commandment Who acts: commandment, Ten Commandments, God, Moses, You, Jesus · What happens: be, give, not steal, honour, come down, say · To what, where: rule, rules, Moses, Mount, father, strong rule · Speech: someone speaks here
«commandment» 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: commandment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
A commandment is a rule given by God; the Ten Commandments are rules God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, such as "Do not steal" and "Honour your father and your mother".
The tree, 32 words det nsubj cop det acl case obl punct det nummod nsubj cop appos nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl flat punct mark fixed punct aux advmod parataxis punct cc punct conj nmod:poss obj cc nmod:poss conj punct punct root A DET commandment NOUN is AUX a DET rule NOUN given VERB by ADP God PROPN ; PUNCT the DET Ten NUM Commandments NOUN are AUX rules NOUN God PROPN gave VERB to ADP Moses PROPN on ADP Mount PROPN Sinai PROPN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP " PUNCT Do AUX not PART steal VERB " PUNCT and CCONJ " PUNCT Honour VERB your PRON father NOUN and CCONJ your PRON mother NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 commandment det 2 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 5 rule nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rule cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rule det 5 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 rule acl 7 by by ADP _ 8 God case 8 God God PROPN Number=Sing 6 given obl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 rules punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Commandments det 11 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 Commandments nummod 12 Commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 14 rules nsubj 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 rules cop 14 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 5 rule appos 15 God God PROPN Number=Sing 16 gave nsubj 16 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 rules acl:relcl 17 to to ADP _ 18 Moses case 18 Moses Moses PROPN Number=Sing 16 gave obl 19 on on ADP _ 20 Mount case 20 Mount Mount PROPN Number=Sing 16 gave obl 21 Sinai Sinai PROPN Number=Sing 20 Mount flat 22 , , PUNCT _ 28 steal punct 23 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ 28 steal mark 24 as as ADP _ 23 such fixed 25 " " PUNCT _ 28 steal punct 26 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 28 steal aux 27 not not PART Polarity=Neg 28 steal advmod 28 steal steal VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 14 rules parataxis 29 " " PUNCT _ 28 steal punct 30 and and CCONJ _ 32 Honour cc 31 " " PUNCT _ 32 Honour punct 32 Honour honour VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 28 steal conj 33 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 34 father nmod:poss 34 father father NOUN Number=Sing 32 Honour obj 35 and and CCONJ _ 37 mother cc 36 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 37 mother nmod:poss 37 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 34 father conj 38 " " PUNCT _ 32 Honour punct 39 . . PUNCT _ 5 rule punct
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1 is a present a commandment a rule tree rules 2 give participle a rule not said here by God vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 is a present the Ten Commandments rules tree rules 4 give past God rules not said here Moses Mount vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent rule=Theme to moses=Recipient on mount=Asset 5 not steal in a quote infinitive · do-support vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 honour in a quote infinitive your father and your mother 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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A commandment is any strong rule or order.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET commandment NOUN is AUX any DET strong ADJ rule NOUN or CCONJ order NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 commandment det 2 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 6 rule nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rule cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 rule det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rule amod 6 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 order cc 8 order order NOUN Number=Sing 6 rule conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 rule punct
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1 is a present a commandment any strong rule or order tree rules
Example 1 Moses came down the mountain with the Ten Commandments.
nsubj advmod det nsubj case det nummod obl punct root Moses PROPN came VERB down ADV the DET mountain NOUN with ADP the DET Ten NUM Commandments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moses Moses PROPN Number=Sing 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADV _ 2 came advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mountain det 5 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 2 came nsubj 6 with with ADP _ 9 Commandments case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Commandments det 8 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 Commandments nummod 9 Commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 2 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come down past Moses with the Ten Commandments; down property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 "You shall not steal" is one of the commandments.
punct nsubj aux advmod nsubj punct cop case det nmod punct root " PUNCT You PRON shall AUX not PART steal VERB " PUNCT is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET commandments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 steal punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 steal nsubj 3 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 steal aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 steal advmod 5 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 one nsubj 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 steal punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 one cop 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 commandments case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 commandments det 11 commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 8 one nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 one punct
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1 not steal in a quote shall You vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present one of the commandments tree rules
Example 3 Jesus said, "Love one another" was a new commandment.
nsubj punct punct ccomp obj fixed punct cop det amod ccomp punct root Jesus PROPN said VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Love VERB one NUM another DET " PUNCT was AUX a DET new ADJ commandment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Love punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Love punct 5 Love love VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 said ccomp 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 Love obj 7 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 one fixed 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 Love punct 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 commandment cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 commandment det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 commandment amod 12 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 2 said ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Jesus vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 love in a quote infinitive one vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus 3 is a past a new commandment tree rules
Example 4 Our class made a poster of the Ten Commandments.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det nummod nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN made VERB a DET poster NOUN of ADP the DET Ten NUM Commandments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 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 5 poster det 5 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 Commandments case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Commandments det 8 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 Commandments nummod 9 Commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 5 poster nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Our class a poster of the Ten Commandments vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset poster=Product 2 post the Ten Commandments nom poster «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 Mum's eleventh commandment is "Thou shalt not leave wet towels on the floor."
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop punct nsubj aux advmod amod obj case det obl punct punct root Mum NOUN 's PART eleventh ADJ commandment NOUN is AUX " PUNCT Thou PRON shalt AUX not PART leave VERB wet ADJ towels NOUN on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 commandment nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mum case 3 eleventh eleventh ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 commandment amod 4 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 10 leave nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 leave cop 6 " " PUNCT _ 10 leave punct 7 Thou thou PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 10 leave nsubj 8 shalt shall AUX Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin 10 leave aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 leave advmod 10 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 12 towels amod 12 towels towel NOUN Number=Plur 10 leave obj 13 on on ADP _ 15 floor case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 floor det 15 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 10 leave obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 leave punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 10 leave punct
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1 not is in a quote shall · present Mum's eleventh commandment the floor leave property tree rules 2 command Mum nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Keeping the commandments is hard sometimes.
csubj det obj cop advmod punct root Keeping VERB the DET commandments NOUN is AUX hard ADJ sometimes ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keeping keep VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 hard csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 commandments det 3 commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keeping obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hard cop 5 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 5 hard advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 hard punct
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1 keep gerund the commandments vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commandment=Theme 2 is present Keeping hard, sometimes property tree rules
Example 7 The Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case obl case det obl punct root The DET Caliph PROPN 's PART commandment NOUN fell VERB upon ADP me PRON like ADP a DET thunderbolt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Caliph det 2 Caliph Caliph PROPN Number=Sing 4 commandment nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Caliph case 4 commandment commandment NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell nsubj 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 upon upon ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 fell obl 8 like like ADP _ 10 thunderbolt case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 thunderbolt det 10 thunderbolt thunderbolt NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
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1 fall past the Caliph's commandment upon me; like a thunderbolt vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon i=Location 2 command the Caliph nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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