announcement Who acts: announcement, public message, act, headteacher, you, flight · What happens: be, tell, make, listen, close, say · To what, where: public message, news, people, something, announcement, assembly · Speech: someone speaks here
«announcement» 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: announcement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An announcement is a public message that tells people some news or information.
det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj det obj cc conj punct root An DET announcement NOUN is AUX a DET public ADJ message NOUN that PRON tells VERB people NOUN some DET news NOUN or CCONJ information NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 announcement det 2 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 6 message nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 message cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 message det 5 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 6 message amod 6 message message NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 tells nsubj 8 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 message acl:relcl 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 tells obj 10 some some DET PronType=Ind 11 news det 11 news news NOUN Number=Sing 8 tells obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 information cc 13 information information NOUN Number=Sing 11 news conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 message punct
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1 is a present a announcement a public message tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present a public message some news or information people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient news=Topic
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 The act of telling people something officially.
det mark acl obj obj advmod punct root The DET act NOUN of SCONJ telling VERB people NOUN something PRON officially ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 telling mark 4 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 act acl 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 telling obj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 telling obj 7 officially officially ADV _ 4 telling advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 tell speech: assert gerund the act not said here something people officially property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient something=Topic
Example 1 The headteacher made an announcement in assembly.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET headteacher NOUN made VERB an DET announcement NOUN in ADP assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 headteacher det 2 headteacher headteacher 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 announcement det 5 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 assembly case 7 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the headteacher a announcement assembly vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset announcement=Product
Example 2 Listen carefully to the announcements on the train.
advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root Listen VERB carefully ADV to ADP the DET announcements NOUN on ADP the DET train NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Listen listen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 carefully carefully ADV _ 1 Listen advmod 3 to to ADP _ 5 announcements case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 announcements det 5 announcements announcement NOUN Number=Plur 1 Listen obl 6 on on ADP _ 8 train case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 train det 8 train train NOUN Number=Sing 5 announcements nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Listen punct
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1 listen imperative you not said here to the announcements on the train; carefully property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to announcement=Theme
Example 3 There was an announcement that the pool is closed today.
expl det nsubj mark det nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl obl:unmarked punct root There PRON was VERB an DET announcement NOUN that SCONJ the DET pool NOUN is AUX closed VERB today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 announcement det 4 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 closed mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pool det 7 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 9 closed nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 closed aux:pass 9 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 announcement acl:relcl 10 today today NOUN Number=Sing 9 closed obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a announcement there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 close present · passive the pool today vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 4 The announcement said our flight was delayed.
det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp punct root The DET announcement NOUN said VERB our PRON flight NOUN was AUX delayed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 announcement det 2 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say 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 flight nmod:poss 5 flight flight NOUN Number=Sing 7 delayed nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 delayed cop 7 delayed delayed ADJ Degree=Pos 3 said ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the announcement vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past our flight delayed property tree rules
Example 5 The teacher has an exciting announcement: we are going to the zoo!
det nsubj det amod obj punct nsubj aux parataxis case det obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN has VERB an DET exciting ADJ announcement NOUN : PUNCT we PRON are AUX going VERB to ADP the DET zoo 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 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 announcement det 5 exciting exciting ADJ Degree=Pos 6 announcement amod 6 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 going punct 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 going nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 going aux 10 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 has parataxis 11 to to ADP _ 13 zoo case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 zoo det 13 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 10 going obl 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the teacher a exciting announcement vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent announcement=Patient 2 go present · progressive we the zoo vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to zoo=Initial_Location
Example 6 I missed the announcement because I was talking.
nsubj det obj mark nsubj aux advcl punct root I PRON missed VERB the DET announcement NOUN because SCONJ I PRON was AUX talking VERB . 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 missed nsubj 2 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 announcement det 4 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 2 missed obj 5 because because SCONJ _ 8 talking mark 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 talking nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 talking aux 8 talking talk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 missed advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 missed punct
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1 miss past I the announcement vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer announcement=Stimulus 2 talk past · progressive I vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 An announcement over the speaker told everyone to go to the hall.
det nsubj case det nmod obj mark xcomp case det obl punct root An DET announcement NOUN over ADP the DET speaker NOUN told VERB everyone PRON to PART go VERB to ADP the DET hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 announcement det 2 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 6 told nsubj 3 over over ADP _ 5 speaker case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 speaker det 5 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 2 announcement nmod 6 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 6 told obj 8 to to PART _ 9 go mark 9 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 told xcomp 10 to to ADP _ 12 hall case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 hall det 12 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 9 go obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past a announcement over the speaker everyone vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient clause=Topic 2 go not said to happen to-infinitive everyone not said here the hall vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to hall=Initial_Location
Example 8 This unexpected announcement caused the princess such terror that she sank down in a dead faint.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj det compound amod obj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt case det amod obl punct root This DET unexpected ADJ announcement NOUN caused VERB the DET princess NOUN such ADJ terror NOUN that SCONJ she PRON sank VERB down ADP in ADP a DET dead ADJ faint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 announcement det 2 unexpected unexpected ADJ Degree=Pos 3 announcement amod 3 announcement announcement NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused nsubj 4 caused cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 terror det 6 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 8 terror compound 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 8 terror amod 8 terror terror NOUN Number=Sing 4 caused obj 9 that that SCONJ _ 11 sank mark 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 sank nsubj 11 sank sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caused advcl 12 down down ADP _ 11 sank compound:prt 13 in in ADP _ 16 faint case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 faint det 15 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 16 faint amod 16 faint faint NOUN Number=Sing 11 sank obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 caused punct
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1 cause past this unexpected announcement the princess such terror vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition terror=Patient 2 sink down past announcement a dead faint vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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