commissioner Who acts: commissioner, police commissioner, town, brother · What happens: be, put, charge, speak, listen, have · To what, where: important official, charge, government department, head, police forces, sport · Speech: someone speaks here
«commissioner» 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: commissioner in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A commissioner is an important official put in charge of a government department, an organisation or an area of work.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod acl case obl case det compound nmod punct det conj cc det conj case nmod punct root A DET commissioner NOUN is AUX an DET important ADJ official NOUN put VERB in ADP charge NOUN of ADP a DET government NOUN department NOUN , PUNCT an DET organisation NOUN or CCONJ an DET area NOUN of ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 commissioner det 2 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 6 official nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 official cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 official det 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 official amod 6 official official NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 official acl 8 in in ADP _ 9 charge case 9 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obl 10 of of ADP _ 13 department case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 department det 12 government government NOUN Number=Sing 13 department compound 13 department department NOUN Number=Sing 9 charge nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 organisation punct 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 organisation det 16 organisation organisation NOUN Number=Sing 13 department conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 area cc 18 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 area det 19 area area NOUN Number=Sing 13 department conj 20 of of ADP _ 21 work case 21 work work NOUN Number=Sing 19 area nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 official punct
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1 is a present a commissioner a important official tree rules 2 put participle a important official not said here charge of a government department and a organisation or a area of work vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in charge=Destination 3 charge a government department and a organisation or a area of work nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient
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 In some police forces the commissioner is the head of the police.
case det compound obl det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root In ADP some DET police NOUN forces NOUN the DET commissioner NOUN is AUX the DET head NOUN of ADP the DET police NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 forces case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 forces det 3 police police NOUN Number=Plur 4 forces compound 4 forces force NOUN Number=Plur 9 head obl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 commissioner det 6 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 9 head nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 head cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 head det 9 head head NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 police case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 police det 12 police police NOUN Number=Plur 9 head nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 head punct
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1 is a present the commissioner the head some police forces of the police tree rules
Meaning 3 In sport a commissioner can be the official in charge of a whole league.
The tree, 14 words case obl det nsubj aux cop det case obl case det amod nmod punct root In ADP sport NOUN a DET commissioner NOUN can AUX be AUX the DET official ADJ in ADP charge NOUN of ADP a DET whole ADJ league NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sport case 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 8 official obl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 commissioner det 4 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 8 official nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 official aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 official cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 official det 8 official official ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 in in ADP _ 10 charge case 10 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 8 official obl 11 of of ADP _ 14 league case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 league det 13 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 14 league amod 14 league league NOUN Number=Sing 10 charge nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 official punct
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1 is can a commissioner sport in charge of a whole league; official property tree rules 2 charge a whole league nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 The police commissioner spoke to reporters.
det compound nsubj case obl punct root The DET police NOUN commissioner NOUN spoke VERB to ADP reporters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 commissioner det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 commissioner compound 3 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 4 spoke nsubj 4 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 reporters case 6 reporters reporter NOUN Number=Plur 4 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the police commissioner to reporters vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to reporter=Co-Agent
Example 2 The children's commissioner listens to the problems of young people.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl case amod nmod punct root The DET children NOUN 's PART commissioner NOUN listens VERB to ADP the DET problems NOUN of ADP young ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 commissioner nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 children case 4 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 5 listens nsubj 5 listens listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 problems case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 problems det 8 problems problem NOUN Number=Plur 5 listens obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 people case 10 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 11 people amod 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 problems nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 listens punct
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1 listen present the children's commissioner to the problems of young people vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to problem=Theme
Example 3 Our town has a commissioner for parks and roads.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj punct root Our PRON town NOUN has VERB a DET commissioner NOUN for ADP parks NOUN and CCONJ roads 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 town nmod:poss 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 commissioner det 5 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 parks case 7 parks park NOUN Number=Plur 5 commissioner nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 roads cc 9 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 7 parks conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our town a commissioner for parks and roads vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commissioner=Patient
Example 4 The commissioner of the league announced the new rules.
det nsubj case det nmod det amod obj punct root The DET commissioner NOUN of ADP the DET league NOUN announced VERB the DET new ADJ rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 commissioner det 2 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 6 announced nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 league case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 league det 5 league league NOUN Number=Sing 2 commissioner nmod 6 announced announce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rules det 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 rules amod 9 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 6 announced obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 announced punct
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1 announce speech: other past the commissioner of the league the new rules vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme
Example 5 In the comic, the commissioner called the hero for help.
case det obl punct det nsubj:pass det xcomp case nmod punct root In ADP the DET comic NOUN , PUNCT the DET commissioner NOUN called VERB the DET hero NOUN for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 comic case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 comic det 3 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 7 called obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 comic punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 commissioner det 6 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 7 called nsubj:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hero det 9 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 10 for for ADP _ 11 help case 11 help help NOUN Number=Sing 9 hero nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 called punct
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1 call participle · passive the commissioner the comic vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 The commissioner visited our school to talk about safety.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl case obl punct root The DET commissioner NOUN visited VERB our PRON school NOUN to PART talk VERB about ADP safety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 commissioner det 2 commissioner commissioner NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited nsubj 3 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 school nmod:poss 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited obj 6 to to PART _ 7 talk mark 7 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 visited advcl 8 about about ADP _ 9 safety case 9 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 7 talk obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 visited punct
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1 visit past the commissioner our school vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent 2 talk to-infinitive the commissioner not said here about safety vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about safety=Topic
Example 7 His brother, the Commissioner of Taxes, had a dispute with the Minister and was disgraced.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj punct det appos case nmod punct det obj case det nmod cc aux:pass conj punct root His PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT the DET Commissioner PROPN of ADP Taxes PROPN , PUNCT had VERB a DET dispute NOUN with ADP the DET Minister PROPN and CCONJ was AUX disgraced VERB . 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 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 had nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 Commissioner punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Commissioner det 5 Commissioner Commissioner PROPN Number=Sing 2 brother appos 6 of of ADP _ 7 Taxes case 7 Taxes Tax PROPN Number=Plur 5 Commissioner nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 brother punct 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 dispute det 11 dispute dispute NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 12 with with ADP _ 14 Minister case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Minister det 14 Minister Minister PROPN Number=Sing 11 dispute nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 disgraced cc 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 disgraced aux:pass 17 disgraced disgrace VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 had conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 had punct
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1 have past His brother a dispute with the Minister vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dispute=Patient 2 disgrace past · passive His brother not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»
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