amendment Who acts: amendment, council, Parliament, First Amendment, I, teacher · What happens: be, make, correct, improve, plan, add · To what, where: small change, amendment, writing, one, changes, free speech
«amendment» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: amendment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An amendment is a small change made to a law, rule, plan or piece of writing to correct or improve it.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod acl case det obl punct conj punct conj cc conj case nmod mark acl cc conj obj punct root An DET amendment NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ change NOUN made VERB to ADP a DET law NOUN , PUNCT rule NOUN , PUNCT plan NOUN or CCONJ piece NOUN of ADP writing NOUN to PART correct VERB or CCONJ improve VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 amendment det 2 amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 6 change nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 change cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 change det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 change amod 6 change change NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 change acl 8 to to ADP _ 10 law case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 law det 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 rule punct 12 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 6 change conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 plan punct 14 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 6 change conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 piece cc 16 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 14 plan conj 17 of of ADP _ 18 writing case 18 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 14 plan nmod 19 to to PART _ 20 correct mark 20 correct correct VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 plan acl 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 improve cc 22 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 correct conj 23 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 improve obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 change punct
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1 is a present a amendment a small change and rule and plan of writing or piece tree rules 2 make participle a small change and rule and plan of writing or piece not said here to a law vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 correct speech: disagree to-infinitive a amendment not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 4 improve infinitive a amendment not said here amendment vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient 5 plan writing nom plan «cognition 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 Usage: law, USA — kept apart, not parsed.
An Amendment is one of the changes added to the United States Constitution, such as the First Amendment about free speech.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop case det nmod acl case det amod compound obl punct case fixed det amod conj case amod nmod punct root An DET Amendment NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET changes NOUN added VERB to ADP the DET United ADJ States PROPN Constitution PROPN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET First ADJ Amendment NOUN about ADP free ADJ speech NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Amendment det 2 Amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 changes case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 changes det 7 changes change NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 8 added add VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 changes acl 9 to to ADP _ 13 Constitution case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Constitution det 11 United United ADJ Degree=Pos 12 States amod 12 States State PROPN Number=Plur 13 Constitution compound 13 Constitution Constitution PROPN Number=Sing 8 added obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 Amendment punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 Amendment case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 Amendment det 18 First first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 19 Amendment amod 19 Amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 7 changes conj 20 about about ADP _ 22 speech case 21 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 22 speech amod 22 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 19 Amendment nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a Amendment one of the changes and the First Amendment about free speech tree rules 2 add speech: assert participle the changes and the First Amendment about free speech not said here to the States Constitution vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to constitution=Co-Patient
Example 1 The council made an amendment to the parking rules.
det nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root The DET council NOUN made VERB an DET amendment NOUN to ADP the DET parking NOUN rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 amendment det 5 amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 to to ADP _ 9 rules case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rules det 8 parking parking NOUN Number=Sing 9 rules compound 9 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the council a amendment to the parking rules vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset amendment=Product
Example 2 Parliament voted on the amendment.
nsubj case det obl punct root Parliament PROPN voted VERB on ADP the DET amendment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parliament Parliament PROPN Number=Sing 2 voted nsubj 2 voted vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 amendment case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 amendment det 5 amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 2 voted obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 voted punct
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1 vote past Parliament the amendment vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The First Amendment protects free speech in the USA.
det amod nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET First ADJ Amendment NOUN protects VERB free ADJ speech NOUN in ADP the DET USA PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Amendment det 2 First first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 Amendment amod 3 Amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 4 protects nsubj 4 protects protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 speech amod 6 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 protects obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 USA case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 USA det 9 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 4 protects obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 protects punct
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1 protect present the First Amendment free speech the USA vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Beneficiary
Example 4 I made a few amendments to my story after reading it again.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj advmod punct root I PRON made VERB a DET few ADJ amendments NOUN to ADP my PRON story NOUN after SCONJ reading VERB it PRON again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 amendments det 4 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 5 amendments amod 5 amendments amendment NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 story case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 story nmod:poss 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 after after SCONJ _ 10 reading mark 10 reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 made advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 reading obj 12 again again ADV _ 10 reading advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past I a few amendments to my story vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amendment=Product 2 read gerund I not said here story again vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 5 The teacher accepted our amendment to the class rules.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det compound obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN accepted VERB our PRON amendment NOUN to ADP the DET class NOUN rules NOUN . PUNCT 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 accepted nsubj 3 accepted accept VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 amendment nmod:poss 5 amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepted obj 6 to to ADP _ 9 rules case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rules det 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 9 rules compound 9 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 accepted obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 accepted punct
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1 accept past the teacher our amendment to the class rules vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent amendment=Theme to rule=be' 2 amend our nom amendment «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 There are twenty-seven amendments to the US Constitution.
expl compound punct nummod nsubj case det compound nmod punct root There PRON are VERB twenty NUM - PUNCT seven NUM amendments NOUN to ADP the DET US PROPN Constitution PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 seven compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 twenty punct 5 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 amendments nummod 6 amendments amendment NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 7 to to ADP _ 10 Constitution case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Constitution det 9 US US PROPN Number=Sing 10 Constitution compound 10 Constitution Constitution PROPN Number=Sing 6 amendments nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present seven amendments to the US Constitution there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The amendment changed one word in the law.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET amendment NOUN changed VERB one NUM word NOUN in ADP the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 amendment det 2 amendment amendment NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed nsubj 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 word nummod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 law case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 law det 8 law law NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 changed punct
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1 change past the amendment one word the law vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Example 8 The remaining amendments are listed below.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct root The DET remaining ADJ amendments NOUN are AUX listed VERB below ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 amendments det 2 remaining remaining ADJ Degree=Pos 3 amendments amod 3 amendments amendment NOUN Number=Plur 5 listed nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 listed aux:pass 5 listed list VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 below below ADV _ 5 listed advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 listed punct
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1 list present · passive the remaining amendments below property tree rules
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