collective Who acts: people, collective noun, Flock, It, class, pride · What happens: do, share, work together, make, be, clean · To what, where: word, collective noun, collective effort, beach, collective decision, money
«collective» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: collective in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Done or shared by all members of a group together.
cc conj case det obl case det nmod advmod punct root Done VERB or CCONJ shared VERB by ADP all DET members NOUN of ADP a DET group NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 shared cc 3 shared share VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Done conj 4 by by ADP _ 6 members case 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 members det 6 members member NOUN Number=Plur 3 shared obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 group case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 group det 9 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 members nmod 10 together together ADV _ 1 Done advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Done punct
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1 do participle together property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 share participle by all members of a group 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.
Meaning 2 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A group of people who work together and share what they make or own.
The tree, 14 words det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct root A DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON work VERB together ADV and CCONJ share VERB what PRON they PRON make VERB or CCONJ own ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 work nsubj 6 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 together together ADV _ 6 work advmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 share cc 9 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 work conj 10 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 share obj 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 make nsubj 12 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 what acl:relcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 own cc 14 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 12 make conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 work together present people together property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 share present people not said here tree rules 3 make present people vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
A collective noun is a word for a group, like a flock of sheep, a team or a herd.
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj cop det case det nmod punct case det conj case nmod punct det conj cc det conj punct root A DET collective ADJ noun NOUN is AUX a DET word NOUN for ADP a DET group NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET flock NOUN of ADP sheep NOUN , PUNCT a DET team NOUN or CCONJ a DET herd NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 noun det 2 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 noun amod 3 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 group case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 group det 9 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 flock punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 flock case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 flock det 13 flock flock NOUN Number=Sing 6 word conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 sheep case 15 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 13 flock nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 team punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 team det 18 team team NOUN Number=Sing 13 flock conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 herd cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 herd det 21 herd herd NOUN Number=Sing 13 flock conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 is a present a collective noun a word and a flock of sheep and a team or a herd for a group tree rules
Example 1 "Flock" is a collective noun for sheep.
punct nsubj punct cop det amod case nmod punct root " PUNCT Flock NOUN " PUNCT is AUX a DET collective ADJ noun NOUN for ADP sheep NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Flock punct 2 Flock flock NOUN Number=Sing 7 noun nsubj 3 " " PUNCT _ 2 Flock punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 noun cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 noun det 6 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 7 noun amod 7 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 sheep case 9 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 7 noun nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 noun punct
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1 is a present Flock a collective noun for sheep tree rules
Example 2 It was a collective effort to clean the beach.
nsubj cop det amod mark acl det obj punct root It PRON was AUX a DET collective ADJ effort NOUN to PART clean VERB the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 effort nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 effort cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 effort det 4 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 5 effort amod 5 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 clean mark 7 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 effort acl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 beach det 9 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 7 clean obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 effort punct
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1 is a past It a collective effort tree rules 2 clean to-infinitive the beach vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent beach=Patient
Example 3 The class made a collective decision to raise money for the zoo.
det nsubj det amod obj mark advcl obj case det obl punct root The DET class NOUN made VERB a DET collective ADJ decision NOUN to PART raise VERB money NOUN for ADP the DET zoo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 decision det 5 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 6 decision amod 6 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 to to PART _ 8 raise mark 8 raise raise VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made advcl 9 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 raise obj 10 for for ADP _ 12 zoo case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 zoo det 12 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 8 raise obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the class a collective decision vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset decision=Product 2 raise to-infinitive the class not said here money for the zoo vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 4 A pride of lions is a collective noun.
det nsubj case nmod cop det amod punct root A DET pride NOUN of ADP lions NOUN is AUX a DET collective ADJ noun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pride det 2 pride pride NOUN Number=Sing 8 noun nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 lions case 4 lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 2 pride nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 noun cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 noun det 7 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 8 noun amod 8 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 noun punct
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1 is a present a pride of lions a collective noun tree rules 2 pride lions nom pride «feeling transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The artists formed a collective and shared a studio.
det nsubj det obj cc conj det obj punct root The DET artists NOUN formed VERB a DET collective ADJ and CCONJ shared VERB a DET studio NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 artists det 2 artists artist NOUN Number=Plur 3 formed nsubj 3 formed form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 collective det 5 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 3 formed obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shared cc 7 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 formed conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 studio det 9 studio studio NOUN Number=Sing 7 shared obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 formed punct
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1 form past the artists a collective vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location collective=Theme 2 share past the artists not said here a studio tree rules
Example 6 We felt a collective sigh of relief when the test ended.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod mark det nsubj advcl punct root We PRON felt VERB a DET collective ADJ sigh NOUN of ADP relief NOUN when SCONJ the DET test NOUN ended VERB . 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sigh det 4 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sigh amod 5 sigh sigh NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 relief case 7 relief relief NOUN Number=Sing 5 sigh nmod 8 when when SCONJ _ 11 ended mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 test det 10 test test NOUN Number=Sing 11 ended nsubj 11 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past We a collective sigh of relief vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sigh=Theme 2 end past the test vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 3 sigh relief nom sigh «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 A murder of crows is a funny collective noun.
det nsubj case nmod cop det amod amod punct root A DET murder NOUN of ADP crows NOUN is AUX a DET funny ADJ collective ADJ noun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 murder det 2 murder murder NOUN Number=Sing 9 noun nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 crows case 4 crows crow NOUN Number=Plur 2 murder nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 noun cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 noun det 7 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 noun amod 8 collective collective ADJ Degree=Pos 9 noun amod 9 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 noun punct
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1 is a present a murder of crows a funny collective noun tree rules 2 murder crows nom murder «act transitive»: of=patient
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