caterer
Who acts: person, caterer, We, aunt · What happens: be, bring, hire, charge, cook, make · To what, where: sandwiches, caterer, 12 dollars, food, wedding cakes
«caterer» 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: caterer in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A person or company whose job is to provide food and drinks for events such as parties, weddings and meetings.
The tree, 20 words
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 provide | nsubj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 company | cc |
| 4 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 person | conj |
| 5 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 6 job | nmod:poss |
| 6 | job | job | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provide | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 provide | cop |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 provide | mark |
| 9 | provide | provide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 10 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provide | obj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 drinks | cc |
| 12 | drinks | drink | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 food | conj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 events | case |
| 14 | events | event | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 provide | obl |
| 15 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 17 parties | case |
| 16 | as | as | ADP | _ | 15 such | fixed |
| 17 | parties | party | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 events | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 weddings | punct |
| 19 | weddings | wedding | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 parties | conj |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 meetings | cc |
| 21 | meetings | meeting | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 parties | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 provide | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a person or company | for events such parties and weddings and meetings; provide property | tree rules |
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
The caterer brought sandwiches and cakes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 caterer | det |
| 2 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brought | nsubj |
| 3 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | sandwiches | sandwich | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 brought | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 cakes | cc |
| 6 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 sandwiches | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 brought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | past | the caterer | sandwiches and cakes | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme |
Example 2
We hired a caterer for the school fair.
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 hired | nsubj |
| 2 | hired | hire | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 caterer | det |
| 4 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hired | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 fair | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fair | det |
| 7 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fair | compound |
| 8 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hired | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 hired | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hire | past | We | a caterer | for the school fair | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent caterer=Theme for fair=Beneficiary |
Example 3
The caterer charged 12 dollars per guest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 caterer | det |
| 2 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 charged | nsubj |
| 3 | charged | charge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 dollars | nummod |
| 5 | dollars | dollar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 charged | obj |
| 6 | per | per | ADP | _ | 7 guest | case |
| 7 | guest | guest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dollars | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 charged | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | charge | past | the caterer | 12 dollars | per guest | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location dollar=Theme |
Example 4
A good caterer plans for extra guests.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 plans | det |
| 2 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 plans | amod |
| 3 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 plans | compound |
| 4 | plans | plan | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 guests | case |
| 6 | extra | extra | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 guests | amod |
| 7 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 plans | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 plans | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
The caterer cooked food for 100 people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 caterer | det |
| 2 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cooked | nsubj |
| 3 | cooked | cook | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cooked | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 people | case |
| 6 | 100 | 100 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 people | nummod |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 cooked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 cooked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cook | past | the caterer | food | for 100 people | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent food=Material for people=Beneficiary |
Example 6
My aunt is a caterer who makes wedding cakes.
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 aunt | nmod:poss |
| 2 | aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 caterer | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 caterer | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 caterer | det |
| 5 | caterer | caterer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 makes | nsubj |
| 7 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 caterer | acl:relcl |
| 8 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 cakes | compound |
| 9 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 makes | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 caterer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My aunt | a caterer | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | present | a caterer | wedding cakes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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