conflict Who acts: conflict, they, characters, two friends, Many people, story · What happens: be, fight, not be, happen, face, have · To what, where: serious disagreement, war, main problem, stories, conflict, football
«conflict» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: conflict in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A conflict is a serious disagreement or argument.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET conflict NOUN is AUX a DET serious ADJ disagreement NOUN or CCONJ argument NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conflict det 2 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 6 disagreement nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 disagreement cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 disagreement det 5 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 disagreement amod 6 disagreement disagreement NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 argument cc 8 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 6 disagreement conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 disagreement punct
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1 is a present a conflict a serious disagreement or argument 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 A conflict is a war or fight between countries or groups.
det nsubj cop det cc conj case obl cc conj punct root A DET conflict NOUN is AUX a DET war NOUN or CCONJ fight VERB between ADP countries NOUN or CCONJ groups NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conflict det 2 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 5 war nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 war cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 war det 5 war war NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 fight cc 7 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 war conj 8 between between ADP _ 9 countries case 9 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 7 fight obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 groups cc 11 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 9 countries conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 war punct
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1 is a present a conflict a war tree rules 2 fight infinitive a conflict not said here between countries or groups vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 If two things conflict, they cannot both be true or happen at the same time.
The tree, 16 words mark nummod compound advcl punct nsubj aux advmod nsubj cop cc conj case det amod obl punct root If SCONJ two NUM things NOUN conflict NOUN , PUNCT they PRON can AUX not PART both DET be AUX true ADJ or CCONJ happen VERB at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 conflict mark 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 things nummod 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 conflict compound 4 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 11 true advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 conflict punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 true nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 true aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 true advmod 9 both both DET PronType=Tot 11 true nsubj 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 true cop 11 true true ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 happen cc 13 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 true conj 14 at at ADP _ 17 time case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 time det 16 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 17 time amod 17 time time NOUN Number=Sing 13 happen obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 true punct
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1 not is can they true property tree rules 2 happen infinitive they not said here time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 In stories, the conflict is the main problem the characters must face.
case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod det nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root In ADP stories NOUN , PUNCT the DET conflict NOUN is AUX the DET main ADJ problem NOUN the DET characters NOUN must AUX face VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 stories case 2 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 9 problem obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 stories punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 conflict det 5 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 9 problem nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 problem cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 problem det 8 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 9 problem amod 9 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 characters det 11 characters character NOUN Number=Plur 13 face nsubj 12 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 face aux 13 face face VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 problem acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 problem punct
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1 is a present the conflict the main problem stories tree rules 2 face must the characters the main problem not said here vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme problem=Destination
Example 1 The two friends had a conflict over the football.
det nummod nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET two NUM friends NOUN had VERB a DET conflict NOUN over ADP the DET football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 friends det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 friends nummod 3 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 conflict det 6 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 7 over over ADP _ 9 football case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 football det 9 football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 conflict nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the two friends a conflict the football vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conflict=Patient
Example 2 Many people lost their homes in the conflict.
amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Many ADJ people NOUN lost VERB their PRON homes NOUN in ADP the DET conflict NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 lost nsubj 3 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 homes nmod:poss 5 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 3 lost obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 conflict case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 conflict det 8 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lost punct
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1 lose past Many people people's homes the conflict vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Eventuality
Example 3 The story's conflict is that the dragon has stolen the gold.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass cop mark det nsubj:pass aux det obj punct root The DET story NOUN 's PART conflict NOUN is AUX that SCONJ the DET dragon NOUN has AUX stolen VERB the DET gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 conflict nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 story case 4 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 10 stolen nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 stolen cop 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 stolen mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dragon det 8 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 10 stolen nsubj:pass 9 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 stolen aux 10 stolen steal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 gold det 12 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 10 stolen obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 stolen punct
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1 is present · perfect · passive the story's conflict steal property tree rules 2 conflict the story nom conflict «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Choir practice conflicts with football training.
compound nsubj case compound obl punct root Choir NOUN practice NOUN conflicts VERB with ADP football NOUN training NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 2 practice compound 2 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 3 conflicts nsubj 3 conflicts conflict VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 training case 5 football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 training compound 6 training training NOUN Number=Sing 3 conflicts obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 conflicts punct
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1 conflict present Choir practice with football training tree rules
Example 5 We learned how to solve conflicts calmly.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp obj advmod punct root We PRON learned VERB how ADV to PART solve VERB conflicts NOUN calmly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 solve advmod 4 to to PART _ 5 solve mark 5 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 learned xcomp 6 conflicts conflict NOUN Number=Plur 5 solve obj 7 calmly calmly ADV _ 5 solve advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past We vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 solve to-infinitive We not said here conflicts calmly property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conflict=Topic
Example 6 The two reports gave conflicting numbers.
det nummod nsubj xcomp obj punct root The DET two NUM reports NOUN gave VERB conflicting VERB numbers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 reports det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 reports nummod 3 reports report NOUN Number=Plur 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 conflicting conflict VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 gave xcomp 6 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 5 conflicting obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the two reports tree rules 2 conflict gerund the two reports not said here numbers tree rules
Example 7 The teacher helped settle the conflict.
det nsubj xcomp det obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN helped VERB settle VERB the DET conflict NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 settle settle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 conflict det 6 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 4 settle obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past the teacher vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 settle infinitive the teacher not said here the conflict vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme conflict=Location
Example 8 A SERPENT and an Eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict.
det nsubj cc det conj aux case obl fixed case amod obl punct root A DET SERPENT NOUN and CCONJ an DET Eagle PROPN were AUX struggling VERB with ADP each DET other ADJ in ADP deadly ADJ conflict NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 SERPENT det 2 SERPENT serpent NOUN Number=Sing 7 struggling nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 Eagle cc 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 Eagle det 5 Eagle Eagle PROPN Number=Sing 2 SERPENT conj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 struggling aux 7 struggling struggle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 with with ADP _ 9 each case 9 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 7 struggling obl 10 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 each fixed 11 in in ADP _ 13 conflict case 12 deadly deadly ADJ Degree=Pos 13 conflict amod 13 conflict conflict NOUN Number=Sing 7 struggling obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 struggling punct
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1 struggle past · progressive a SERPENT and a Eagle deadly conflict with each vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with each=Co-Agent
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