communal

Who acts: groups, block, we, communal fridge, village, Communal singing · What happens: share, do by, involve, do, disagree, have · To what, where: group, communal violence, communal garden, camp, communal, past

«communal» 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: communal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Shared by all the people in a group or building (a communal kitchen, communal garden).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shared	share	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	5 people	case
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 people	det:predet
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 people	det
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Shared	obl:agent
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 group	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 group	det
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 people	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 building	cc
10	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 group	conj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 kitchen	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 kitchen	det
13	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 kitchen	amod
14	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 building	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 garden	punct
16	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 garden	amod
17	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 kitchen	conj
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 kitchen	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	participle							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

Done by or involving a group of people together (communal singing, a communal meal).

The tree, 14 words

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	by	by	ADP	_	1 Done	obl
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 involving	cc
4	involving	involve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Done	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 group	det
6	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 involving	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 group	nmod
9	together	together	ADV	_	4 involving	advmod
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	12 singing	punct
11	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 singing	amod
12	singing	singing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 involving	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 meal	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 meal	det
15	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 meal	amod
16	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 singing	conj
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 singing	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do by	participle							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	involve	gerund		a group of people				communal singing and a communal meal obl; together property	vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme

Meaning 3

To do with different communities, sometimes groups who disagree (communal violence).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 communities	case
4	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 communities	amod
5	communities	community	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 groups	punct
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	8 groups	advmod
8	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 communities	conj
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 disagree	nsubj
10	disagree	disagree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 groups	acl:relcl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 violence	punct
12	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 violence	amod
13	violence	violence	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 disagree	obj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 violence	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with different communities and groups	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disagree	present	groups	communal violence					tree rules

Example 1

Our block of flats has a communal garden.

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 block	nmod:poss
2	block	block	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 flats	case
4	flats	flat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 block	nmod
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 garden	det
7	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 garden	amod
8	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our block of flats	a communal garden					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Patient

Example 2

At camp we ate in a communal dining hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 camp	case
2	camp	camp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ate	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 ate	nsubj
4	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 hall	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hall	det
7	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 hall	amod
8	dining	dining	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hall	compound
9	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ate	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	we			camp		in a communal dining hall	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The communal fridge at work is always full.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fridge	det
2	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fridge	amod
3	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 full	nsubj
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 work	case
5	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fridge	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 full	cop
7	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	8 full	advmod
8	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the communal fridge at work					always, full property	tree rules

Example 4

The village had a communal well in the past.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 village	det
2	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 communal	det
5	communal	communal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 had	advmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 past	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 past	det
9	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the village	a communal		the past		well property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent communal=Patient

Example 5

Communal singing filled the church at Christmas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 singing	amod
2	singing	singing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 filled	nsubj
3	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 church	det
5	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 filled	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 Christmas	case
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 filled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	Communal singing	the church		Christmas			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent church=Patient

Example 6

Please keep the communal areas tidy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 keep	discourse
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 areas	det
4	communal	communal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 areas	amod
5	areas	area	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keep	obj
6	tidy	tidy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 keep	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	the communal areas				tidy property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme

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