busker Who acts: person, people, busker, We, his, Many famous musicians · What happens: play, sing, juggle, perform, pass by, give · To what, where: music, street, guitar, busker, fire, street corner
«busker» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: busker in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who plays music, sings, juggles or performs in the street or another public place for money from people passing by.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct conj punct cc conj case det obl cc det amod conj case nmod case obl acl fixed punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON plays VERB music NOUN , PUNCT sings VERB , PUNCT juggles VERB or CCONJ performs VERB in ADP the DET street NOUN or CCONJ another DET public ADJ place NOUN for ADP money NOUN from ADP people NOUN passing VERB by ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 juggles nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 plays nsubj 4 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 plays obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 sings punct 7 sings sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 plays conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 juggles punct 9 juggles juggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 performs cc 11 performs perform VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 juggles conj 12 in in ADP _ 14 street case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 street det 14 street street NOUN Number=Sing 11 performs obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 place cc 16 another another DET PronType=Ind 18 place det 17 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 18 place amod 18 place place NOUN Number=Sing 14 street conj 19 for for ADP _ 20 money case 20 money money NOUN Number=Sing 18 place nmod 21 from from ADP _ 22 people case 22 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 performs obl 23 passing pass VERB VerbForm=Ger 22 people acl 24 by by ADP _ 23 passing fixed 25 . . PUNCT _ 9 juggles punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 play present a person music vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme 2 sing speech: express present a person not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 juggle present a person tree rules 4 perform present a person not said here the street or another public place for money from people vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 pass by gerund people not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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 busker was playing the guitar outside the station.
det nsubj aux det obj case det nmod punct root A DET busker NOUN was AUX playing VERB the DET guitar NOUN outside ADP the DET station NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 busker det 2 busker busker NOUN Number=Sing 4 playing nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 playing aux 4 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 guitar det 6 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 4 playing obj 7 outside outside ADP _ 9 station case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 station det 9 station station NOUN Number=Sing 6 guitar nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 playing punct
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1 play past · progressive a busker the guitar outside the station vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guitar=Theme
Example 2 We gave the busker a pound for his song.
nsubj det obj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root We PRON gave VERB the DET busker NOUN a DET pound NOUN for ADP his PRON song NOUN . PUNCT 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 busker det 4 busker busker NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pound det 6 pound pound NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 song case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 song nmod:poss 9 song song NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past We the busker for his song vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent busker=Recipient pound=Theme for song=Asset 2 sing his = he nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The busker juggled fire on the street corner.
det nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root The DET busker NOUN juggled VERB fire NOUN on ADP the DET street NOUN corner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 busker det 2 busker busker NOUN Number=Sing 3 juggled nsubj 3 juggled juggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 juggled obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 corner case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 corner det 7 street street NOUN Number=Sing 8 corner compound 8 corner corner NOUN Number=Sing 3 juggled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 juggled punct
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1 juggle past the busker fire the street corner tree rules
Example 4 Many famous musicians started as buskers.
amod amod nsubj case obl punct root Many ADJ famous ADJ musicians NOUN started VERB as ADP buskers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 musicians amod 2 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 musicians amod 3 musicians musician NOUN Number=Plur 4 started nsubj 4 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 as as ADP _ 6 buskers case 6 buskers busker NOUN Number=Plur 4 started obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 started punct
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1 start past Many famous musicians as buskers vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 5 My big brother went busking with his violin.
nmod:poss amod nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON big ADJ brother NOUN went VERB busking VERB with ADP his PRON violin NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 busking busk VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 went xcomp 6 with with ADP _ 8 violin case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 violin nmod:poss 8 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 5 busking obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go past My big brother vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 busk gerund My big brother not said here with brother's violin tree rules
Example 6 Buskers need a permit in some cities.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Buskers NOUN need VERB a DET permit NOUN in ADP some DET cities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buskers busker NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 permit det 4 permit permit NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 cities case 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 cities det 7 cities city NOUN Number=Plur 2 need obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Buskers a permit some cities vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot permit=Theme
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