closure

Who acts: road, you, road closure, Snow, schools, factory closure · What happens: close, end, move on, make, cause, mean · To what, where: place, something, thing, us, closure, jobs · Speech: someone speaks here

«closure» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: closure in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The closing of a place or business, for a time or for ever (the closure of the road).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 closing	det
2	closing	closing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 place	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 place	det
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 closing	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 business	cc
7	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 time	punct
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 time	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 time	det
11	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 closing	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 ever	cc
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 ever	case
14	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	11 time	conj
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 closure	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 closure	det
17	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 time	appos
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 road	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 road	det
20	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 closure	nmod
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 closure	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 closing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close			a place or business					nom closing «act transitive»: of=patient
2	close		the road						nom closure «act intransitive»: of=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

A feeling that something sad or upsetting has ended and you can move on.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 feeling	det
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 ended	mark
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 ended	nsubj:pass
5	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 something	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 upsetting	cc
7	upsetting	upsetting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sad	conj
8	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 ended	aux
9	ended	end	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feeling	parataxis
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 move	cc
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 move	nsubj
12	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 move	aux
13	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 ended	conj
14	on	on	ADV	_	13 move	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	present · perfect · passive		something					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality
2	move on	can	you						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Something that closes a thing, like a lid or zip (formal).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 closes	nsubj
3	closes	close	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 thing	det
5	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closes	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 lid	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 lid	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lid	det
9	lid	lid	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thing	appos
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 zip	cc
11	zip	zip	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lid	conj
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 formal	punct
13	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 zip	amod
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 formal	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	present		a thing					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient

Example 1

The road closure made us late.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 closure	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closure	compound
3	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 made	obj
6	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 made	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the road closure	us				late property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product

Example 2

Snow caused the closure of all the schools.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caused	nsubj
2	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 closure	det
4	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caused	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 schools	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 schools	det:predet
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 schools	det
8	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 closure	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	Snow	the closure of all schools					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition closure=Patient
2	close		all schools						nom closure «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

The factory closure meant many people lost their jobs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 closure	det
2	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 closure	compound
3	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meant	nsubj
4	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 people	amod
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 lost	nsubj
7	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 meant	ccomp
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 jobs	nmod:poss
9	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 lost	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	past	the factory closure		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	lose	past	many people	people's jobs	vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
3	job		people		nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Saying goodbye gave her closure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 goodbye	amod
2	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 closure	nmod:poss
5	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	give	past	Saying goodbye	goodbye's closure	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent closure=Theme
3	close		goodbye		nom closure «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Check the bottle's closure is tight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bottle	det
3	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 closure	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 bottle	case
5	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tight	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 tight	cop
7	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Check	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	check	imperative	you not said here		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	present	the bottle's closure	tight property	tree rules
3	close		the bottle		nom closure «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

There will be a bridge closure all weekend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 be	expl
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 be	aux
3	be	be	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 closure	det
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 closure	compound
6	closure	closure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 be	nsubj
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 weekend	det
8	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 be	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 be	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	future	a bridge closure			there	weekend		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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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