capitalise

Who acts: you, team, their, She, it · What happens: write, start, use, get, capitalise, provide · To what, where: letter, word, situation, advantage, mistake, money · Speech: someone speaks here

«capitalise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: capitalise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To write a letter as a capital (A, B, C) or start a word with a capital letter.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 write	mark
2	write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 letter	det
4	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 write	obj
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 capital	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 capital	det
7	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 write	obl
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 B	punct
9	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 B	det
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 B	punct
11	B	B	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 capital	appos
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 C	punct
13	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 B	flat
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 B	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 start	cc
16	start	start	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 write	conj
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 word	det
18	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 start	obj
19	with	with	ADP	_	22 letter	case
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 letter	det
21	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 letter	compound
22	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 start	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	to-infinitive		a letter				as a capital	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent letter=Result as capital=Attribute
2	start	infinitive		a word				with a capital letter	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: agent=Agent word=Eventuality with letter=Subeventuality

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

To use a situation to get an advantage: «capitalise on a mistake».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 use	mark
2	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 situation	det
4	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 advantage	det
8	advantage	advantage	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 capitalise	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 capitalise	punct
11	capitalise	capitalise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 use	parataxis
12	on	on	ADP	_	14 mistake	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 mistake	det
14	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 capitalise	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 capitalise	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive	a situation		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent situation=Theme clause=Eventuality
2	get	to-infinitive	a advantage		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer advantage=Stimulus
3	capitalise in a quote	infinitive		a mistake	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

To provide money (capital) for a business.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 provide	mark
2	provide	provide	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 provide	obj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 capital	punct
5	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 money	appos
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 capital	punct
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 business	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 business	det
9	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 provide	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 provide	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	provide	to-infinitive		money				for a business	vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition money=Theme for business=Beneficiary

Example 1

Remember to capitalise the first word of every sentence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 capitalise	mark
3	capitalise	capitalise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Remember	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 capitalise	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 sentence	case
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 sentence	det
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	remember	imperative	you not said here		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	capitalise	to-infinitive	you not said here	the first word of every sentence	tree rules
3	word			every sentence	nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Capitalise names like London and Monday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Capitalise	capitalise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Capitalise	obj
3	like	like	ADP	_	4 London	case
4	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 names	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 Monday	cc
6	Monday	Monday	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 London	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Capitalise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capitalise	imperative	you not said here	names				like London and Monday	tree rules

Example 3

Our team capitalised on their mistake and scored.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 capitalised	nsubj
3	capitalised	capitalis	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 mistake	case
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mistake	nmod:poss
6	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 capitalised	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 scored	cc
8	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 capitalised	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 capitalised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	capitalis	participle	Our team	their mistake	tree rules
2	score	past	Our team not said here		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	mistake		their = they		nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

She capitalised on her success to start a shop.

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 capitalised	nsubj
2	capitalised	capitalis	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 success	case
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 success	nmod:poss
5	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 capitalised	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 start	mark
7	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 capitalised	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 shop	det
9	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 start	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 capitalised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	capitalis	past	She			her success			tree rules
2	start	to-infinitive	She not said here	a shop					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Eventuality

Example 5

Don't capitalise the whole word – it looks like shouting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 capitalise	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 capitalise	advmod
3	capitalise	capitalise	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 capitalise	obj
7	–	-	PUNCT	_	9 looks	punct
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 looks	nsubj
9	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 capitalise	parataxis
10	like	like	SCONJ	_	11 shouting	mark
11	shouting	shout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 looks	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 capitalise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not capitalise	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the whole word	tree rules
2	look	present	it		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	shout speech: express	gerund			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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