contractor Who acts: contractor, We, Two contractors, aunt · What happens: be, pay, do, hire, build, fix · To what, where: person, particular job, agreement, worker, new garage, contractor
«contractor» 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: contractor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A contractor is a person or company paid to do a particular job, especially building or repair work, under an agreement.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det cc conj acl mark xcomp det amod obj punct advmod appos cc compound conj punct case det obl punct root A DET contractor NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN or CCONJ company NOUN paid VERB to PART do VERB a DET particular ADJ job NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV building NOUN or CCONJ repair NOUN work NOUN , PUNCT under ADP an DET agreement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 contractor det 2 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 company cc 7 company company NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl 9 to to PART _ 10 do mark 10 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 paid xcomp 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 job det 12 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 13 job amod 13 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 do obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 building punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 16 building advmod 16 building building NOUN Number=Sing 13 job appos 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 work cc 18 repair repair NOUN Number=Sing 19 work compound 19 work work NOUN Number=Sing 16 building conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 agreement punct 21 under under ADP _ 23 agreement case 22 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 agreement det 23 agreement agreement NOUN Number=Sing 10 do obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a contractor a person or company tree rules 2 pay participle a person or company not said here tree rules 3 do to-infinitive a particular job a agreement vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
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 contractor is a worker hired for a job for a set time rather than as a regular employee.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det acl case det obl case det compound obl cc fixed case det amod conj punct root A DET contractor NOUN is AUX a DET worker NOUN hired VERB for ADP a DET job NOUN for ADP a DET set NOUN time NOUN rather ADV than ADP as ADP a DET regular ADJ employee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 contractor det 2 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 5 worker nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 worker cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 worker det 5 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 hired hire VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 worker acl 7 for for ADP _ 9 job case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 job det 9 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 hired obl 10 for for ADP _ 13 time case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 time det 12 set set NOUN Number=Sing 13 time compound 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 hired obl 14 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 19 employee cc 15 than than ADP _ 14 rather fixed 16 as as ADP _ 19 employee case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 employee det 18 regular regular ADJ Degree=Pos 19 employee amod 19 employee employee NOUN Number=Sing 13 time conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 worker punct
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1 is a present a contractor a worker tree rules 2 hire participle a worker not said here time for a job vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for job=Beneficiary
Example 1 The contractor is building a new garage next door.
det nsubj aux det amod obj amod obl:unmarked punct root The DET contractor NOUN is AUX building VERB a DET new ADJ garage NOUN next ADJ door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 contractor det 2 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 4 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 building aux 4 building build VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 garage det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 garage amod 7 garage garage NOUN Number=Sing 4 building obj 8 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 9 door amod 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 4 building obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 building punct
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1 build present · progressive the contractor a new garage next door obl:unmarked vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset garage=Product
Example 2 We hired a contractor to fix the leaking roof.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root We PRON hired VERB a DET contractor NOUN to PART fix VERB the DET leaking VERB roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 hired nsubj 2 hired hire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 contractor det 4 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 2 hired obj 5 to to PART _ 6 fix mark 6 fix fix VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 hired advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 roof det 8 leaking leak VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 roof amod 9 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 6 fix obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hired punct
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1 hire past We a contractor vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contractor=Theme 2 fix to-infinitive We not said here the leaking roof vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent roof=Patient 3 leak gerund vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 3 The contractor charges 40 dollars an hour.
det nsubj nummod obj det nmod:unmarked punct root The DET contractor NOUN charges VERB 40 NUM dollars NOUN an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 contractor det 2 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 3 charges nsubj 3 charges charge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 dollars nummod 5 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 3 charges obj 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 dollars nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 charges punct
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1 charge present the contractor 40 dollars a hour vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location dollar=Theme
Example 4 Two contractors finished the fence in three days.
nummod nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root Two NUM contractors NOUN finished VERB the DET fence NOUN in ADP three NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 contractors nummod 2 contractors contractor NOUN Number=Plur 3 finished nsubj 3 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fence det 5 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 finished obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 days case 7 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 days nummod 8 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 finished obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 finished punct
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1 finish past Two contractors the fence day vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fence=Eventuality
Example 5 My aunt works as a contractor for a computer company.
nmod:poss nsubj case det obl case det compound obl punct root My PRON aunt NOUN works VERB as ADP a DET contractor NOUN for ADP a DET computer NOUN company NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 works nsubj 3 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as ADP _ 6 contractor case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 contractor det 6 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 3 works obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 company case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 company det 9 computer computer NOUN Number=Sing 10 company compound 10 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 works obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 works punct
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1 work present My aunt as a contractor; for a computer company vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as contractor=Attribute for company=Beneficiary
Example 6 The contractor showed us a plan before he started.
det nsubj iobj det obj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET contractor NOUN showed VERB us PRON a DET plan NOUN before SCONJ he PRON started VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 contractor det 2 contractor contractor NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 showed iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plan det 6 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 started mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 started nsubj 9 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 showed advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the contractor a plan us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient plan=Topic 2 start past contractor vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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