applause Who acts: Applause, people, hands, you, 's, She · What happens: be, clap, show, enjoy, agree, let · To what, where: sound, hands, something, praise, 's, singers · Speech: someone speaks here
«applause» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: applause in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Applause is the sound of people clapping their hands to show they enjoyed something or agree.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det case nmod acl nmod:poss obj mark advcl nsubj ccomp obj cc conj punct root Applause NOUN is AUX the DET sound NOUN of ADP people NOUN clapping VERB their PRON hands NOUN to PART show VERB they PRON enjoyed VERB something PRON or CCONJ agree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 4 sound nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sound cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sound det 4 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 people case 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 sound nmod 7 clapping clap VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 people acl 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 hands nmod:poss 9 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 7 clapping obj 10 to to PART _ 11 show mark 11 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 clapping advcl 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 enjoyed nsubj 13 enjoyed enjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 show ccomp 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 enjoyed obj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 agree cc 16 agree agree VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 something conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 sound punct
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1 is a present Applause the sound of people tree rules 2 clap gerund people not said here people's hands vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Theme 3 show to-infinitive people not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 enjoy past hands = hand something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 5 agree speech: agree infinitive hands = hand not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Applause is also praise or approval.
nsubj cop advmod cc conj punct root Applause NOUN is AUX also ADV praise NOUN or CCONJ approval NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 4 praise nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 praise cop 3 also also ADV _ 4 praise advmod 4 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 approval cc 6 approval approval NOUN Number=Sing 4 praise conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 praise punct
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1 is a present Applause praise or approval tree rules
Example 1 Let's give our singers a big round of applause!
obj xcomp nmod:poss obj det amod obj case nmod punct root Let VERB 's PRON give VERB our PRON singers NOUN a DET big ADJ round NOUN of ADP applause NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 singers nmod:poss 5 singers singer NOUN Number=Plur 3 give obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 round det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 round amod 8 round round NOUN Number=Sing 3 give obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 applause case 10 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 8 round nmod 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 give infinitive 's not said here our singers vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent singer=Recipient round=Theme
Example 2 The applause went on for a long time.
det nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET applause NOUN went VERB on ADV for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 applause det 2 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 for for ADP _ 8 time case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 time det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 time amod 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go on past the applause time vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 She walked onto the stage to loud applause.
nsubj case det obl case amod obl punct root She PRON walked VERB onto ADP the DET stage NOUN to ADP loud ADJ applause 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 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 onto onto ADP _ 5 stage case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stage det 5 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 6 to to ADP _ 8 applause case 7 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 8 applause amod 8 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past She the stage to loud applause result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to applause=Result
Example 4 The magician bowed after the applause.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET magician NOUN bowed VERB after ADP the DET applause NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magician det 2 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 bowed bow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 magician acl 4 after after ADP _ 6 applause case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 applause det 6 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 3 bowed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 magician punct
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1 bow participle the magician not said here after the applause vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 There was polite applause when the head teacher finished.
expl amod nsubj advmod det compound nsubj advcl punct root There PRON was VERB polite ADJ applause NOUN when ADV the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN finished VERB . 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 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 4 applause amod 4 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 finished advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 teacher compound 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 finished nsubj 9 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 was advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past polite applause there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 finish past the head teacher vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 His brave act earned the applause of the whole town.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root His PRON brave ADJ act NOUN earned VERB the DET applause NOUN of ADP the DET whole ADJ town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 act nmod:poss 2 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 3 act amod 3 act act NOUN Number=Sing 4 earned nsubj 4 earned earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 applause det 6 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 4 earned obj 7 of of ADP _ 10 town case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 town det 9 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 10 town amod 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 6 applause nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 earned punct
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1 earn past His brave act the applause of the whole town vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent applause=Theme 2 act His = he nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 This speech was greeted by much laughter and applause.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl cc conj punct root This DET speech NOUN was AUX greeted VERB by ADP much ADJ laughter NOUN and CCONJ applause NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 speech det 2 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 4 greeted nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 greeted aux:pass 4 greeted greet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 7 laughter case 6 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 laughter amod 7 laughter laughter NOUN Number=Sing 4 greeted obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 applause cc 9 applause applause NOUN Number=Sing 7 laughter conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 greeted punct
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1 greet speech: greet past · passive much laughter and applause this speech vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
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