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 husband	advmod
18	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 husband	nmod:poss
19	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 someone	acl:relcl
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 wife	cc
21	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 husband	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a married person	a loving relationship				with someone	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relationship=Patient
2	not is a	present		their husband or wife					tree rules

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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

One of the sins named in the Ten Commandments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 sins	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sins	det
4	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
5	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 sins	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 Commandments	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Commandments	det
8	Ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 Commandments	nummod
9	Commandments	commandment	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 named	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name	participle		the sins not said here		the Ten Commandments			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"You shall not commit adultery."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 commit	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 commit	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 commit	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 commit	advmod
5	commit	commit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 commit	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 commit	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 commit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not commit in a quote	shall	You	adultery					vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adultery=Theme

Example 1

The seventh commandment says, "You shall not commit adultery."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 commandment	det
2	seventh	seventh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 commandment	amod
3	commandment	commandment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 says	nsubj
4	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 commit	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 commit	punct
7	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 commit	nsubj
8	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 commit	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 commit	advmod
10	commit	commit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 says	ccomp
11	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 commit	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 commit	punct
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 commit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the seventh commandment						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not commit in a quote	shall	You	adultery					vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adultery=Theme

Example 2

The teacher explained that adultery means breaking the promise of marriage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 explained	nsubj
3	explained	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 means	mark
5	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 explained	ccomp
7	breaking	break	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 means	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 promise	det
9	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 breaking	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 marriage	case
11	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 promise	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 explained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	past	the teacher		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	mean	present	adultery		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	break not said to happen	gerund	adultery not said here	the promise of marriage	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer promise=Patient
4	promise			marriage	nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

In the story, the king's adultery brought great trouble to his family.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brought	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 king	det
6	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 adultery	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 king	case
8	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brought	nsubj
9	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 trouble	amod
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brought	obj
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 family	case
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 family	nmod:poss
14	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 brought	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 brought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	past	the king's adultery	great trouble		the story		to adultery's family	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent trouble=Theme to family=Destination

Example 4

Many religions teach that adultery is wrong.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 religions	amod
2	religions	religion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 teach	nsubj
3	teach	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 wrong	mark
5	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wrong	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 wrong	cop
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 teach	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 teach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	present	Many religions						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	adultery					wrong property	tree rules

Example 5

Adultery can be one reason a marriage ends in divorce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reason	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 reason	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 reason	cop
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 reason	nummod
5	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 marriage	det
7	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ends	nsubj
8	ends	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 reason	acl:relcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 divorce	case
10	divorce	divorce	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ends	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	Adultery	one reason					tree rules
2	end	present	a marriage	one reason not said here		divorce			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality reason=Eventuality

Example 6

The Bible tells how King David committed adultery and later was sorry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Bible	det
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 tells	nsubj
3	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	7 committed	advmod
5	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 David	nmod:desc
6	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 committed	nsubj
7	committed	commit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tells	ccomp
8	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 committed	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sorry	cc
10	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	12 sorry	advmod
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 sorry	cop
12	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 committed	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	the Bible			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	commit	past	David King	adultery		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent adultery=Theme
3	is	past	David King not said here		late, sorry property	tree rules

Example 7

The vicar spoke about faithfulness and the harm adultery causes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vicar	det
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 faithfulness	case
5	faithfulness	faithfulness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 causes	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 adultery	det
8	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 adultery	compound
9	adultery	adultery	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 causes	nsubj
10	causes	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 spoke	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the vicar					about faithfulness	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about faithfulness=Topic
2	cause	present	the harm adultery						vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

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