bereavement
Who acts: relative, She, school, it, He, bereavement · What happens: die, be, offer, feel, take, leave · To what, where: close relative, bereavement support, pupils, work, card · Speech: someone speaks here
«bereavement» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: bereavement in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The loss of a close relative or friend because they have died.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 loss | det |
| 2 | loss | loss | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 relative | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 relative | det |
| 5 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 relative | amod |
| 6 | relative | relative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 loss | nmod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 friend | cc |
| 8 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 relative | conj |
| 9 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 12 died | mark |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 died | nsubj |
| 11 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 died | aux |
| 12 | died | die | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 relative | acl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 loss | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | present · perfect | relative | a close relative or friend not said here | 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
The sadness and time after such a loss.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sadness | det |
| 2 | sadness | sadness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 time | cc |
| 4 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sadness | conj |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 loss | case |
| 6 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 loss | det:predet |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 loss | det |
| 8 | loss | loss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sadness | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sadness | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She was off school because of a family bereavement.
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 | 4 school | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 school | cop |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 school | case |
| 4 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 9 bereavement | case |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 because | fixed |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bereavement | det |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bereavement | compound |
| 9 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 school | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 school | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | off school; because a family bereavement | tree rules |
Example 2
The school offers bereavement support to pupils.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 school | det |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 offers | nsubj |
| 3 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 support | compound |
| 5 | support | support | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 offers | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 pupils | case |
| 7 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 offers | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offers | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present | the school | bereavement support | pupils | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent support=Theme to pupil=Goal |
Example 3
After a bereavement, it's normal to feel very sad.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 3 bereavement | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bereavement | det |
| 3 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 normal | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 bereavement | punct |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 normal | nsubj |
| 6 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 normal | cop |
| 7 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 feel | mark |
| 9 | feel | feel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 normal | csubj |
| 10 | very | very | ADV | _ | 11 sad | advmod |
| 11 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 feel | xcomp |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 normal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | it | after a bereavement | normal property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | feel | to-infinitive | sad property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 4
He took bereavement leave from work.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 took | nsubj |
| 2 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leave | nsubj |
| 4 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 took | ccomp |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 work | case |
| 6 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leave | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | He | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition | |||||
| 2 | leave | infinitive | bereavement | work | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from work=Initial_Location |
Example 5
Talking to someone helps after a bereavement.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talking | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 helps | csubj |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 3 someone | case |
| 3 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Talking | obl |
| 4 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 bereavement | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bereavement | det |
| 7 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 helps | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 helps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk | gerund | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent | |||||
| 2 | help | present | Talking | after a bereavement | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
We sent a card to show we cared about their bereavement.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 sent | nsubj |
| 2 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 card | det |
| 4 | card | card | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sent | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 show | mark |
| 6 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 sent | advcl |
| 7 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 cared | nsubj |
| 8 | cared | care | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 show | ccomp |
| 9 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 bereavement | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 bereavement | nmod:poss |
| 11 | bereavement | bereavement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cared | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | We | a card | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme | ||||
| 2 | show | to-infinitive | We not said here | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | care | past | we | about their bereavement | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about bereavement=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | bereave | their = they | nom bereavement «state transitive»: poss=agent |
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