confer Who acts: judges, you, university, team, their, Queen · What happens: talk, share, decide, confer, give, prize · To what, where: ideas, something, honour, someone, degree, referees
«confer» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: confer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To talk together and share ideas before deciding something: the judges conferred.
mark advmod cc conj obj mark advcl obj punct det nsubj acl:relcl punct root To PART talk VERB together ADV and CCONJ share VERB ideas NOUN before SCONJ deciding VERB something PRON : PUNCT the DET judges NOUN conferred VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 talk mark 2 talk talk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 together together ADV _ 2 talk advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 share cc 5 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 talk conj 6 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 5 share obj 7 before before SCONJ _ 8 deciding mark 8 deciding decide VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 share advcl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 deciding obj 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 conferred punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 judges det 12 judges judge NOUN Number=Plur 13 conferred nsubj 13 conferred confer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 something acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 talk punct
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1 talk to-infinitive together property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 share present ideas tree rules 3 decide gerund something vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent something=Topic 4 confer past the judges vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To give someone an honour, title, right or prize: the university conferred a degree on her.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl obj det obj punct conj punct advmod cc punct det nsubj conj det obj case obl punct root To PART give VERB someone PRON an DET honour NOUN , PUNCT title NOUN , PUNCT right ADV or CCONJ prize VERB : PUNCT the DET university NOUN conferred VERB a DET degree NOUN on ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 give mark 2 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 prize advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 give obj 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 honour det 5 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 2 give obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 title punct 7 title title NOUN Number=Sing 5 honour conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 prize punct 9 right right ADV _ 11 prize advmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 prize cc 11 prize prize VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 conferred punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 university det 14 university university NOUN Number=Sing 15 conferred nsubj 15 conferred confer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 prize conj 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 degree det 17 degree degree NOUN Number=Sing 15 conferred obj 18 on on ADP _ 19 her case 19 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 conferred obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 prize punct
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1 give to-infinitive you not said here a honour and title someone vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient honour=Theme 2 prize imperative you not said here right property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 confer past the university a degree on her = she tree rules
Example 1 The referees conferred before giving the penalty.
det acl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET referees NOUN conferred VERB before SCONJ giving VERB the DET penalty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referees det 2 referees referee NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 conferred confer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 referees acl 4 before before SCONJ _ 5 giving mark 5 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 conferred advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 penalty det 7 penalty penalty NOUN Number=Sing 5 giving obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 referees punct
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1 confer participle the referees not said here vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 give gerund the penalty vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penalty=Theme
Example 2 The team conferred and chose their answer.
det nsubj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET team NOUN conferred VERB and CCONJ chose VERB their PRON answer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 conferred nsubj 3 conferred confer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 chose cc 5 chose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 conferred conj 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 answer nmod:poss 7 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 5 chose obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 conferred punct
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1 confer past the team vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 choose past the team not said here their answer vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 3 answer their = they nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 (formal) The headteacher conferred with the parents.
punct amod punct det acl case det obl punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET headteacher NOUN conferred VERB with ADP the DET parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 headteacher amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 headteacher det 5 headteacher headteacher NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 conferred confer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 headteacher acl 7 with with ADP _ 9 parents case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 parents det 9 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 6 conferred obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 headteacher punct
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1 confer participle the formal headteacher not said here with the parents vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with parent=Co-Agent
Example 4 The Queen conferred a knighthood on the scientist.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET Queen PROPN conferred VERB a DET knighthood NOUN on ADP the DET scientist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Queen det 2 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 3 conferred nsubj 3 conferred confer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 knighthood det 5 knighthood knighthood NOUN Number=Sing 3 conferred obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 scientist case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 scientist det 8 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 3 conferred obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 conferred punct
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1 confer past the Queen a knighthood the scientist tree rules
Example 5 In the quiz, no conferring is allowed in round one!
case det obl punct nsubj:pass acl aux:pass case amod obl punct root In ADP the DET quiz NOUN , PUNCT no DET conferring VERB is AUX allowed VERB in ADP round ADJ one NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 quiz case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 quiz det 3 quiz quiz NOUN Number=Sing 8 allowed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 quiz punct 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 allowed nsubj:pass 6 conferring confer VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 no acl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 allowed aux:pass 8 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 one case 10 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 11 one amod 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing 8 allowed obl 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 allowed punct
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1 confer gerund vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 allow present · passive no the quiz in round one vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary
Example 6 (formal) The award confers the right to free entry.
punct amod punct det nsubj det obj mark amod conj punct root ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT The DET award NOUN confers VERB the DET right NOUN to PART free ADJ entry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 award amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 formal punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 award det 5 award award NOUN Number=Sing 6 confers nsubj 6 confers confer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 right det 8 right right NOUN Number=Sing 6 confers obj 9 to to PART _ 10 free mark 10 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 11 entry amod 11 entry entry NOUN Number=Sing 8 right conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 confers punct
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1 confer present the formal award the right and free entry tree rules
Example 7 He reigned for a long time, conferring several benefits upon his brother.
nsubj case det amod obl punct advcl amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON reigned VERB for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT conferring VERB several ADJ benefits NOUN upon ADP his PRON brother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 reigned nsubj 2 reigned reign VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 6 time case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 time det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 reigned obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 conferring punct 8 conferring confer VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 reigned advcl 9 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 10 benefits amod 10 benefits benefit NOUN Number=Plur 8 conferring obj 11 upon upon ADP _ 13 brother case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 brother nmod:poss 13 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 conferring obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 reigned punct
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1 reign past He time tree rules 2 confer gerund He not said here several benefits upon his brother tree rules
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