composer Who acts: composer, person, Mozart, Beethoven, John, Today · What happens: be, write, begin, become, make up, conduct · To what, where: person, music, composer, composers, bar tune, orchestra
«composer» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: composer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A composer is a person who writes music, such as songs, symphonies, operas or film music.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case fixed appos punct conj punct conj cc compound conj punct root A DET composer NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON writes VERB music NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP songs NOUN , PUNCT symphonies NOUN , PUNCT operas NOUN or CCONJ film NOUN music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 composer det 2 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 writes nsubj 7 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 music music NOUN Number=Sing 7 writes obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 songs punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 12 songs case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 5 person appos 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 symphonies punct 14 symphonies symphony NOUN Number=Plur 12 songs conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 operas punct 16 operas opera NOUN Number=Plur 12 songs conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 music cc 18 film film NOUN Number=Sing 19 music compound 19 music music NOUN Number=Sing 12 songs conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a composer a person tree rules 2 write present a person music vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme
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 Mozart was a composer who began writing music as a child.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obj case det obl punct root Mozart PROPN was AUX a DET composer NOUN who PRON began VERB writing VERB music NOUN as ADP a DET child NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mozart Mozart PROPN Number=Sing 4 composer nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 composer cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 composer det 4 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 began nsubj 6 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 composer acl:relcl 7 writing write VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 began xcomp 8 music music NOUN Number=Sing 7 writing obj 9 as as ADP _ 11 child case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 child det 11 child child NOUN Number=Sing 7 writing obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 composer punct
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1 is a past Mozart a composer tree rules 2 begin past a composer vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 write gerund a composer not said here music as a child vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent music=Result as child=Attribute
Example 2 Beethoven was a composer who became deaf.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root Beethoven NOUN was AUX a DET composer NOUN who PRON became VERB deaf ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beethoven beethoven NOUN Number=Sing 4 composer nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 composer cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 composer det 4 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 became nsubj 6 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 composer acl:relcl 7 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 6 became xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 composer punct
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1 is a past Beethoven a composer tree rules 2 become past a composer deaf property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 3 John Williams is the composer of many film tunes.
nsubj flat cop det case amod compound nmod punct root John PROPN Williams PROPN is AUX the DET composer NOUN of ADP many ADJ film NOUN tunes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 John John PROPN Number=Sing 5 composer nsubj 2 Williams Williams PROPN Number=Sing 1 John flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 composer cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 composer det 5 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 tunes case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tunes amod 8 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 tunes compound 9 tunes tune NOUN Number=Plur 5 composer nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 composer punct
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1 is a present John the composer of many film tunes tree rules
Example 4 Today we are composers: make up a four-bar tune.
nsubj nsubj cop punct parataxis compound:prt det nummod punct compound obj punct root Today NOUN we PRON are AUX composers NOUN : PUNCT make VERB up ADP a DET four NUM - PUNCT bar NOUN tune NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 4 composers nsubj 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 composers nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 composers cop 4 composers composer NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 make punct 6 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 composers parataxis 7 up up ADP _ 6 make compound:prt 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tune det 9 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 bar nummod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 four punct 11 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 12 tune compound 12 tune tune NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 composers punct
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1 is a present Today composers tree rules 2 make up infinitive a bar tune vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme tune=Pivot
Example 5 The composer conducted the orchestra herself.
det nsubj det obj obl punct root The DET composer NOUN conducted VERB the DET orchestra NOUN herself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 composer det 2 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing 3 conducted nsubj 3 conducted conduct VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 orchestra det 5 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 3 conducted obj 6 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 conducted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 conducted punct
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1 conduct past the composer the orchestra composer obl vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orchestra=Theme
Example 6 Who is your favourite composer?
nsubj cop nmod:poss amod punct root Who PRON is AUX your PRON favourite ADJ composer NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 composer nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 composer cop 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 composer nmod:poss 4 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 5 composer amod 5 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 composer punct
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1 is a present your favourite composer tree rules
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