congregating Who acts: People, group, Birds, telephone wires, Pupils, Penguins · What happens: congregate, mean, gather, come together, worship, be · To what, where: group, church, congregation, telephone wires, school gates, ice
«congregating» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: congregating in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Congregating means gathering together in a group or crowd in one place.
nsubj xcomp advmod case det obl cc conj case nummod nmod punct root Congregating VERB means VERB gathering VERB together ADV in ADP a DET group NOUN or CCONJ crowd NOUN in ADP one NUM place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Congregating congregate VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gathering gather VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 together together ADV _ 3 gathering advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 group case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 group det 7 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathering obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 crowd cc 9 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 7 group conj 10 in in ADP _ 12 place case 11 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 place nummod 12 place place NOUN Number=Sing 9 crowd nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 congregate gerund vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 gather not said to happen gerund a group or crowd in one place together property vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=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: church — kept apart, not parsed.
People congregating in a church are coming together to worship; the group is a «congregation».
The tree, 15 words nsubj acl case det obl aux advmod mark advcl punct det nsubj cop det punct obl punct punct root People NOUN congregating VERB in ADP a DET church NOUN are AUX coming VERB together ADV to PART worship VERB ; PUNCT the DET group NOUN is AUX a DET « PUNCT congregation NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 7 coming nsubj 2 congregating congregate VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 People acl 3 in in ADP _ 5 church case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 church det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 2 congregating obl 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 coming aux 7 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 together together ADV _ 7 coming advmod 9 to to PART _ 10 worship mark 10 worship worship VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 coming advcl 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 congregation punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 group det 13 group group NOUN Number=Sing 17 congregation nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 congregation cop 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 congregation det 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 congregation punct 17 congregation congregation NOUN Number=Sing 10 worship obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 congregation punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 coming punct
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1 congregate gerund People not said here a church vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 come together present · progressive People together property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 worship to-infinitive People not said here vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 4 is a in a quote present the group a congregation tree rules
Example 1 Birds were congregating on the telephone wires before flying south.
nsubj aux case det compound obl mark acl advmod punct root Birds NOUN were AUX congregating VERB on ADP the DET telephone NOUN wires NOUN before SCONJ flying VERB south ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 congregating aux 3 congregating congregate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 wires case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wires det 6 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 7 wires compound 7 wires wire NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating obl 8 before before SCONJ _ 9 flying mark 9 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 wires acl 10 south south ADV _ 9 flying advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 congregating punct
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1 congregate past · progressive Birds the telephone wires vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 fly gerund the telephone wires not said here south property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Pupils were congregating near the school gates.
nsubj aux case det compound obl punct root Pupils NOUN were AUX congregating VERB near ADP the DET school NOUN gates NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 congregating aux 3 congregating congregate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 near near ADP _ 7 gates case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gates det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 gates compound 7 gates gate NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 congregating punct
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1 congregate past · progressive Pupils the school gates vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Penguins are congregating on the ice to keep warm.
nsubj aux case det obl mark advcl xcomp punct root Penguins NOUN are AUX congregating VERB on ADP the DET ice NOUN to PART keep VERB warm ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 congregating aux 3 congregating congregate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 ice case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ice det 6 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 3 congregating obl 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 congregating advcl 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 keep xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 congregating punct
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1 congregate present · progressive Penguins the ice vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 keep to-infinitive Penguins not said here warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 People were congregating outside the church for the wedding.
nsubj aux case det obl case det nmod punct root People NOUN were AUX congregating VERB outside ADP the DET church NOUN for ADP the DET wedding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 congregating aux 3 congregating congregate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 outside outside ADP _ 6 church case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 church det 6 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 congregating obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 wedding case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 wedding det 9 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 6 church nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 congregating punct
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1 congregate past · progressive People outside the church for the wedding vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Fans are congregating in the square before the match.
nsubj aux case det obl case det obl punct root Fans NOUN are AUX congregating VERB in ADP the DET square NOUN before ADP the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 3 congregating nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 congregating aux 3 congregating congregate VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 square case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 square det 6 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 congregating obl 7 before before ADP _ 9 match case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 match det 9 match match NOUN Number=Sing 3 congregating obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 congregating punct
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1 congregate present · progressive Fans the square before the match vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Please stop congregating in the doorway.
discourse xcomp case det obl punct root Please INTJ stop VERB congregating VERB in ADP the DET doorway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 stop discourse 2 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 congregating congregate VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 stop xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 6 doorway case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 doorway det 6 doorway doorway NOUN Number=Sing 3 congregating obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 congregate gerund you not said here the doorway vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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