clergyman Who acts: man, clergyman, great uncle, old clergyman · What happens: lead, visit, know, ring, be, speak · To what, where: religious services, wedding service, sick, hospital, family, story · Speech: someone speaks here
«clergyman» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: clergyman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A man who leads religious services, such as a priest, minister, vicar or rabbi.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nsubj amod obj punct case fixed det conj punct appos punct conj cc conj punct root A DET man NOUN who PRON leads VERB religious ADJ services NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET priest NOUN , PUNCT minister NOUN , PUNCT vicar NOUN or CCONJ rabbi NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 leads nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 leads nsubj 4 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 services amod 6 services service NOUN Number=Plur 4 leads obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 priest punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 11 priest case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 priest det 11 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 6 services conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 minister punct 13 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 11 priest appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 vicar punct 15 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 6 services conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 rabbi cc 17 rabbi rabbi NOUN Number=Sing 15 vicar conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 leads punct
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1 lead present a man religious services and a priest and vicar or rabbi vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme
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 clergyman led the wedding service.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET clergyman NOUN led VERB the DET wedding NOUN service NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clergyman det 2 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 3 led nsubj 3 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 service det 5 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 6 service compound 6 service service NOUN Number=Sing 3 led obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 led punct
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1 lead past the clergyman the wedding service vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme
Example 2 A clergyman visited the sick in hospital.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root A DET clergyman NOUN visited VERB the DET sick ADJ in ADP hospital NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clergyman det 2 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited nsubj 3 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sick det 5 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 3 visited obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 hospital case 7 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 visited punct
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1 visit past a clergyman the sick hospital vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sick=Co-Agent
Example 3 In the story, the clergyman knew every family in the village.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET clergyman NOUN knew VERB every DET family NOUN in ADP the DET village 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 knew obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 clergyman det 6 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 7 knew nsubj 7 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 family det 9 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 knew obj 10 in in ADP _ 12 village case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 village det 12 village village NOUN Number=Sing 7 knew obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 knew punct
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1 know past the clergyman every family the story in the village vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer family=Stimulus
Example 4 The clergyman rang the church bell.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET clergyman NOUN rang VERB the DET church NOUN bell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clergyman det 2 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang nsubj 3 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bell det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 bell compound 6 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 rang punct
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1 ring past the clergyman the church bell vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
Example 5 My great-uncle was a clergyman in Ireland.
nmod:poss amod punct nsubj cop det case nmod punct root My PRON great ADJ - PUNCT uncle NOUN was AUX a DET clergyman NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN . 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 4 uncle nmod:poss 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 uncle amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 great punct 4 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 7 clergyman nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 clergyman cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 clergyman det 7 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 Ireland case 9 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 7 clergyman nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 clergyman punct
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1 is a past My great uncle a clergyman Ireland tree rules
Example 6 The clergyman spoke kindly at the funeral.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET clergyman NOUN spoke VERB kindly ADV at ADP the DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clergyman det 2 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 kindly kindly ADV _ 3 spoke advmod 5 at at ADP _ 7 funeral case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 funeral det 7 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the clergyman the funeral kindly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The old clergyman, too, did not come back.
det amod nsubj punct advmod punct aux advmod advmod punct root The DET old ADJ clergyman NOUN , PUNCT too ADV , PUNCT did AUX not PART come VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 clergyman det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 clergyman amod 3 clergyman clergyman NOUN Number=Sing 9 come nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 clergyman punct 5 too too ADV _ 3 clergyman advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 clergyman punct 7 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 come aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 come advmod 9 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 back back ADV _ 9 come advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 come punct
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1 not come back past · do-support the old clergyman vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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