caste Who acts: group, people, fixed social class, colony, discrimination, old caste system · What happens: bear, decide, do, marry, know, fix · To what, where: people, society, work, traditional system, one kind, India
«caste» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: caste in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A group in a society into which people are born, which in the past decided what work they did and whom they could marry; best known from the traditional system in India and Nepal.
The tree, 34 words det nsubj case det nmod case obl nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct obj case det nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl cc obj nsubj aux conj punct amod conj case det amod obl case nmod cc conj punct root A DET group NOUN in ADP a DET society NOUN into ADP which PRON people NOUN are AUX born VERB , PUNCT which PRON in ADP the DET past NOUN decided VERB what DET work NOUN they PRON did VERB and CCONJ whom PRON they PRON could AUX marry VERB ; PUNCT best ADJ known VERB from ADP the DET traditional ADJ system NOUN in ADP India PROPN and CCONJ Nepal PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing 16 decided nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 society case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 society det 5 society society NOUN Number=Sing 2 group nmod 6 into into ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 10 born obl 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 born nsubj:pass 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 born aux:pass 10 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 society acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 decided punct 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 16 decided obj 13 in in ADP _ 15 past case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 past det 15 past past NOUN Number=Sing 16 decided nsubj 16 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 17 what what DET PronType=Int 18 work det 18 work work NOUN Number=Sing 16 decided obj 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 did nsubj 20 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 work acl:relcl 21 and and CCONJ _ 25 marry cc 22 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 25 marry obj 23 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 marry nsubj 24 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 25 marry aux 25 marry marry VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 did conj 26 ; ; PUNCT _ 28 known punct 27 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 28 known amod 28 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 decided conj 29 from from ADP _ 32 system case 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 system det 31 traditional traditional ADJ Degree=Pos 32 system amod 32 system system NOUN Number=Sing 28 known obl 33 in in ADP _ 34 India case 34 India India PROPN Number=Sing 32 system nmod 35 and and CCONJ _ 36 Nepal cc 36 Nepal Nepal PROPN Number=Sing 34 India conj 37 . . PUNCT _ 16 decided punct
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1 bear present · passive people a society vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 decide past a group in a society what work tree rules 3 do past people what work not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality 4 marry could people vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Patient 5 know participle a group in a society not said here the traditional system in India and Nepal vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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 Any fixed social class that is hard to move out of.
det amod amod nsubj nsubj cop mark xcomp obl fixed punct root Any DET fixed VERB social ADJ class NOUN that PRON is AUX hard ADJ to PART move VERB out ADP of ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 4 class det 2 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 class amod 3 social social ADJ Degree=Pos 4 class amod 4 class class NOUN Number=Sing 7 hard nsubj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 hard nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hard cop 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 to to PART _ 9 move mark 9 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 out out ADP _ 9 move obl 11 of of ADP _ 10 out fixed 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 hard punct
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1 fix participle vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present any fixed social class hard property tree rules 3 move out to-infinitive any fixed social class not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A group of insects in a colony that do one kind of job, such as workers, soldiers or the queen in an ant or bee colony.
The tree, 26 words det case nmod case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl nummod obj case nmod punct case fixed parataxis punct conj cc det conj case det nmod cc compound conj punct root A DET group NOUN of ADP insects NOUN in ADP a DET colony NOUN that PRON do VERB one NUM kind NOUN of ADP job NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP workers NOUN , PUNCT soldiers NOUN or CCONJ the DET queen NOUN in ADP an DET ant NOUN or CCONJ bee NOUN colony NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 insects case 4 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 colony case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 colony det 7 colony colony NOUN Number=Sing 4 insects nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 do nsubj 9 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 colony acl:relcl 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 kind nummod 11 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 9 do obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 job case 13 job job NOUN Number=Sing 11 kind nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 workers punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 workers case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 11 kind parataxis 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 soldiers punct 19 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 17 workers conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 queen cc 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 queen det 22 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 19 soldiers conj 23 in in ADP _ 25 ant case 24 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 ant det 25 ant ant NOUN Number=Sing 22 queen nmod 26 or or CCONJ _ 28 colony cc 27 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 28 colony compound 28 colony colony NOUN Number=Sing 25 ant conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 do present a colony one kind of job vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Eventuality
Example 1 In India, discrimination because of caste is against the law.
case obl punct nsubj case fixed nmod cop case det punct root In ADP India PROPN , PUNCT discrimination NOUN because ADP of ADP caste NOUN is AUX against ADP the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 India case 2 India India PROPN Number=Sing 11 law obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 discrimination punct 4 discrimination discrimination NOUN Number=Sing 11 law nsubj 5 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 7 caste case 6 of of ADP _ 5 because fixed 7 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 4 discrimination nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 law cop 9 against against ADP _ 11 law case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 law det 11 law law NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 law punct
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1 is present discrimination because caste India against the law tree rules
Example 2 The old caste system decided which jobs people could do.
det amod compound nsubj det obj nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root The DET old ADJ caste NOUN system NOUN decided VERB which DET jobs NOUN people NOUN could AUX do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 system det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 system amod 3 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 4 system compound 4 system system NOUN Number=Sing 5 decided nsubj 5 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 which which DET PronType=Int 7 jobs det 7 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 5 decided obj 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 do nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 do aux 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 jobs acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 decided punct
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1 decide past the old caste system which jobs vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent job=Topic 2 do could people which jobs not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
Example 3 Dr B. R. Ambedkar fought hard for people treated badly because of their caste.
The tree, 14 words nmod:desc nsubj flat flat xcomp case obl acl advmod case fixed nmod:poss obl punct root Dr PROPN B. PROPN R. PROPN Ambedkar PROPN fought VERB hard ADJ for ADP people NOUN treated VERB badly ADV because ADP of ADP their PRON caste NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dr Dr PROPN Number=Sing 2 B. nmod:desc 2 B. B. PROPN Number=Sing 5 fought nsubj 3 R. R. PROPN Number=Sing 2 B. flat 4 Ambedkar Ambedkar PROPN Number=Sing 2 B. flat 5 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fought xcomp 7 for for ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 fought obl 9 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 people acl 10 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 9 treated advmod 11 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 14 caste case 12 of of ADP _ 11 because fixed 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 caste nmod:poss 14 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 9 treated obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 fought punct
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1 fight past B. Dr for people; hard property vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 treat participle people not said here because people's caste; badly property vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 4 In a beehive, the worker caste collects nectar and the queen lays eggs.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det compound nsubj obj cc det nsubj conj obj punct root In ADP a DET beehive NOUN , PUNCT the DET worker NOUN caste NOUN collects VERB nectar NOUN and CCONJ the DET queen NOUN lays VERB eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 beehive case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 beehive det 3 beehive beehive NOUN Number=Sing 8 collects obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 beehive punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 caste det 6 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 7 caste compound 7 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 8 collects nsubj 8 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 nectar nectar NOUN Number=Sing 8 collects obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 lays cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 queen det 12 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 13 lays nsubj 13 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 collects conj 14 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 13 lays obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 collects punct
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1 collect present the worker caste nectar a beehive vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme 2 lay present the queen eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 5 Termites have a soldier caste with big jaws to guard the nest.
nsubj det compound obj case amod obl mark advcl det obj punct root Termites NOUN have VERB a DET soldier NOUN caste NOUN with ADP big ADJ jaws NOUN to PART guard VERB the DET nest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 caste det 4 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 5 caste compound 5 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 jaws case 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 jaws amod 8 jaws jaw NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obl 9 to to PART _ 10 guard mark 10 guard guard VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 have advcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 nest det 12 nest nest NOUN Number=Sing 10 guard obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Termites a soldier caste with big jaws vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caste=Patient 2 guard to-infinitive Termites not said here the nest vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Beneficiary
Example 6 In the story, the girl refused to accept that her caste decided her future.
The tree, 14 words case det obl punct det nsubj mark xcomp mark nmod:poss nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET girl NOUN refused VERB to PART accept VERB that SCONJ her PRON caste NOUN decided VERB her PRON future NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 refused obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 girl det 6 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 7 refused nsubj 7 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 accept mark 9 accept accept VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 refused xcomp 10 that that SCONJ _ 13 decided mark 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 caste nmod:poss 12 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 13 decided nsubj 13 decided decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 accept ccomp 14 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 future nmod:poss 15 future future NOUN Number=Sing 13 decided obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 refused punct
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1 refuse past the girl the story vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 not accept to-infinitive the girl not said here vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 decide past girl's caste girl's future vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent future=Topic
Example 7 Many people today marry across caste lines.
amod nsubj obl:unmarked case compound obl punct root Many ADJ people NOUN today NOUN marry VERB across ADP caste NOUN lines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 marry nsubj 3 today today NOUN Number=Sing 4 marry obl:unmarked 4 marry marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 across across ADP _ 7 lines case 6 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 7 lines compound 7 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 4 marry obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 marry punct
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1 marry present Many people caste lines today vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 8 And Mowgli had not the faintest idea of the difference that caste makes between man and man.
The tree, 17 words cc nsubj advmod det amod obj case det nmod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc conj punct root And CCONJ Mowgli PROPN had VERB not PART the DET faintest ADJ idea NOUN of ADP the DET difference NOUN that PRON caste NOUN makes VERB between ADP man NOUN and CCONJ man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 3 had cc 2 Mowgli Mowgli PROPN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 idea advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 idea det 6 faintest faint ADJ Degree=Sup 7 idea amod 7 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 difference case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 difference det 10 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 7 idea nmod 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 makes nsubj 12 caste caste NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 difference acl:relcl 14 between between ADP _ 15 man case 15 man man NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 man cc 17 man man NOUN Number=Sing 15 man conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past Mowgli the faintest idea of the difference vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient 2 make present the difference between man and man vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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