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commotion

Who acts: commotion, fox, dog, motor car, We, absence · What happens: be, cause, break out, run, make, hear · To what, where: lot, commotion, henhouse, pitch, village, great commotion

«commotion» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: commotion in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A commotion is a lot of sudden noise, confusion and excitement.

detnsubjcopdetcaseamodnmodpunctconjccconjpunctrootADETcommotionNOUNisAUXaDETlotNOUNofADPsuddenADJnoiseNOUN,PUNCTconfusionNOUNandCCONJexcitementNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 commotiondet
2commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing5 lotnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 lotcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 lotdet
5lotlotNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 noisecase
7suddensuddenADJDegree=Pos8 noiseamod
8noisenoiseNOUNNumber=Sing5 lotnmod
9,,PUNCT_10 confusionpunct
10confusionconfusionNOUNNumber=Sing8 noiseconj
11andandCCONJ_12 excitementcc
12excitementexcitementNOUNNumber=Sing8 noiseconj
13..PUNCT_5 lotpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta commotiona lotof sudden noise and confusion and excitementtree 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.

Example 1

There was a commotion in the corridor.

expldetnsubjcasedetnmodpunctrootTherePRONwasVERBaDETcommotionNOUNinADPtheDETcorridorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheretherePRONPronType=Dem2 wasexpl
2wasbeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 commotiondet
4commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing2 wasnsubj
5ininADP_7 corridorcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 corridordet
7corridorcorridorNOUNNumber=Sing4 commotionnmod
8..PUNCT_2 waspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bepasta commotion in the corridortherevn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

What is all this commotion about?

nsubjcopdet:predetdetnmodpunctrootWhatPRONisAUXallDETthisDETcommotionNOUNaboutADP?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhatwhatPRONPronType=Int5 commotionnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 commotioncop
3allallDETPronType=Tot5 commotiondet:predet
4thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem5 commotiondet
5commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6aboutaboutADP_5 commotionnmod
7??PUNCT_5 commotionpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentall commotiontree rules

Example 3

The fox caused a commotion in the henhouse.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetnmodpunctrootTheDETfoxNOUNcausedVERBaDETcommotionNOUNinADPtheDEThenhouseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 foxdet
2foxfoxNOUNNumber=Sing3 causednsubj
3causedcauseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 commotiondet
5commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing3 causedobj
6ininADP_8 henhousecase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 henhousedet
8henhousehenhouseNOUNNumber=Sing5 commotionnmod
9..PUNCT_3 causedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1causepastthe foxa commotionthe henhousevn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commotion=Patient

Example 4

A commotion broke out when the dog ran on the pitch.

detnsubjcompound:prtadvmoddetnsubjadvclcasedetoblpunctrootADETcommotionNOUNbrokeVERBoutADPwhenADVtheDETdogNOUNranVERBonADPtheDETpitchNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 commotiondet
2commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing3 brokensubj
3brokebreakVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4outoutADP_3 brokecompound:prt
5whenwhenADVPronType=Int8 ranadvmod
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 dogdet
7dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing8 rannsubj
8ranrunVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 brokeadvcl
9ononADP_11 pitchcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 pitchdet
11pitchpitchNOUNNumber=Sing8 ranobl
12..PUNCT_3 brokepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1break outpasta commotionvn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2runpastthe dogthe pitchvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pitch=Trajectory

Example 5

Toad's motor car made a commotion in the village.

nmod:posscasecompoundnsubjdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootToadPROPN'sPARTmotorNOUNcarNOUNmadeVERBaDETcommotionNOUNinADPtheDETvillageNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToadToadPROPNNumber=Sing4 carnmod:poss
2's'sPART_1 Toadcase
3motormotorNOUNNumber=Sing4 carcompound
4carcarNOUNNumber=Sing5 madensubj
5mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 commotiondet
7commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing5 madeobj
8ininADP_10 villagecase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 villagedet
10villagevillageNOUNNumber=Sing5 madeobl
11..PUNCT_5 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastToad's motor cara commotionthe villagevn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material commotion=Product

Example 6

We heard a commotion outside.

nsubjdetobjadvmodpunctrootWePRONheardVERBaDETcommotionNOUNoutsideADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 heardnsubj
2heardhearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 commotiondet
4commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing2 heardobj
5outsideoutsideADV_2 heardadvmod
6..PUNCT_2 heardpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1hearpastWea commotionoutside propertyvn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer commotion=Stimulus

Example 7

The absence of the Princess caused a great commotion.

detnsubjcasedetnmoddetamodobjpunctrootTheDETabsenceNOUNofADPtheDETPrincessPROPNcausedVERBaDETgreatADJcommotionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 absencedet
2absenceabsenceNOUNNumber=Sing6 causednsubj
3ofofADP_5 Princesscase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 Princessdet
5PrincessPrincessPROPNNumber=Sing2 absencenmod
6causedcauseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 commotiondet
8greatgreatADJDegree=Pos9 commotionamod
9commotioncommotionNOUNNumber=Sing6 causedobj
10..PUNCT_6 causedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1causepastthe absence of the Princessa great commotionvn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commotion=Patient
2absentthe Princessnom absence «state transitive»: of=patient

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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