confrontation Who acts: confrontation, groups, someone, act, Sam, story · What happens: be, fight, disagree, face, talk, face up · To what, where: angry argument, meeting, person, act, confrontation, calm confrontation
«confrontation» 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: confrontation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A confrontation is an angry argument or fight between people or groups who disagree.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case obl cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET confrontation NOUN is AUX an DET angry ADJ argument NOUN or CCONJ fight VERB between ADP people NOUN or CCONJ groups NOUN who PRON disagree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 confrontation det 2 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 6 argument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 argument cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 argument det 5 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 argument amod 6 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 fight cc 8 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 argument conj 9 between between ADP _ 10 people case 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 fight obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 groups cc 12 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 10 people conj 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 disagree nsubj 14 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 groups acl:relcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 argument punct
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1 is a present a confrontation a angry argument tree rules 2 fight infinitive a confrontation not said here between people or groups vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 disagree present groups vn correspond-36.1 «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 A confrontation is a meeting where someone faces a person or problem directly, for example to talk about something wrong.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj advmod punct case obl mark acl case obl amod punct root A DET confrontation NOUN is AUX a DET meeting NOUN where ADV someone PRON faces VERB a DET person NOUN or CCONJ problem NOUN directly ADV , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN to PART talk VERB about ADP something PRON wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 confrontation det 2 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 5 meeting nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meeting cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 meeting det 5 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 faces advmod 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 faces nsubj 8 faces face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meeting acl:relcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 faces obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 problem cc 12 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 10 person conj 13 directly directly ADV _ 8 faces advmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 example punct 15 for for ADP _ 16 example case 16 example example NOUN Number=Sing 8 faces obl 17 to to PART _ 18 talk mark 18 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 example acl 19 about about ADP _ 20 something case 20 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 talk obl 21 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 20 something amod 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 meeting punct
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1 is a present a confrontation a meeting tree rules 2 face present someone a person or problem for example; directly property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent person=Destination 3 talk to-infinitive someone not said here about something vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Confrontation is the act of facing up to danger or a difficult situation.
nsubj cop det mark acl compound:prt case obl cc det amod conj punct root Confrontation NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ facing VERB up ADP to ADP danger NOUN or CCONJ a DET difficult ADJ situation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 facing mark 6 facing face VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 up up ADP _ 6 facing compound:prt 8 to to ADP _ 9 danger case 9 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 6 facing obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 situation cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 situation det 12 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 13 situation amod 13 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 9 danger conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Confrontation the act tree rules 2 face up gerund the act not said here to danger or a difficult situation vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Sam wanted to avoid a confrontation with the older boys.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj case det amod obl punct root Sam PROPN wanted VERB to PART avoid VERB a DET confrontation NOUN with ADP the DET older ADJ boys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 2 wanted nsubj 2 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 avoid mark 4 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wanted xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 confrontation det 6 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 4 avoid obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 boys case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 boys det 9 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 boys amod 10 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 4 avoid obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 wanted punct
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1 want past Sam vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 avoid not said to happen to-infinitive Sam not said here a confrontation with the older boys vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent confrontation=Location
Example 2 The story ends with a confrontation between the knight and the dragon.
det nsubj case det obl case det nmod cc det conj punct root The DET story NOUN ends VERB with ADP a DET confrontation NOUN between ADP the DET knight NOUN and CCONJ the DET dragon 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 3 ends nsubj 3 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 confrontation case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 confrontation det 6 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 3 ends obl 7 between between ADP _ 9 knight case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 knight det 9 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 6 confrontation nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 dragon cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 dragon det 12 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 9 knight conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 ends punct
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1 end present the story with a confrontation between the knight and the dragon vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with confrontation=Subeventuality
Example 3 There was a confrontation between fans after the match.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET confrontation NOUN between ADP fans NOUN after ADP the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 confrontation det 4 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 between between ADP _ 6 fans case 6 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 4 confrontation nmod 7 after after ADP _ 9 match case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 match det 9 match match NOUN Number=Sing 6 fans nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a confrontation between fans after the match there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The teacher had a calm confrontation with the boy about the broken window.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod case det amod nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN had VERB a DET calm ADJ confrontation NOUN with ADP the DET boy NOUN about ADP the DET broken ADJ window 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 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 6 confrontation det 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 confrontation amod 6 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 boy case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 boy det 9 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 6 confrontation nmod 10 about about ADP _ 13 window case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 window det 12 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 13 window amod 13 window window NOUN Number=Sing 9 boy nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the teacher a calm confrontation with the boy about the broken window vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent confrontation=Patient
Example 5 Walking away from a confrontation can be the bravest choice.
csubj advmod case det obl aux cop det amod punct root Walking VERB away ADV from ADP a DET confrontation NOUN can AUX be AUX the DET bravest ADJ choice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 choice csubj 2 away away ADV _ 1 Walking advmod 3 from from ADP _ 5 confrontation case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 confrontation det 5 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walking obl 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 choice aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 choice cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 choice det 9 bravest brave ADJ Degree=Sup 10 choice amod 10 choice choice NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 choice punct
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1 walk away gerund a confrontation away property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from confrontation=Source 2 is a can Walking the bravest choice tree rules
Example 6 The protest ended in a confrontation with police.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET protest NOUN ended VERB in ADP a DET confrontation NOUN with ADP police NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 protest det 2 protest protest NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended nsubj 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 confrontation case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 confrontation det 6 confrontation confrontation NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended obl 7 with with ADP _ 8 police case 8 police police NOUN Number=Plur 6 confrontation nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end past the protest a confrontation with police vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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