chequebook

Who acts: small book, you, your, Grandma, chequebook, We · What happens: print, give, write, pay, account, use · To what, where: customer, cheque, someone, bank account, money, problem

«chequebook» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: chequebook in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

A small book of printed forms (cheques) that a bank gives to a customer; you write on a cheque to pay someone from your bank account.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gives	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 forms	case
5	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 forms	amod
6	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 book	nmod
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 cheques	punct
8	cheques	cheque	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 forms	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 cheques	punct
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 bank	mark
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bank	det
12	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 book	nmod
13	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 customer	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 customer	det
16	customer	customer	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gives	obl
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 write	punct
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 write	nsubj
19	write	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 gives	parataxis
20	on	on	ADP	_	22 cheque	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 cheque	det
22	cheque	cheque	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 write	obl
23	to	to	PART	_	24 pay	mark
24	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 write	advcl
25	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	24 pay	obj
26	from	from	ADP	_	29 account	case
27	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 account	nmod:poss
28	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 account	compound
29	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 pay	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	print	participle					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	give	present	a small book of printed forms a bank		a customer		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to customer=Recipient
3	write	present	you			a cheque	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on cheque=Destination
4	pay	to-infinitive	you not said here	someone		your bank account	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Asset
5	account		your				nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Used to mean paying money to solve a problem, as in «chequebook journalism».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 mean	mark
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	paying	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 mean	xcomp
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 paying	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 solve	mark
7	solve	solve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 paying	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 problem	det
9	problem	problem	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 solve	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 journalism	punct
11	as	as	ADP	_	15 journalism	case
12	in	in	ADP	_	15 journalism	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 journalism	punct
14	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 journalism	compound
15	journalism	journalism	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 solve	obl
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 journalism	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	participle			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	mean	to-infinitive			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	pay not said to happen	gerund	money		vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
4	solve	to-infinitive	a problem	as chequebook journalism	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic

Example 1

Grandma took out her chequebook to pay the plumber.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 took	compound:prt
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 chequebook	nmod:poss
5	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 pay	mark
7	pay	pay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 plumber	det
9	plumber	plumber	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pay	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take out	past	Grandma	Grandma's chequebook					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chequebook=Theme
2	pay	to-infinitive	Grandma not said here	the plumber					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plumber=Asset

Example 2

A chequebook has cheques you tear out along the dotted line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chequebook	det
2	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cheques	cheque	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 tear	nsubj
6	tear	tear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cheques	acl:relcl
7	out	out	ADV	_	6 tear	advmod
8	along	along	ADP	_	11 line	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 line	det
10	dotted	dot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 line	amod
11	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tear	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	present	a chequebook	cheques		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheque=Patient
2	tear out	present	you	cheques not said here	along the dotted line; out property	tree rules
3	dot	participle				vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Example 3

We practised writing a cheque in words and numbers.

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 practised	nsubj
2	practised	practise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	writing	write	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 practised	xcomp
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cheque	det
5	cheque	cheque	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 writing	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 words	case
7	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 writing	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 numbers	cc
9	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 words	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 practised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	practise	past	We						tree rules
2	write	gerund	We not said here	a cheque		words and numbers			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cheque=Theme in word=Destination

Example 4

Dad hardly ever uses his chequebook now; he pays by phone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 uses	nsubj
2	hardly	hardly	ADV	_	4 uses	advmod
3	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	4 uses	advmod
4	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 chequebook	nmod:poss
6	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 uses	obj
7	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 uses	advmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 pays	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 pays	nsubj
10	pays	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 uses	conj
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 phone	case
12	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 pays	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Dad	Dad's chequebook			ever; now	hardly property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chequebook=Patient
2	pay	present	Dad					by phone	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

In the USA it is spelled "checkbook".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 USA	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 USA	det
3	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 spelled	obl
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 spelled	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 spelled	aux:pass
6	spelled	spell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 checkbook	punct
8	checkbook	checkbook	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spelled	obj
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 checkbook	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spell	present · passive		USA		the USA			vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme checkbook=Manner

Example 6

She keeps her chequebook in a safe drawer.

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 keeps	nsubj
2	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 chequebook	nmod:poss
4	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 drawer	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 drawer	det
7	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 drawer	amod
8	drawer	drawer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	She	her chequebook		a safe drawer			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent chequebook=Theme in drawer=Location

Example 7

My birthday cheque came from Grandpa's chequebook.

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 cheque	nmod:poss
2	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cheque	compound
3	cheque	cheque	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 chequebook	case
6	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 chequebook	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 Grandpa	case
8	chequebook	chequebook	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	My birthday cheque			Grandpa's chequebook			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from chequebook=Initial_Location
2	cheque		My						nom cheque «possession transitive»: poss=agent

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