christening Who acts: christening, baby, launch, We, baby cousin, vicar · What happens: be, baptise, give, welcome, name, joke · To what, where: church ceremony, baby, Christian name, Church, new thing, christening
«christening» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: christening in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A christening is a church ceremony in which a baby is baptised, given its Christian name and welcomed into the Church.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det compound case obl det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct conj nmod:poss amod obj cc conj case det obl punct root A DET christening NOUN is AUX a DET church NOUN ceremony NOUN in ADP which PRON a DET baby NOUN is AUX baptised VERB , PUNCT given VERB its PRON Christian ADJ name NOUN and CCONJ welcomed VERB into ADP the DET Church PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 christening det 2 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 6 ceremony nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ceremony cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ceremony det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 ceremony compound 6 ceremony ceremony NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 which case 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 12 baptised obl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 baby det 10 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 12 baptised nsubj:pass 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 baptised aux:pass 12 baptised baptise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 ceremony acl:relcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 given punct 14 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 baptised conj 15 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 name nmod:poss 16 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 17 name amod 17 name name NOUN Number=Sing 14 given obj 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 welcomed cc 19 welcomed welcome VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 baptised conj 20 into into ADP _ 22 Church case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 Church det 22 Church Church PROPN Number=Sing 19 welcomed obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 ceremony punct
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1 is a present a christening a church ceremony tree rules 2 baptise present · passive a baby a church ceremony tree rules 3 give participle baby's Christian name vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme 4 welcome participle the Church vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 name baby nom name «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 The first use of a new thing, such as a ship's launch or new shoes (joking).
The tree, 17 words det amod case det amod nmod punct case fixed det nmod:poss case conj cc amod conj punct acl punct punct root The DET first ADJ use NOUN of ADP a DET new ADJ thing NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET ship NOUN 's PART launch NOUN or CCONJ new ADJ shoes NOUN ( PUNCT joking VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 use det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 use amod 3 use use NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 thing case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thing det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 thing amod 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 3 use nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 launch punct 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 14 launch case 10 as as ADP _ 9 such fixed 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 ship det 12 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 14 launch nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 ship case 14 launch launch NOUN Number=Sing 3 use conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 shoes cc 16 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 17 shoes amod 17 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 14 launch conj 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 joking punct 19 joking joke VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 launch acl 20 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 joking punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 joke speech: other gerund a ship's launch or new shoes not said here vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 use a new thing nom use «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 We went to my baby cousin's christening on Sunday.
nsubj case nmod:poss compound nmod:poss case obl case obl punct root We PRON went VERB to ADP my PRON baby NOUN cousin NOUN 's PART christening NOUN on ADP Sunday PROPN . PUNCT 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 8 christening case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 cousin nmod:poss 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 6 cousin compound 6 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 8 christening nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 cousin case 8 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 9 on on ADP _ 10 Sunday case 10 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 2 went obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We my baby cousin's christening sunday vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to christening=Initial_Location 2 christen my baby cousin nom christening «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The baby wore a long white christening gown.
det nsubj det amod amod compound obj punct root The DET baby NOUN wore VERB a DET long ADJ white ADJ christening NOUN gown NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 gown det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gown amod 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gown amod 7 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 8 gown compound 8 gown gown NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past the baby a long white christening gown vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent gown=Theme
Example 3 At the christening the vicar poured water on her head.
case det obl det nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root At ADP the DET christening NOUN the DET vicar NOUN poured VERB water NOUN on ADP her PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 christening case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 christening det 3 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 6 poured obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 vicar det 5 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 6 poured nsubj 6 poured pour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 poured obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 head case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 head nmod:poss 10 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 poured obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 poured punct
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1 pour past the vicar water the christening on vicar's head vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 4 My aunt and uncle are my godparents from my christening.
nmod:poss nsubj cc conj cop nmod:poss case nmod:poss nmod punct root My PRON aunt NOUN and CCONJ uncle NOUN are AUX my PRON godparents NOUN from ADP my PRON christening NOUN . PUNCT 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 7 godparents nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 uncle cc 4 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 2 aunt conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 godparents cop 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 godparents nmod:poss 7 godparents godparent NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 from from ADP _ 10 christening case 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 christening nmod:poss 10 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 7 godparents nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 godparents punct
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1 is a present My aunt and uncle my godparents my christening tree rules 2 christen my nom christening «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 In Sleeping Beauty, the bad fairy came to the christening.
case compound obl punct det amod nsubj case det obl punct root In ADP Sleeping PROPN Beauty PROPN , PUNCT the DET bad ADJ fairy NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET christening NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Beauty case 2 Sleeping Sleeping PROPN Number=Sing 3 Beauty compound 3 Beauty Beauty PROPN Number=Sing 8 came obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Beauty punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fairy det 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fairy amod 7 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 8 came nsubj 8 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 to to ADP _ 11 christening case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 christening det 11 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 8 came obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 came punct
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1 come past the bad fairy Sleeping Beauty to the christening vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to christening=Initial_Location
Example 6 We had cake and sandwiches after the christening.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB cake NOUN and CCONJ sandwiches NOUN after ADP the DET christening NOUN . PUNCT 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 sandwiches cc 5 sandwiches sandwich NOUN Number=Plur 3 cake conj 6 after after ADP _ 8 christening case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 christening det 8 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We cake and sandwiches after the christening vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient
Example 7 The new ship's christening was done by breaking a bottle on it.
det amod nmod:poss case nsubj aux:pass mark advcl det obj case obl punct root The DET new ADJ ship NOUN 's PART christening NOUN was AUX done VERB by SCONJ breaking VERB a DET bottle NOUN on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ship det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ship amod 3 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 5 christening nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 ship case 5 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 7 done nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 done aux:pass 7 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 breaking mark 9 breaking break VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 done advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 bottle det 11 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 9 breaking obj 12 on on ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 breaking obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 done punct
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1 do past · passive the new ship's christening vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 2 break gerund a bottle christening vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bottle=Patient 3 christen the new ship nom christening «act transitive»: poss=patient
Example 8 A few weeks later the minister was asked to attend a christening in the neighbouring town.
The tree, 16 words det amod obl:unmarked advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp det obj case det amod obl punct root A DET few ADJ weeks NOUN later ADV the DET minister NOUN was AUX asked VERB to PART attend VERB a DET christening NOUN in ADP the DET neighbouring VERB town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 weeks det 2 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 3 weeks amod 3 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 4 later obl:unmarked 4 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 8 asked advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 minister det 6 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 8 asked nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 asked aux:pass 8 asked ask VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 to to PART _ 10 attend mark 10 attend attend VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 asked xcomp 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 christening det 12 christening christening NOUN Number=Sing 10 attend obj 13 in in ADP _ 16 town case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 town det 15 neighbouring neighbour VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 town amod 16 town town NOUN Number=Sing 10 attend obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past · passive the minister late property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 attend not said to happen to-infinitive the minister not said here a christening the neighbouring town vn attend-107.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme christening=Goal 3 neighbour gerund tree rules
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