constitute

Who acts: Twelve months, Girls, Copying, Broken glass, Water, it · What happens: make up, form, be, set up, constitute, copy · To what, where: something, parts, official group, class, answers, danger

«constitute» 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: constitute in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To make up or form something; to be the parts of a whole.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 make	compound:prt
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 form	cc
5	form	form	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	conj
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 form	obj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 parts	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	11 parts	mark
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 parts	cop
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 parts	det
11	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 whole	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 whole	det
14	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 parts	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make up	to-infinitive			vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
2	form	infinitive	something		vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme
3	is a	to-infinitive	the parts	of a whole	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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be or count as something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	4 count	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 count	cop
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 count	cc
4	count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 count	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						as something; count property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To set up an official group.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 set	mark
2	set	set	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 set	compound:prt
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 group	det
5	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 group	amod
6	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set up	to-infinitive		a official group					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient group=Result

Example 1

Twelve months constitute a year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 months	nummod
2	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constitute	nsubj
3	constitute	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 year	det
5	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constitute	obl:unmarked
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 constitute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	Twelve months				year		vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Girls constitute half the class.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Girls	girl	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 constitute	nsubj
2	constitute	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	5 class	det:predet
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constitute	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constitute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	Girls	half class					vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme class=Pivot

Example 3

Copying answers constitutes cheating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Copying	copy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 cheating	csubj
2	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Copying	obj
3	constitutes	constitute	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Copying	obj
4	cheating	cheat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cheating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	copy	gerund		answers					tree rules
2	cheat	gerund	Copying						vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Broken glass on the path constitutes a danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Broken	broken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 glass	amod
2	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 constitutes	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 path	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 path	det
5	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 glass	nmod
6	constitutes	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 danger	det
8	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 constitutes	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 constitutes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	Broken glass on the path	a danger					vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme danger=Pivot

Example 5

Water constitutes most of a cucumber.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constitutes	nsubj
2	constitutes	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	2 constitutes	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 cucumber	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cucumber	det
6	cucumber	cucumber	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 most	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constitutes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	Water	most of a cucumber					vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme most=Pivot

Example 6

The committee was constituted last month.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 committee	det
2	committee	committee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 constituted	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 constituted	aux:pass
4	constituted	constitute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 month	amod
6	month	month	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 constituted	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 constituted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	past · passive		the committee			month		vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Pivot

Example 7

For the moment, however, it constitutes their chief danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 moment	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 moment	det
3	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constitutes	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 moment	punct
5	however	however	ADV	_	8 constitutes	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 however	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 constitutes	nsubj
8	constitutes	constitute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 danger	nmod:poss
10	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 danger	compound
11	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 constitutes	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 constitutes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	constitute	present	it	their chief danger			moment	however property	vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme danger=Pivot

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