advocate Who acts: advocate, person, lawyer, She, He, Many doctors · What happens: advocate, be, speak, favour, speak up, accuse · To what, where: something, favour, person, lawyer, court, healthy school meals · Speech: someone speaks here
«advocate» in the school 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: advocate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl obj cop mark advmod obj cc conj case obl case nmod punct root To PART advocate VERB something PRON is AUX to PART publicly ADV support VERB it PRON or CCONJ speak VERB in ADP favour NOUN of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 advocate mark 2 advocate advocate VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 support advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 advocate obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 support cop 5 to to PART _ 7 support mark 6 publicly publicly ADV _ 7 support advmod 7 support support VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 support obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 speak cc 10 speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 support conj 11 in in ADP _ 12 favour case 12 favour favour NOUN Number=Sing 10 speak obl 13 of of ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 favour nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 support punct
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1 advocate to-infinitive something tree rules 2 is present publicly, support property tree rules 3 speak speech: other infinitive favour of favour vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 favour favour nom favour «feeling transitive»: of=patient
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 An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case det obl cc case amod conj punct root An DET advocate NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON speaks VERB up ADP for ADP an DET idea NOUN or CCONJ for ADP other ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 advocate det 2 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 speaks nsubj 7 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 up up ADP _ 7 speaks compound:prt 9 for for ADP _ 11 idea case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 idea det 11 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 7 speaks obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 people cc 13 for for ADP _ 15 people case 14 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 15 people amod 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 idea conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a advocate a person tree rules 2 speak up speech: other present a person for a idea or other people vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl punct advmod case conj punct root An DET advocate NOUN is AUX a DET lawyer NOUN who PRON speaks VERB for ADP someone PRON in ADP court NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP Scotland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 advocate det 2 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 5 lawyer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lawyer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lawyer det 5 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 speaks nsubj 7 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lawyer acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 speaks obl 10 in in ADP _ 11 court case 11 court court NOUN Number=Sing 7 speaks obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 Scotland punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 15 Scotland advmod 14 in in ADP _ 15 Scotland case 15 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 7 speaks conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 lawyer punct
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1 is a present a advocate a lawyer tree rules 2 speak speech: other present a lawyer court for someone vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She advocates healthy school meals.
nsubj amod compound obj punct root She PRON advocates VERB healthy ADJ school NOUN meals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 advocates nsubj 2 advocates advocate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 meals amod 4 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 meals compound 5 meals meal NOUN Number=Plur 2 advocates obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 advocates punct
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1 advocate present She healthy school meals tree rules
Example 2 He is an advocate for children's rights.
nsubj cop det case nmod:poss case nmod punct root He PRON is AUX an DET advocate NOUN for ADP children NOUN 's PART rights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 advocate nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 advocate cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 advocate det 4 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 8 rights case 6 children child NOUN Number=Plur 8 rights nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 children case 8 rights right NOUN Number=Plur 4 advocate nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 advocate punct
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1 is a present He a advocate for children's rights tree rules
Example 3 The advocate spoke for the accused in court.
det nsubj mark det ccomp case obl punct root The DET advocate NOUN spoke VERB for SCONJ the DET accused VERB in ADP court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advocate det 2 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 6 accused mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 accused det 6 accused accuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 spoke ccomp 7 in in ADP _ 8 court case 8 court court NOUN Number=Sing 6 accused obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the advocate tree rules 2 accuse participle court vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Many doctors advocate more exercise.
amod nsubj amod obj punct root Many ADJ doctors NOUN advocate VERB more ADJ exercise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 doctors amod 2 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 3 advocate nsubj 3 advocate advocate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 exercise amod 5 exercise exercise NOUN Number=Sing 3 advocate obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 advocate punct
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1 advocate present Many doctors more exercise tree rules
Example 5 Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea.
csubj nmod:poss case obj xcomp det amod obj mark advcl det obj punct root Playing VERB devil NOUN 's PART advocate NOUN means VERB arguing VERB the DET other ADJ side NOUN to PART test VERB an DET idea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means csubj 2 devil devil NOUN Number=Sing 4 advocate nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 devil case 4 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Playing obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 arguing argue VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 side det 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 side amod 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 6 arguing obj 10 to to PART _ 11 test mark 11 test test VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 arguing advcl 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 idea det 13 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 11 test obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 play gerund devil's advocate vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advocate=Theme 2 mean present Playing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 argue speech: disagree not said to happen gerund Playing not said here the other side vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent side=Topic 4 test to-infinitive Playing not said here a idea vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme
Example 6 Be your own advocate and ask for help.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cc conj case obl punct root Be VERB your PRON own ADJ advocate NOUN and CCONJ ask VERB for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 advocate nmod:poss 3 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 4 advocate amod 4 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 1 Be nsubj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 ask cc 6 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Be conj 7 for for ADP _ 8 help case 8 help help NOUN Number=Sing 6 ask obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Be punct
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1 be infinitive your own advocate vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 ask speech: ask infinitive your own advocate not said here for help vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop advmod case det punct cc nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl case det obl punct root The DET question NOUN is AUX still ADV before ADP the DET courts NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ one PRON can AUX only ADV deal VERB with ADP it PRON as ADP an DET advocate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 7 courts nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 courts cop 4 still still ADV _ 7 courts advmod 5 before before ADP _ 7 courts case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 courts det 7 courts court NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 deal punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 deal cc 10 one one PRON Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 deal nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 deal aux 12 only only ADV _ 13 deal advmod 13 deal deal VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 courts acl:relcl 14 with with ADP _ 15 it case 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 deal obl 16 as as ADP _ 18 advocate case 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 advocate det 18 advocate advocate NOUN Number=Sing 13 deal obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 courts punct
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1 is present the question before the courts; still tree rules 2 deal can one the courts not said here with question; as a advocate vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme
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