commendation Who acts: commendation, prayer, person, God, Ava, firefighter · What happens: be, give, do, die, care, get · To what, where: official praise, award, someone, something, Commendation praise, general
«commendation» 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: commendation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A commendation is official praise or an award given to someone for doing something well or bravely.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop amod cc det conj acl case obl mark acl obj advmod cc conj punct root A DET commendation NOUN is AUX official ADJ praise NOUN or CCONJ an DET award NOUN given VERB to ADP someone PRON for SCONJ doing VERB something PRON well ADV or CCONJ bravely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 commendation det 2 commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 5 praise nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 praise cop 4 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 5 praise amod 5 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 award cc 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 award det 8 award award NOUN Number=Sing 5 praise conj 9 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 award acl 10 to to ADP _ 11 someone case 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 given obl 12 for for SCONJ _ 13 doing mark 13 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 someone acl 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 doing obj 15 well well ADV Degree=Pos 13 doing advmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 bravely cc 17 bravely bravely ADV _ 15 well conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 praise punct
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1 is a present a commendation official praise or a award tree rules 2 give participle a award not said here someone vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to someone=Recipient 3 do gerund something well property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 Commendation is praise in general.
compound cop case nmod punct root Commendation NOUN is AUX praise NOUN in ADP general ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 3 praise compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 praise cop 3 praise praise NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 general case 5 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 3 praise nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 praise punct
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1 is a present Commendation praise general tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: church, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A prayer that gives someone into God's care, especially a person who is dying.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj acl:relcl obj case nmod:poss case obl punct advmod det appos nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root A DET prayer NOUN that PRON gives VERB someone PRON into ADP God PROPN 's PART care NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX dying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 prayer det 2 prayer prayer NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 gives nsubj 4 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 prayer acl:relcl 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 gives obj 6 into into ADP _ 9 care case 7 God God PROPN Number=Sing 9 care nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 God case 9 care care NOUN Number=Sing 4 gives obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 person punct 11 especially especially ADV _ 13 person advmod 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 person det 13 person person NOUN Number=Sing 9 care appos 14 who who PRON PronType=Rel 16 dying nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 dying aux 16 dying die VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 person acl:relcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 prayer punct
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1 give present a prayer someone God's care vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 die present · progressive a person vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 care God nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Ava got a commendation for her science project.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root Ava PROPN got VERB a DET commendation NOUN for ADP her PRON science NOUN project NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ava Ava PROPN Number=Sing 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 commendation det 4 commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 project case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 project nmod:poss 7 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 project compound 8 project project NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past Ava a commendation for Ava's science project vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme for project=Source 2 project Ava nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The firefighter received a commendation for bravery.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET firefighter NOUN received VERB a DET commendation NOUN for ADP bravery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 firefighter det 2 firefighter firefighter NOUN Number=Sing 3 received nsubj 3 received receive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 commendation det 5 commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 3 received obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 bravery case 7 bravery bravery NOUN Number=Sing 5 commendation nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 received punct
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1 receive past the firefighter a commendation for bravery vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme
Example 3 Our class earned a commendation for helping at the food bank.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj mark advcl case det compound obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN earned VERB a DET commendation NOUN for SCONJ helping VERB at ADP the DET food NOUN bank 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 earned nsubj 3 earned earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 commendation det 5 commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 3 earned obj 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 helping mark 7 helping help VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 earned advcl 8 at at ADP _ 11 bank case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bank det 10 food food NOUN Number=Sing 11 bank compound 11 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 7 helping obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 earned punct
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1 earn past Our class a commendation vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Theme 2 help gerund Our class not said here the food bank vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The teacher wrote words of commendation on my report.
det nsubj obj case nmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN wrote VERB words NOUN of ADP commendation NOUN on ADP my PRON report NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 commendation case 6 commendation commendation NOUN Number=Sing 4 words nmod 7 on on ADP _ 9 report case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 report nmod:poss 9 report report NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past the teacher words of commendation my report vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Theme on report=Destination 2 word commendation nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient 3 report my nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 His painting was «highly commended» in the competition.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux punct advmod punct case det obl:agent punct root His PRON painting NOUN was AUX « PUNCT highly ADV commended VERB » PUNCT in ADP the DET competition NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 painting nmod:poss 2 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 6 commended nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 commended aux 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 commended punct 5 highly highly ADV _ 6 commended advmod 6 commended commend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 commended punct 8 in in ADP _ 10 competition case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 competition det 10 competition competition NOUN Number=Sing 6 commended obl:agent 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 commended punct
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1 commend in a quote past · passive the competition His painting highly property vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 6 The headteacher read out the commendations in assembly.
det nsubj compound:prt det obj case obl punct root The DET headteacher NOUN read VERB out ADP the DET commendations NOUN in ADP assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 headteacher det 2 headteacher headteacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 read compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 commendations det 6 commendations commendation NOUN Number=Plur 3 read obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 assembly case 8 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read out past the headteacher the commendations assembly vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commendation=Topic
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