contest Who acts: contest, people, it, Ten children, She, Tom · What happens: be, try, win, contest, enter, eat · To what, where: game, something, contest, 4 pies, eating contest, 6 · Speech: someone speaks here
«contest» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: contest in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A contest is a game, race or competition where people try to win, such as a spelling contest.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det punct appos cc conj advmod nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp punct case fixed det compound conj punct root A DET contest NOUN is AUX a DET game NOUN , PUNCT race NOUN or CCONJ competition NOUN where ADV people NOUN try VERB to PART win VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET spelling NOUN contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 contest det 2 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 5 game nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 game cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 race punct 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 5 game appos 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 competition cc 9 competition competition NOUN Number=Sing 5 game conj 10 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 try advmod 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 try nsubj 12 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 competition acl:relcl 13 to to PART _ 14 win mark 14 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 try xcomp 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 contest punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 contest case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 contest det 19 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 20 contest compound 20 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 5 game conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 game punct
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1 is a present a contest a game or competition and a spelling contest tree rules 2 try present people vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 win not said to happen to-infinitive people not said here vn succeed-74-2 «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 To contest something is to argue that it is wrong or unfair.
mark advcl obj cop mark mark nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root To PART contest VERB something PRON is AUX to PART argue VERB that SCONJ it PRON is AUX wrong ADJ or CCONJ unfair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 contest mark 2 contest contest VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 argue advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 contest obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 argue cop 5 to to PART _ 6 argue mark 6 argue argue VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 wrong mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 wrong nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 wrong cop 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 argue ccomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 unfair cc 12 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wrong conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 argue punct
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1 contest to-infinitive something tree rules 2 be speech: disagree present argue property tree rules 3 is present it wrong property tree rules 4 be tree rules
Example 1 Ten children entered the contest.
nummod nsubj det obj punct root Ten NUM children NOUN entered VERB the DET contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 children nummod 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 entered nsubj 3 entered enter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 contest det 5 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 3 entered obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 entered punct
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1 enter past Ten children the contest vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme contest=Destination
Example 2 She won $50 in the contest.
nsubj obj nummod case det obl punct root She PRON won VERB $ SYM 50 NUM in ADP the DET contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 $ $ SYM _ 2 won obj 4 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 $ nummod 5 in in ADP _ 7 contest case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 contest det 7 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past She the contest vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Eventuality
Example 3 In the pie-eating contest, Tom ate 4 pies and Ben ate 6.
The tree, 13 words case det compound punct amod obl punct nsubj nummod obj cc nsubj conj obj punct root In ADP the DET pie NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB contest NOUN , PUNCT Tom PROPN ate VERB 4 NUM pies NOUN and CCONJ Ben PROPN ate VERB 6 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 6 contest case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 contest det 3 pie pie NOUN Number=Sing 5 eating compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 pie punct 5 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 contest amod 6 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 9 ate obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 contest punct 8 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 9 ate nsubj 9 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 pies nummod 11 pies pie NOUN Number=Plur 9 ate obj 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 ate cc 13 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 14 ate nsubj 14 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 ate conj 15 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 ate obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 ate punct
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1 eat gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 eat past Tom 4 pies the eating contest vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pie=Patient 3 eat past Ben 6 vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6=Patient
Example 4 Each winner of the contest gets 3 books.
det nsubj case det nmod nummod obj punct root Each DET winner NOUN of ADP the DET contest NOUN gets VERB 3 NUM books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 winner det 2 winner winner NOUN Number=Sing 6 gets nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 contest case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 contest det 5 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 2 winner nmod 6 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 books nummod 8 books book NOUN Number=Plur 6 gets obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 gets punct
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1 get present each winner of the contest 3 books vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer book=Stimulus
Example 5 Our class held a spelling contest.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj punct root Our PRON class NOUN held VERB a DET spelling NOUN contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 contest det 5 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 contest compound 6 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past Our class a spelling contest vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contest=Theme
Example 6 She came second in the drawing contest.
nsubj advmod case det compound obl punct root She PRON came VERB second ADV in ADP the DET drawing NOUN contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 second second ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 came advmod 4 in in ADP _ 7 contest case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 contest det 6 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 7 contest compound 7 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past She the drawing contest second property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in contest=Location
Example 7 The contest ends on Friday.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET contest NOUN ends VERB on ADP Friday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 contest det 2 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 3 ends nsubj 3 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 Friday case 5 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 3 ends obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 ends punct
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1 end present the contest friday vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 It was a close contest.
nsubj cop det amod punct root It PRON was AUX a DET close ADJ contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 contest nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 contest cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 contest det 4 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 5 contest amod 5 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 contest punct
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1 is a past It a close contest tree rules
Example 9 Now let us have a little contest.
advmod obj xcomp det amod obj punct root Now ADV let VERB us PRON have VERB a DET little ADJ contest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 2 let advmod 2 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 let obj 4 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 let xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 contest det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 contest amod 7 contest contest NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here us now tree rules 2 have infinitive us not said here a little contest vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contest=Patient
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