candidacy
Who acts: She, candidacy, party, He, you · What happens: be, try, choose, announce, surprise, support · To what, where: candidate, election, candidacy, everyone, speech
«candidacy» 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: candidacy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Being a candidate in an election, or trying to be chosen for a job or position.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 candidate | cop |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 candidate | det |
| 3 | candidate | candidate | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 election | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 election | det |
| 6 | election | election | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 candidate | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 trying | punct |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 trying | cc |
| 9 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 candidate | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 chosen | mark |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 chosen | aux:pass |
| 12 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 trying | xcomp |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 job | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 job | det |
| 15 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chosen | obl |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 position | cc |
| 17 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 job | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 candidate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | gerund | a candidate | a election | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | try | gerund | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | choose not said to happen | to-infinitive · passive | for a job or position | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: for job=Beneficiary |
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
She announced her candidacy for class president.
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 | 2 announced | nsubj |
| 2 | announced | announce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 candidacy | nmod:poss |
| 4 | candidacy | candidacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 announced | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 president | case |
| 6 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 president | compound |
| 7 | president | president | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 announced | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 announced | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | announce speech: other | past | She | her candidacy | for class president | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candidacy=Theme |
Example 2
His candidacy for mayor surprised everyone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 candidacy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | candidacy | candidacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 surprised | nsubj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 mayor | case |
| 4 | mayor | mayor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 candidacy | nmod |
| 5 | surprised | surprise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 surprised | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 surprised | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | surprise | participle | His candidacy for mayor | everyone | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer |
Example 3
The party supported her candidacy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 party | det |
| 2 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 supported | nsubj |
| 3 | supported | support | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 candidacy | nmod:poss |
| 5 | candidacy | candidacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 supported | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 supported | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | support | past | the party | party's candidacy | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer candidacy=Stimulus |
Example 4
He withdrew his candidacy after the scandal.
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 withdrew | nsubj |
| 2 | withdrew | withdraw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 candidacy | nmod:poss |
| 4 | candidacy | candidacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 withdrew | obj |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 scandal | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 scandal | det |
| 7 | scandal | scandal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 withdrew | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 withdrew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | withdraw | past | He | his candidacy | after the scandal | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent candidacy=Theme |
Example 5
Write a speech to support your candidacy for school council.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Write | write | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 speech | det |
| 3 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Write | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 support | mark |
| 5 | support | support | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Write | advcl |
| 6 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 candidacy | nmod:poss |
| 7 | candidacy | candidacy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 support | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 council | case |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 council | compound |
| 10 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 support | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Write | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | imperative | you not said here | a speech | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme | ||||
| 2 | support | to-infinitive | you not said here | your candidacy | for school council | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer candidacy=Stimulus for council=Attribute |
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