ally

Who acts: person, Someone, France, others, she, two countries · What happens: agree, help, support, join, treat, be · To what, where: you, each, group, ally, war, him

«ally» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: ally in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person, group or country that agrees to help and support you, especially against someone else.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 group	punct
4	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 country	cc
6	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 agrees	nsubj
8	agrees	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 help	mark
10	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 agrees	xcomp
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 support	cc
12	support	support	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 help	conj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 support	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 someone	punct
15	especially	especially	ADV	_	17 someone	advmod
16	against	against	ADP	_	17 someone	case
17	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 support	obl
18	else	else	ADV	_	17 someone	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	present	a person and group or country			vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	help not said to happen	to-infinitive	a person and group or country not said here			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
3	support	infinitive	a person and group or country not said here	you	against someone	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To join with someone to help and support each other.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 join	mark
2	join	join	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 someone	case
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 join	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 help	mark
6	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 join	advcl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 support	cc
8	support	support	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 help	conj
9	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	8 support	obj
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 each	fixed
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 join	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	join	to-infinitive		with someone	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with someone=Co-Patient
2	help	to-infinitive			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
3	support	infinitive	each		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Someone who supports a group that is treated unfairly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 supports	nsubj
2	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 supports	nsubj
3	supports	support	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 group	det
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 supports	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 treated	nsubj:pass
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 treated	aux:pass
8	treated	treat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 group	acl:relcl
9	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	_	8 treated	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 supports	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	support	present	Someone	a group					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer group=Stimulus
2	treat	present · passive		a group				unfairly property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

France was Britain's ally in the war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	France	France	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 ally	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 ally	cop
3	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 ally	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 Britain	case
5	ally	ally	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 war	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 war	det
8	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ally	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ally	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	France	Britain's ally		the war			tree rules

Example 2

When others teased him, she was his ally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 teased	advmod
2	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 teased	nsubj
3	teased	tease	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 teased	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 teased	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 ally	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 ally	cop
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 ally	nmod:poss
9	ally	ally	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teased	parataxis
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 teased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tease	past	others	him = he					vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
2	is a	past	she	his ally					tree rules

Example 3

The two countries became allies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 countries	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 countries	nummod
3	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 became	nsubj
4	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	allies	ally	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 became	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the two countries	allies					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 4

Be an ally: speak up when someone is bullied.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 ally	cop
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ally	det
3	ally	ally	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 speak	punct
5	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 ally	acl
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 speak	compound:prt
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 bullied	advmod
8	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 bullied	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 bullied	aux:pass
10	bullied	bully	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 speak	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ally	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	imperative	you not said here	a ally	tree rules
2	speak up speech: other	infinitive	a ally not said here		vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	bully	present · passive		someone	vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary

Example 5

The rebels allied themselves with the farmers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rebels	det
2	rebels	rebel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 allied	nsubj
3	allied	ally	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 allied	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 farmers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 farmers	det
7	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 allied	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 allied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ally	past	the rebels	rebels = rebel				with the farmers	tree rules

Example 6

Having one ally in a new school helps a lot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 helps	csubj
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 ally	nummod
3	ally	ally	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 school	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 school	det
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 school	amod
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obl
8	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 lot	det
10	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 helps	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		one ally		a new school			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ally=Patient
2	help	present	Having	a lot					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Beneficiary

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