appeal Who acts: something, you, players, police, Our, Camping · What happens: appeal, be, like, find, change, raise · To what, where: you, it, decision, sport, me, appeal · Speech: someone speaks here
«appeal» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: appeal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To appeal for something is to ask for it strongly, often from the public: appeal for help.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl case obl cop mark case obl advmod punct advmod case det parataxis punct conj case nmod punct root To PART appeal VERB for ADP something PRON is AUX to PART ask VERB for ADP it PRON strongly ADV , PUNCT often ADV from ADP the DET public NOUN : PUNCT appeal NOUN for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 appeal mark 2 appeal appeal VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 ask advcl 3 for for ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 appeal obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 ask cop 6 to to PART _ 7 ask mark 7 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 ask obl 10 strongly strongly ADV _ 7 ask advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 public punct 12 often often ADV _ 15 public advmod 13 from from ADP _ 15 public case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 public det 15 public public NOUN Number=Sing 7 ask parataxis 16 : : PUNCT _ 17 appeal punct 17 appeal appeal NOUN Number=Sing 15 public conj 18 for for ADP _ 19 help case 19 help help NOUN Number=Sing 17 appeal nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 ask punct
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1 appeal to-infinitive for something vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 is present for it; ask, strongly property 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 If something appeals to you, you like it or find it attractive.
mark nsubj advcl case obl punct nsubj obj cc conj obj xcomp punct root If SCONJ something PRON appeals VERB to ADP you PRON , PUNCT you PRON like VERB it PRON or CCONJ find VERB it PRON attractive ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 appeals mark 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 appeals nsubj 3 appeals appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 like advcl 4 to to ADP _ 5 you case 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 appeals obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 appeals punct 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 like nsubj 8 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 like obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 find cc 11 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 like conj 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 find obj 13 attractive attractive ADJ Degree=Pos 11 find xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 like punct
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1 appeal a condition, not said to happen present something you vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to you=Experiencer 2 like present you it vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme 3 find infinitive you not said here it attractive property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
To appeal is to ask a higher court or person to change a decision.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl cop mark det amod obj cc conj mark advcl det obj punct root To PART appeal VERB is AUX to PART ask VERB a DET higher ADJ court NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN to PART change VERB a DET decision NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 appeal mark 2 appeal appeal VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 ask advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ask cop 4 to to PART _ 5 ask mark 5 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 court det 7 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 court amod 8 court court NOUN Number=Sing 5 ask obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 person cc 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 court conj 11 to to PART _ 12 change mark 12 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 ask advcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 decision det 14 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 12 change obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 ask punct
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1 appeal to-infinitive vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 is present ask property tree rules 3 change to-infinitive a decision vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Patient
Meaning 4 In sport, players appeal to the umpire or referee.
case obl punct nsubj case det obl cc conj punct root In ADP sport NOUN , PUNCT players NOUN appeal VERB to ADP the DET umpire NOUN or CCONJ referee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sport case 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 5 appeal obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 sport punct 4 players player NOUN Number=Plur 5 appeal nsubj 5 appeal appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 umpire case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 umpire det 8 umpire umpire NOUN Number=Sing 5 appeal obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 referee cc 10 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 8 umpire conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 appeal punct
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1 appeal present players sport to the umpire or referee vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to umpire=Experiencer
Meaning 5 Noun: a request, a charity collection, or the attractive quality of something.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct det punct det compound nmod punct cc det amod nmod case nmod punct root Noun NOUN : PUNCT a DET request NOUN , PUNCT a DET charity NOUN collection NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET attractive ADJ quality NOUN of ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 4 request nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 request punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 request det 4 request request NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 collection punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 collection det 7 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 8 collection compound 8 collection collection NOUN Number=Sing 4 request nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 quality punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 quality cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 quality det 12 attractive attractive ADJ Degree=Pos 13 quality amod 13 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 4 request nmod 14 of of ADP _ 15 something case 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 quality nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 request punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The police appealed for witnesses.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET police NOUN appealed VERB for ADP witnesses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 appealed nsubj 3 appealed appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 witnesses case 5 witnesses witness NOUN Number=Plur 3 appealed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 appealed punct
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1 appeal past the police for witnesses vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 Our school appeal raised money for flood victims.
nmod:poss compound nsubj amod case compound nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN appeal NOUN raised VERB money NOUN for ADP flood NOUN victims NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 appeal nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 appeal compound 3 appeal appeal NOUN Number=Sing 5 money nsubj 4 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 money amod 5 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 victims case 7 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 8 victims compound 8 victims victim NOUN Number=Plur 5 money nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 money punct
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1 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 appeal Our nom appeal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Camping doesn't appeal to me.
nsubj aux advmod case obl punct root Camping NOUN does AUX n't PART appeal VERB to ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Camping camping NOUN Number=Sing 4 appeal nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 appeal aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 appeal advmod 4 appeal appeal VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 me case 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 appeal obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 appeal punct
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1 not appeal present · do-support Camping me vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to i=Experiencer
Example 4 The game lost its appeal after a week.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET game NOUN lost VERB its PRON appeal NOUN after ADP a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost nsubj 3 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 appeal nmod:poss 5 appeal appeal NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 week case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 week det 8 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lost punct
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1 lose past the game game's appeal week vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appeal=Eventuality 2 appeal game nom appeal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The bowler appealed, but the umpire said not out.
det nsubj punct cc det nsubj conj advmod advmod punct root The DET bowler NOUN appealed VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET umpire NOUN said VERB not PART out ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bowler det 2 bowler bowler NOUN Number=Sing 3 appealed nsubj 3 appealed appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 said punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 8 said cc 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 umpire det 7 umpire umpire NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 appealed conj 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 said advmod 10 out out ADV _ 8 said advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 appealed punct
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1 appeal past the bowler vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 not say out speech: assert past the umpire out property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The family will appeal against the court's decision.
det nsubj aux case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET family NOUN will AUX appeal VERB against ADP the DET court NOUN 's PART decision NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 appeal nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 appeal aux 4 appeal appeal VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 against against ADP _ 9 decision case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 court det 7 court court NOUN Number=Sing 9 decision nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 court case 9 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 4 appeal obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 appeal punct
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1 appeal future the family against the court's decision vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 2 decide the court nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 I appealed to Mum to let me stay up.
nsubj case obl mark advcl obj xcomp compound:prt punct root I PRON appealed VERB to ADP Mum NOUN to PART let VERB me PRON stay VERB up ADP . 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 appealed nsubj 2 appealed appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 4 Mum case 4 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 appealed obl 5 to to PART _ 6 let mark 6 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 appealed advcl 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 let obj 8 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 let xcomp 9 up up ADP _ 8 stay compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 appealed punct
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1 appeal past I to Mum vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to mum=Experiencer 2 let to-infinitive I not said here me tree rules 3 stay up infinitive me not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 “Tootles,” she cried, “I appeal to you.”
punct nsubj punct punct nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp case obl punct punct root “ PUNCT Tootles NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT she PRON cried VERB , PUNCT “ PUNCT I PRON appeal VERB to ADP you PRON . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Tootles punct 2 Tootles tootle NOUN Number=Plur 6 cried nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Tootles punct 4 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Tootles punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cried nsubj 6 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 appeal punct 8 “ " PUNCT _ 10 appeal punct 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 appeal nsubj 10 appeal appeal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cried ccomp 11 to to ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 appeal obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 cried punct 14 ” " PUNCT _ 6 cried punct
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1 cry speech: express past Tootles vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 appeal in a quote present Tootles = tootle you vn appeal-31.4-2 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to you=Experiencer
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