convention

Who acts: usual way, custom, standard rule, we, Spelling, Shaking · What happens: do, follow, agree, use, leave, write · To what, where: something, usual way, writing numbers, right, x axis, page

«convention» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: convention in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The usual or accepted way of doing something; a custom or rule people follow.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 way	det
2	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 accepted	cc
4	accepted	accepted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 usual	conj
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 follow	obl:unmarked
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 doing	mark
7	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 way	acl
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 doing	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 custom	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 custom	det
11	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 follow	nsubj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 rule	cc
13	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 custom	conj
14	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 follow	nsubj
15	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	the usual way not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	follow	present	a custom or rule	the usual way					vn occur-48.3-1 «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

A large meeting of people with the same interest or job (a comic convention).

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	3 meeting	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 meeting	amod
3	meeting	meeting	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 people	case
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 meeting	nmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 interest	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 interest	det
8	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 interest	amod
9	interest	interest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 people	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 job	cc
11	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 interest	conj
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 convention	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 convention	det
14	comic	comic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 convention	amod
15	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 job	appos
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 convention	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meeting	punct

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

Meaning 3

An official agreement between countries (the Geneva Convention).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 agreement	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 agreement	amod
3	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	between	between	ADP	_	5 countries	case
5	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 agreement	nmod
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 Convention	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Convention	det
8	Geneva	Geneva	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Convention	compound
9	Convention	Convention	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 countries	nmod
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 Convention	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 agreement	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: maths, writing — kept apart, not parsed.

A standard rule everyone agrees to use, such as writing numbers left to right.

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	3 rule	det
2	standard	standard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rule	amod
3	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 agrees	nsubj
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 agrees	nsubj
5	agrees	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 use	mark
7	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 agrees	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 numbers	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 numbers	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 numbers	compound
12	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 use	obj
13	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 numbers	acl
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 right	case
15	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 left	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 agrees	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	present	a standard rule			vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	use not said to happen	to-infinitive	a standard rule not said here	writing numbers		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient
3	leave	participle		writing numbers not said here	right	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to right=Initial_Location

Example 1

By convention, we write the x-axis across the page.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 convention	case
2	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 write	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 convention	punct
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 write	nsubj
5	write	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 axis	det
7	x	x	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 axis	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 x	punct
9	axis	axis	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 write	obj
10	across	across	ADP	_	12 page	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 page	det
12	page	page	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 write	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present	we	the x axis		the page		by convention	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axis=Theme

Example 2

Spelling and punctuation are writing conventions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 writing	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 punctuation	cc
3	punctuation	punctuation	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Spelling	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 writing	aux
5	writing	write	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	conventions	convention	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 writing	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 writing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	present · progressive	Spelling and punctuation	conventions					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent convention=Theme

Example 3

We dressed up for the comic convention.

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 dressed	nsubj
2	dressed	dress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 dressed	compound:prt
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 convention	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 convention	det
6	comic	comic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 convention	amod
7	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dressed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dress up	past	We					for the comic convention	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Shaking hands is a convention in many countries.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shaking	shake	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 convention	csubj
2	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Shaking	obj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 convention	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 convention	det
5	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 countries	case
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 countries	amod
8	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 convention	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 convention	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	gerund		hands					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	is a	present	Shaking	a convention		many countries			tree rules

Example 5

The Geneva Convention protects prisoners of war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Convention	det
2	Geneva	Geneva	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Convention	compound
3	Convention	Convention	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 protects	nsubj
4	protects	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 protects	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 war	case
7	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prisoners	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 protects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present	the Geneva Convention	prisoners of war					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Beneficiary

Example 6

The writer broke with convention and used no capital letters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 writer	det
2	writer	writer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 convention	case
5	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 used	cc
7	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 broke	conj
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	10 letters	det
9	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 letters	compound
10	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	the writer					with convention	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with convention=Instrument
2	use	past	the writer not said here	no capital letters					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Patient

Example 7

The possibility of the introduction of an archaic formula which had become a convention of folk-telling cannot be left out of account.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 possibility	det
2	possibility	possibility	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 left	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 introduction	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 introduction	det
5	introduction	introduction	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 possibility	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 formula	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 formula	det
8	archaic	archaic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 formula	amod
9	formula	formula	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 introduction	nmod
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 become	nsubj
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 become	aux
12	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	9 formula	acl:relcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 convention	det
14	convention	convention	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 become	xcomp
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 telling	case
16	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 telling	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 folk	punct
18	telling	telling	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 convention	nmod
19	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 left	aux
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 left	advmod
21	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	22 left	aux:pass
22	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
23	out	out	ADP	_	25 account	case
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 account	case
25	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 left	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	become	past · perfect	a archaic formula	a convention of folk telling		vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	not leave out	can · passive		the possibility of the introduction of a archaic formula	account	tree rules
3	introduce			a archaic formula		nom introduction «act transitive»: of=patient

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