bureau

Who acts: government department, lid, Bureau, We, FBI, Grandma · What happens: do, fold down, say, change, be, keep · To what, where: special job, money, de change, Federal Bureau, letters, old wooden bureau · Speech: someone speaks here

«bureau» 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: bureau in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An office or government department that does a special job, such as the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) or a tourist information bureau.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 office	det
2	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 department	cc
4	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 department	compound
5	department	department	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 office	conj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 does	nsubj
7	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 department	acl:relcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 job	det
9	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 job	amod
10	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 does	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 FBI	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	15 FBI	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 FBI	det
15	FBI	FBI	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 job	appos
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 Bureau	punct
17	Federal	federal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 Bureau	amod
18	Bureau	Bureau	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 FBI	appos
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 Investigation	case
20	Investigation	Investigation	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Bureau	nmod
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 Bureau	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 bureau	cc
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 bureau	det
24	tourist	tourist	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 information	compound
25	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 bureau	compound
26	bureau	bureau	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 FBI	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 office	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	government department	a special job					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality

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

Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A writing desk with drawers and a lid that folds down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 desk	det
2	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 desk	compound
3	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 drawers	case
5	drawers	drawer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 desk	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 lid	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lid	det
8	lid	lid	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drawers	conj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 folds	nsubj
10	folds	fold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 lid	acl:relcl
11	down	down	ADP	_	10 folds	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 desk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fold down	present	a lid						vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

A chest of drawers for clothes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chest	det
2	chest	chest	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 drawers	case
4	drawers	drawer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 chest	nmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 clothes	case
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	2 chest	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 chest	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The Bureau of Meteorology says it will rain tomorrow. (Australia)

Sentence 1: The Bureau of Meteorology says it will rain tomorrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Bureau	det
2	Bureau	Bureau	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 says	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Meteorology	case
4	Meteorology	meteorology	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Bureau	nmod
5	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 will	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 says	ccomp
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tomorrow	compound
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 will	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the Bureau of Meteorology						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

We changed our money at a bureau de change.

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 changed	nsubj
2	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 money	nmod:poss
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 changed	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	9 change	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 change	det
7	bureau	bureau	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 de	compound
8	de	de	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 change	compound
9	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 changed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	We	our money		a de change			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient

Example 3

The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 FBI	det
2	FBI	FBI	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Bureau	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Bureau	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Bureau	det
5	Federal	federal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Bureau	amod
6	Bureau	Bureau	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Investigation	case
8	Investigation	Investigation	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Bureau	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 Bureau	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the FBI	the Federal Bureau				of Investigation	tree rules

Example 4

Grandma keeps her letters in an old wooden bureau.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	nsubj
2	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 letters	nmod:poss
4	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keeps	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 bureau	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bureau	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bureau	amod
8	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bureau	amod
9	bureau	bureau	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Grandma	Grandma's letters		a old wooden bureau			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent letter=Theme in bureau=Location
2	letter		Grandma						nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

My socks are in the top drawer of the bureau. (US)

Sentence 1: My socks are in the top drawer of the bureau.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 socks	nmod:poss
2	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 drawer	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 drawer	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 drawer	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 drawer	det
6	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 drawer	amod
7	drawer	drawer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 bureau	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bureau	det
10	bureau	bureau	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drawer	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 drawer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My socks			the top drawer		of the bureau	tree rules

Sentence 2: (US)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 US	punct
2	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 US	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

Ask at the tourist bureau for a map.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	at	at	ADP	_	5 bureau	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bureau	det
4	tourist	tourist	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bureau	compound
5	bureau	bureau	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 map	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 map	det
8	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here			the tourist bureau		for a map	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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