confederation Who acts: people, Confederation, official name, Switzerland, tribes, UEFA · What happens: join, share, keep, form, be, name · To what, where: much, Canada, 1867, Swiss Confederation, confederation, land
«confederation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: confederation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A group of states, countries, organisations or people who join together for a shared purpose, while keeping much of their own power.
The tree, 22 words det case nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl advmod case det amod obl punct mark conj obj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root A DET group NOUN of ADP states NOUN , PUNCT countries NOUN , PUNCT organisations NOUN or CCONJ people NOUN who PRON join VERB together ADV for ADP a DET shared VERB purpose NOUN , PUNCT while SCONJ keeping VERB much ADJ of ADP their PRON own ADJ power NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 states case 4 states state NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 countries punct 6 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 4 states conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 organisations punct 8 organisations organisation NOUN Number=Plur 4 states conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 people cc 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 organisations conj 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 join nsubj 12 join join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 people acl:relcl 13 together together ADV _ 12 join advmod 14 for for ADP _ 17 purpose case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 purpose det 16 shared share VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 purpose amod 17 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 12 join obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 keeping punct 19 while while SCONJ _ 20 keeping mark 20 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 group conj 21 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 20 keeping obj 22 of of ADP _ 25 power case 23 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 power nmod:poss 24 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 25 power amod 25 power power NOUN Number=Sing 21 much nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 join present people for a shared purpose; together property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 share participle tree rules 3 keep gerund much of people's own power vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: Canada — kept apart, not parsed.
Confederation: the joining of Canadian provinces into one country in 1867.
punct det csubj case amod obl case nummod appos case nmod punct root Confederation NOUN : PUNCT the DET joining VERB of ADP Canadian ADJ provinces NOUN into ADP one NUM country NOUN in ADP 1867 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confederation confederation NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 10 country punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 country det 4 joining join VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 country csubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 provinces case 6 Canadian Canadian ADJ Degree=Pos 7 provinces amod 7 provinces province NOUN Number=Plur 4 joining obl 8 into into ADP _ 10 country case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 country nummod 10 country country NOUN Number=Sing 1 Confederation appos 11 in in ADP _ 12 1867 case 12 1867 1867 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 country nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Confederation punct
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1 join gerund of Canadian provinces vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Canada was formed by Confederation in 1867.
nsubj aux:pass case obl case obl punct root Canada PROPN was AUX formed VERB by ADP Confederation NOUN in ADP 1867 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 3 formed nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 formed aux:pass 3 formed form VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 Confederation case 5 Confederation confederation NOUN Number=Sing 3 formed obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 1867 case 7 1867 1867 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 formed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 formed punct
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1 form past · passive Confederation Canada 1867 vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme
Example 2 Switzerland's official name is the Swiss Confederation.
nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop det amod punct root Switzerland PROPN 's PART official ADJ name NOUN is AUX the DET Swiss ADJ Confederation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Switzerland Switzerland PROPN Number=Sing 4 name nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Switzerland case 3 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 4 name amod 4 name name NOUN Number=Sing 8 Confederation nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 Confederation cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Confederation det 7 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Confederation amod 8 Confederation confederation NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 Confederation punct
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1 is a present Switzerland's official name the Swiss Confederation tree rules 2 name Switzerland nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The tribes formed a confederation to defend their land.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET tribes NOUN formed VERB a DET confederation NOUN to PART defend VERB their PRON land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tribes det 2 tribes tribe NOUN Number=Plur 3 formed nsubj 3 formed form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 confederation det 5 confederation confederation NOUN Number=Sing 3 formed obj 6 to to PART _ 7 defend mark 7 defend defend VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 formed advcl 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 land nmod:poss 9 land land NOUN Number=Sing 7 defend obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 formed punct
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1 form past the tribes a confederation vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location confederation=Theme 2 defend to-infinitive the tribes not said here tribes's land vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Beneficiary
Example 4 UEFA is the football confederation for Europe.
nsubj cop det compound case nmod punct root UEFA PROPN is AUX the DET football NOUN confederation NOUN for ADP Europe PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 UEFA UEFA PROPN Number=Sing 5 confederation nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 confederation cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 confederation det 4 football football NOUN Number=Sing 5 confederation compound 5 confederation confederation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 Europe case 7 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 5 confederation nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 confederation punct
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1 is a present UEFA the football confederation for Europe tree rules
Example 5 The Iroquois Confederation was a union of several nations.
det compound nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root The DET Iroquois PROPN Confederation PROPN was AUX a DET union NOUN of ADP several ADJ nations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Confederation det 2 Iroquois Iroquois PROPN Number=Sing 3 Confederation compound 3 Confederation Confederation PROPN Number=Sing 6 union nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 union cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 union det 6 union union NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 nations case 8 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 9 nations amod 9 nations nation NOUN Number=Plur 6 union nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 union punct
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1 is a past the Iroquois Confederation a union of several nations tree rules
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