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bullfight

Who acts: people, bullfight, ring, Many people, bullfights, matador · What happens: fight, kill, take, call, think, be · To what, where: bull, public show, place, ring, bullring, red cape · Speech: someone speaks here

«bullfight» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: bullfight in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A public show, mainly in Spain, Portugal, southern France and parts of Latin America, in which people fight a bull in a ring; in most bullfights the bull is killed.

The tree, 30 words
detamodnsubj:passpunctadvmodcaseappospunctconjpunctamodconjccconjcasecompoundnmodpunctcaseoblnsubjconjdetobjcasedetoblpunctcaseamodnsubj:passdetnsubj:passaux:passpunctrootADETpublicADJshowNOUN,PUNCTmainlyADVinADPSpainPROPN,PUNCTPortugalPROPN,PUNCTsouthernADJFrancePROPNandCCONJpartsNOUNofADPLatinPROPNAmericaPROPN,PUNCTinADPwhichPRONpeopleNOUNfightVERBaDETbullNOUNinADPaDETringNOUN;PUNCTinADPmostADJbullfightsNOUNtheDETbullNOUNisAUXkilledVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 showdet
2publicpublicADJDegree=Pos3 showamod
3showshowNOUNNumber=Sing35 killednsubj:pass
4,,PUNCT_7 Spainpunct
5mainlymainlyADV_7 Spainadvmod
6ininADP_7 Spaincase
7SpainSpainPROPNNumber=Sing3 showappos
8,,PUNCT_9 Portugalpunct
9PortugalPortugalPROPNNumber=Sing7 Spainconj
10,,PUNCT_12 Francepunct
11southernsouthernADJDegree=Pos12 Franceamod
12FranceFrancePROPNNumber=Sing7 Spainconj
13andandCCONJ_14 partscc
14partspartNOUNNumber=Plur7 Spainconj
15ofofADP_17 Americacase
16LatinLatinPROPNNumber=Sing17 Americacompound
17AmericaAmericaPROPNNumber=Sing14 partsnmod
18,,PUNCT_22 fightpunct
19ininADP_20 whichcase
20whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel22 fightobl
21peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur22 fightnsubj
22fightfightVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 showconj
23aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art24 bulldet
24bullbullNOUNNumber=Sing22 fightobj
25ininADP_27 ringcase
26aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art27 ringdet
27ringringNOUNNumber=Sing22 fightobl
28;;PUNCT_31 bullfightspunct
29ininADP_31 bullfightscase
30mostmostADJDegree=Sup31 bullfightsamod
31bullfightsbullfightNOUNNumber=Plur35 killednsubj:pass
32thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art33 bulldet
33bullbullNOUNNumber=Sing35 killednsubj:pass
34isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin35 killedaux:pass
35killedkillVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
36..PUNCT_35 killedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fightpresentpeoplea bulla public showin a ringvn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bull=Co-Agent
2killpresent · passivea public showvn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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

A bullfight takes place in a ring called a bullring.

detnsubjobjcasedetoblacldetobjpunctrootADETbullfightNOUNtakesVERBplaceNOUNinADPaDETringNOUNcalledVERBaDETbullringNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 bullfightdet
2bullfightbullfightNOUNNumber=Sing3 takesnsubj
3takestakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing3 takesobj
5ininADP_7 ringcase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 ringdet
7ringringNOUNNumber=Sing3 takesobl
8calledcallVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass7 ringacl
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 bullringdet
10bullringbullringNOUNNumber=Sing8 calledobj
11..PUNCT_3 takespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takepresenta bullfightplacea ringvn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in ring=Location
2callparticiplea ring not said herea bullringvn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent bullring=Recipient

Example 2

Many people think bullfights are cruel.

amodnsubjnsubjcopccomppunctrootManyADJpeopleNOUNthinkVERBbullfightsNOUNareAUXcruelADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ManymanyADJDegree=Pos2 peopleamod
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur3 thinknsubj
3thinkthinkVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4bullfightsbullfightNOUNNumber=Plur6 cruelnsubj
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 cruelcop
6cruelcruelADJDegree=Pos3 thinkccomp
7..PUNCT_3 thinkpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1think speech: otherpresentMany peoplevn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentbullfightscruel propertytree rules

Example 3

The matador waved a red cape at the bull in the bullfight.

detnsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblcasedetnmodpunctrootTheDETmatadorNOUNwavedVERBaDETredADJcapeNOUNatADPtheDETbullNOUNinADPtheDETbullfightNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 matadordet
2matadormatadorNOUNNumber=Sing3 wavednsubj
3wavedwaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 capedet
5redredADJDegree=Pos6 capeamod
6capecapeNOUNNumber=Sing3 wavedobj
7atatADP_9 bullcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 bulldet
9bullbullNOUNNumber=Sing3 wavedobl
10ininADP_12 bullfightcase
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 bullfightdet
12bullfightbullfightNOUNNumber=Sing9 bullnmod
13..PUNCT_3 wavedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1wavepastthe matadora red capeat the bull in the bullfightvn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cape=Patient

Example 4

Some towns have banned bullfights.

detnsubjauxobjpunctrootSomeDETtownsNOUNhaveAUXbannedVERBbullfightsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomesomeDETPronType=Ind2 townsdet
2townstownNOUNNumber=Plur4 bannednsubj
3havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 bannedaux
4bannedbanVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Partrootroot
5bullfightsbullfightNOUNNumber=Plur4 bannedobj
6..PUNCT_4 bannedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1banpresent · perfectsome townsbullfightsvn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer bullfight=Theme

Example 5

We learnt about the debate over bullfights in Spain.

nsubjcasedetoblcasenmodcasenmodpunctrootWePRONlearntVERBaboutADPtheDETdebateNOUNoverADPbullfightsNOUNinADPSpainPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 learntnsubj
2learntlearnVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aboutaboutADP_5 debatecase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 debatedet
5debatedebateNOUNNumber=Sing2 learntobl
6overoverADP_7 bullfightscase
7bullfightsbullfightNOUNNumber=Plur5 debatenmod
8ininADP_9 Spaincase
9SpainSpainPROPNNumber=Sing7 bullfightsnmod
10..PUNCT_2 learntpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpastWeabout the debate over bullfights in Spainvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about debate=Topic

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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