congress

Who acts: group, Congress, member, Doctors, UK · What happens: elect, make, make up, meet, pass, visit · To what, where: people, laws, USA, Capitol building, new law, school

«congress» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: congress in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Congress, US — kept apart, not parsed.

The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 group	det
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 people	case
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 group	nmod
5	elected	elect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 people	acl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 elected	advcl
8	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 make	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 USA	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 USA	det
11	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 laws	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 group	punct
13	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	up	up	ADP	_	13 made	compound:prt
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 Senate	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Senate	det
17	Senate	Senate	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 made	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 House	cc
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 House	det
20	House	House	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Senate	conj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 Representatives	case
22	Representatives	Representative	PROPN	Number=Plur	20 House	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	elect	participle		people not said here			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		laws	the USA		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset law=Product
3	make up	past	the group of people			of the Senate and the House of Representatives	vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: 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

A large formal meeting of representatives from many groups or countries: a medical congress.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 meeting	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 meeting	amod
3	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 meeting	amod
4	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 representatives	case
6	representatives	representative	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 meeting	nmod
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 groups	case
8	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 groups	amod
9	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 representatives	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 countries	cc
11	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 groups	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 congress	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 congress	det
14	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 congress	amod
15	congress	congress	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meeting	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 meeting	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

A law-making body in some other countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 body	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 making	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 law	punct
4	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 body	amod
5	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 countries	case
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	9 countries	det
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 countries	amod
9	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 body	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 body	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

Congress meets in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Congress	Congress	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 meets	nsubj
2	meets	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 building	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 building	det
5	Capitol	Capitol	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 building	compound
6	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 meets	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Washington	case
8	Washington	Washington	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 building	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 D.C.	punct
10	D.C.	D.C.	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Washington	nmod:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	present	Congress			the Capitol building in Washington D.C.			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The new law was passed by Congress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 law	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 law	amod
3	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 passed	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 passed	aux:pass
5	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 Congress	case
7	Congress	Congress	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 passed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 passed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	past · passive	Congress	the new law					vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Trajectory

Example 3

A member of Congress visited our school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 member	det
2	member	member	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 visited	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Congress	case
4	Congress	Congress	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 member	nmod
5	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 school	nmod:poss
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 visited	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	a member of Congress	our school					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent

Example 4

Doctors from many countries met at an international congress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 met	nsubj
2	from	from	ADP	_	4 countries	case
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 countries	amod
4	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Doctors	nmod
5	met	meet	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 congress	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 congress	det
8	international	international	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 congress	amod
9	congress	congress	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 met	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 met	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	participle	Doctors from many countries			a international congress			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Congress has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Congress	Congress	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 parts	nummod
4	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 Senate	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Senate	det
7	Senate	Senate	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 parts	appos
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 House	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 House	det
10	House	House	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Senate	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Representatives	case
12	Representatives	Representative	PROPN	Number=Plur	10 House	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Congress	two parts					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient

Example 6

The UK has Parliament instead of Congress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 UK	det
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Parliament	Parliament	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
5	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	7 Congress	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	5 instead	fixed
7	Congress	Congress	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the UK	Parliament				instead Congress	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parliament=Patient

Example 7

On the wall hung a large colored print, representing the congress of Vienna, and all the kings and emperors at once.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 wall	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wall	det
3	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hung	obl
4	hung	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 print	det
6	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 print	amod
7	colored	colored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 print	amod
8	print	print	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hung	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 representing	punct
10	representing	represent	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 hung	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 congress	det
12	congress	congress	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 representing	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 Vienna	case
14	Vienna	Vienna	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 congress	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 kings	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 kings	cc
17	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	19 kings	det:predet
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 kings	det
19	kings	king	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hung	obl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 emperors	cc
21	emperors	emperor	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 kings	conj
22	at	at	ADP	_	23 once	case
23	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	4 hung	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hung	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	past		a large colored print		the wall		all kings and emperors obl	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent print=Theme on wall=Destination
2	represent	gerund		the congress of Vienna					vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot congress=Theme

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