assignment Who acts: assignment, teacher, science assignment, Our, your, reporter · What happens: be, give, do, put, assign, accept · To what, where: piece, you, home, job, work, something
«assignment» 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: assignment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An assignment is a piece of work a teacher gives you to do, often at home or over several days.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det case nmod det nsubj acl:relcl iobj mark xcomp punct advmod case obl cc case amod conj punct root An DET assignment NOUN is AUX a DET piece NOUN of ADP work NOUN a DET teacher NOUN gives VERB you PRON to PART do VERB , PUNCT often ADV at ADP home NOUN or CCONJ over ADP several ADJ days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 assignment det 2 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 work case 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 teacher det 9 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 10 gives nsubj 10 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece acl:relcl 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 gives iobj 12 to to PART _ 13 do mark 13 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 gives xcomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 home punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 home advmod 16 at at ADP _ 17 home case 17 home home NOUN Number=Sing 13 do obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 21 days cc 19 over over ADP _ 21 days case 20 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 21 days amod 21 days day NOUN Number=Plur 17 home conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 piece punct
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1 is a present a assignment a piece of work tree rules 2 give present a teacher a piece not said here you tree rules 3 do to-infinitive a teacher not said here home or several days vn act-114-1 «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 A job or task someone is given at work.
det nsubj:pass cc conj conj aux:pass case obl punct root A DET job NOUN or CCONJ task NOUN someone PRON is AUX given VERB at ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 job det 2 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 given nsubj:pass 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 task cc 4 task task NOUN Number=Sing 2 job conj 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 job conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 given aux:pass 7 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 at at ADP _ 9 work case 9 work work NOUN Number=Sing 7 given obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 given punct
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1 give present · passive a job or task work vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: subject=Theme at work=Asset
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Giving something to someone or putting it in a place: the assignment of seats.
The tree, 14 words obj case obl cc conj obj case det obl punct det appos case nmod punct root Giving VERB something PRON to ADP someone PRON or CCONJ putting VERB it PRON in ADP a DET place NOUN : PUNCT the DET assignment NOUN of ADP seats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Giving obj 3 to to ADP _ 4 someone case 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Giving obl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 putting cc 6 putting put VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Giving conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 putting obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 place case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 place det 10 place place NOUN Number=Sing 6 putting obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 assignment punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 assignment det 13 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 10 place appos 14 of of ADP _ 15 seats case 15 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 13 assignment nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Giving punct
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1 give gerund something someone vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Theme to someone=Recipient 2 put gerund it a place vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in place=Destination 3 assign seats nom assignment «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 Our science assignment is about volcanoes.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop case punct root Our PRON science NOUN assignment NOUN is AUX about ADP volcanoes 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 assignment nmod:poss 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 3 assignment compound 3 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 6 volcanoes nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 volcanoes cop 5 about about ADP _ 6 volcanoes case 6 volcanoes volcano NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 volcanoes punct
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1 is present Our science assignment about volcanoes tree rules 2 assign Our nom assignment «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Hand in your assignments on Friday.
case nmod:poss nmod case nmod punct root Hand NOUN in ADP your PRON assignments NOUN on ADP Friday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hand hand NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 in in ADP _ 4 assignments case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 assignments nmod:poss 4 assignments assignment NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hand nmod 5 on on ADP _ 6 Friday case 6 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 4 assignments nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hand punct
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1 assign your on Friday nom assignment «act transitive»: poss=agent on=obl
Example 3 The reporter was on assignment in Kenya.
det nsubj cop case case nmod punct root The DET reporter NOUN was AUX on ADP assignment NOUN in ADP Kenya PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 reporter det 2 reporter reporter NOUN Number=Sing 5 assignment nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 assignment cop 4 on on ADP _ 5 assignment case 5 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 Kenya case 7 Kenya Kenya PROPN Number=Sing 5 assignment nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 assignment punct
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1 is past the reporter assignment in Kenya tree rules
Example 4 The spy accepted a dangerous assignment.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET spy NOUN accepted VERB a DET dangerous ADJ assignment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spy det 2 spy spy NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepted nsubj 3 accepted accept VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 assignment det 5 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 assignment amod 6 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepted obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 accepted punct
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1 accept past the spy a dangerous assignment vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assignment=Theme
Example 5 I finished the maths assignment early.
nsubj det compound obj advmod punct root I PRON finished VERB the DET maths NOUN assignment NOUN early 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 finished nsubj 2 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 assignment det 4 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 5 assignment compound 5 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 2 finished obj 6 early early ADV Degree=Pos 2 finished advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 finished punct
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1 finish past I the maths assignment early property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector assignment=Eventuality
Example 6 The assignment of tables was done by drawing names.
det nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root The DET assignment NOUN of ADP tables NOUN was AUX done VERB by SCONJ drawing VERB names NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 assignment det 2 assignment assignment NOUN Number=Sing 6 done nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 4 tables case 4 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 2 assignment nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 done aux:pass 6 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 drawing mark 8 drawing draw VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 done advcl 9 names name NOUN Number=Plur 8 drawing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 done punct
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1 do past · passive the assignment of tables vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 2 draw gerund names vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme 3 assign tables nom assignment «act transitive»: of=patient
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