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bestowal

Who acts: act, bestowal, knight, Everyone, queen, story · What happens: give, take, bestow, kneel, title, clap · To what, where: something, someone, place, great hall, medal, title

«bestowal» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: bestowal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

The act of giving something, such as an honour, gift or title, to someone.

The tree, 14 words

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 giving	mark
4	giving	give	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 giving	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 honour	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 honour	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 honour	det
10	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 gift	punct
12	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 honour	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 title	cc
14	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 honour	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 someone	punct
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 someone	case
17	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 giving	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	gerund	the act not said here	something	someone				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Theme to someone=Recipient

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.

Example 1

The bestowal of the medal took place in the great hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bestowal	det
2	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 took	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 medal	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 medal	det
5	medal	medal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bestowal	nmod
6	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 took	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 hall	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hall	det
10	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hall	amod
11	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 took	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the bestowal of the medal	place		the great hall			vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in hall=Location
2	bestow			the medal					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

The knight knelt for the bestowal of his title.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knelt	nsubj
3	knelt	kneel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 bestowal	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bestowal	det
6	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knelt	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 title	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 title	nmod:poss
9	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bestowal	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knelt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kneel	past	the knight					for the bestowal of knight's title	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	bestow			knight's title					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient
3	title		knight						nom title «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

Everyone clapped at the bestowal of the award.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 clapped	nsubj
2	clapped	clap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 bestowal	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bestowal	det
5	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 clapped	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 award	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 award	det
8	award	award	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bestowal	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clap	past	Everyone			the bestowal of the award			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bestowal=Location
2	bestow			the award					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The bestowal of gifts was part of the ceremony.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bestowal	det
2	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 gifts	case
4	gifts	gift	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bestowal	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 part	cop
6	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 ceremony	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ceremony	det
9	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the bestowal of gifts	part				of the ceremony	tree rules
2	bestow			gifts					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The queen's bestowal of honours is a yearly event.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 queen	det
2	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bestowal	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 queen	case
4	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 event	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 honours	case
6	honours	honour	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bestowal	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 event	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 event	det
9	yearly	yearly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 event	amod
10	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 event	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the queen's bestowal of honours	a yearly event					tree rules
2	bestow		the queen	honours					nom bestowal «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient

Example 6

The story ends with the bestowal of a crown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ends	nsubj
3	ends	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 bestowal	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bestowal	det
6	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ends	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 crown	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 crown	det
9	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bestowal	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	present	the story					with the bestowal of a crown	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with bestowal=Subeventuality
2	bestow			a crown					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

The bestowal of blessings was the last part of the service.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bestowal	det
2	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 part	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 blessings	case
4	blessings	blessing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bestowal	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 part	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 part	det
7	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 part	amod
8	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 service	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 service	det
11	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 part	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the bestowal of blessings	the last part				of the service	tree rules
2	bestow			blessings					nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient

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