conveyance Who acts: conveyance, way, act, legal work, carriage, Buses · What happens: be, carry, move, pass, draw, pull · To what, where: vehicle, people, act, something, one place, legal work · Speech: someone speaks here
«conveyance» 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: conveyance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A conveyance is a vehicle or any way of carrying people or things.
det nsubj cop det cc det conj mark acl obj cc conj punct root A DET conveyance NOUN is AUX a DET vehicle NOUN or CCONJ any DET way NOUN of SCONJ carrying VERB people NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conveyance det 2 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 5 vehicle nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vehicle cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 vehicle det 5 vehicle vehicle NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 way cc 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 way det 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 vehicle conj 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 carrying mark 10 carrying carry VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 way acl 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 carrying obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 things cc 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 people conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 vehicle punct
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1 is a present a conveyance a vehicle or any way tree rules 2 carry gerund any way not said here people or things vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a horse-drawn conveyance".
punct det compound punct amod punct punct root " PUNCT a DET horse NOUN - PUNCT drawn VERB conveyance NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 conveyance det 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 5 drawn compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 horse punct 5 drawn draw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 conveyance amod 6 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct
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1 draw in a quote participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 2 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Conveyance is the act of carrying or moving something from one place to another.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det mark acl cc conj obj case nummod obl case nmod punct root Conveyance NOUN is AUX the DET act NOUN of SCONJ carrying VERB or CCONJ moving VERB something PRON from ADP one NUM place NOUN to ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 4 act nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 act cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 act det 4 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 carrying mark 6 carrying carry VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 act acl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 moving cc 8 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 carrying conj 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 moving obj 10 from from ADP _ 12 place case 11 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 place nummod 12 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 moving obl 13 to to ADP _ 14 another case 14 another another DET PronType=Ind 12 place nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 act punct
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1 is a present Conveyance the act tree rules 2 carry gerund the act not said here vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 move gerund the act not said here something one place to another vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent something=Theme from place=Trajectory
Meaning 3 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
Conveyance (conveyancing) is the legal work of passing the ownership of a house or land to someone else.
The tree, 18 words nsubj punct appos punct cop det amod mark acl det obj case det nmod cc conj case obl advmod punct root Conveyance NOUN ( PUNCT conveyancing NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET legal ADJ work NOUN of SCONJ passing VERB the DET ownership NOUN of ADP a DET house NOUN or CCONJ land NOUN to ADP someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 8 work nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 conveyancing punct 3 conveyancing conveyancing NOUN Number=Sing 1 Conveyance appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 conveyancing punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 work cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 work det 7 legal legal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 work amod 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 passing mark 10 passing pass VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 work acl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ownership det 12 ownership ownership NOUN Number=Sing 10 passing obj 13 of of ADP _ 15 house case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 house det 15 house house NOUN Number=Sing 12 ownership nmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 land cc 17 land land NOUN Number=Sing 15 house conj 18 to to ADP _ 19 someone case 19 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 passing obl 20 else else ADV _ 19 someone advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 work punct
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1 is a present Conveyance the legal work tree rules 2 pass gerund the legal work not said here the ownership of a house or land someone vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ownership=Theme to someone=Recipient
Example 1 The carriage was a fine conveyance pulled by four horses.
det nsubj cop det amod acl case nummod obl punct root The DET carriage NOUN was AUX a DET fine ADJ conveyance NOUN pulled VERB by ADP four NUM horses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 carriage det 2 carriage carriage NOUN Number=Sing 6 conveyance nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 conveyance cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 conveyance det 5 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 6 conveyance amod 6 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 conveyance acl 8 by by ADP _ 10 horses case 9 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 horses nummod 10 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 7 pulled obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct
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1 is a past the carriage a fine conveyance tree rules 2 pull participle a fine conveyance not said here by four horses vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Buses are a cheap means of conveyance.
nsubj cop det nsubj case obl punct root Buses NOUN are AUX a DET cheap ADJ means VERB of ADP conveyance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buses bus NOUN Number=Plur 5 means nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 means cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cheap det 4 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 conveyance case 7 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 is present Buses of conveyance; mean property tree rules
Example 3 The conveyance of goods by canal was slow.
det nsubj case nmod case nmod cop punct root The DET conveyance NOUN of ADP goods NOUN by ADP canal NOUN was AUX slow ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 conveyance det 2 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 8 slow nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 goods case 4 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 2 conveyance nmod 5 by by ADP _ 6 canal case 6 canal canal NOUN Number=Sing 2 conveyance nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 slow cop 8 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 slow punct
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1 is past the conveyance of goods by canal slow property tree rules 2 convey canal goods nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient by=agent
Example 4 Pipes provide the conveyance of water to the town.
nsubj det obj case nmod case det obl punct root Pipes NOUN provide VERB the DET conveyance NOUN of ADP water NOUN to ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pipes pipe NOUN Number=Plur 2 provide nsubj 2 provide provide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 conveyance det 4 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 2 provide obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 water case 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 conveyance nmod 7 to to ADP _ 9 town case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 town det 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 provide obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 provide punct
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1 provide present Pipes the conveyance of water the town vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent conveyance=Theme to town=Recipient 2 convey water nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The lawyer handled the conveyance of the house.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET lawyer NOUN handled VERB the DET conveyance NOUN of ADP the DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lawyer det 2 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 3 handled nsubj 3 handled handle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 conveyance det 5 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 3 handled obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 house case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 house det 8 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 conveyance nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 handled punct
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1 handle past the lawyer the conveyance of the house vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conveyance=Theme 2 convey the house nom conveyance «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 "What is this strange conveyance?" asked the knight, looking at the car.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj cop det amod nsubj punct punct det obj punct advcl case det obl punct root " PUNCT What PRON is AUX this DET strange ADJ conveyance NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT asked VERB the DET knight NOUN , PUNCT looking VERB at ADP the DET car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 6 conveyance nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 conveyance cop 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 conveyance det 5 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 6 conveyance amod 6 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 9 asked nsubj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 6 conveyance punct 9 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 knight det 11 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 9 asked obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 looking punct 13 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 asked advcl 14 at at ADP _ 16 car case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 car det 16 car car NOUN Number=Sing 13 looking obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 asked punct
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1 is a in a quote present this strange conveyance tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past this strange conveyance the knight vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knight=Recipient 3 look gerund this strange conveyance not said here at the car vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at car=Theme
Example 7 I shall start on my travels, but what conveyance shall I choose?
nsubj aux mark nmod:poss advcl punct cc obj nsubj aux nsubj conj punct root I PRON shall AUX start VERB on SCONJ my PRON travels VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ what PRON conveyance NOUN shall AUX I PRON choose VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 start nsubj 2 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 start aux 3 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 on on SCONJ _ 6 travels mark 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 travels nmod:poss 6 travels travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 start advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 13 choose punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 13 choose cc 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 choose obj 10 conveyance conveyance NOUN Number=Sing 13 choose nsubj 11 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 choose aux 12 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 choose nsubj 13 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 start conj 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 start punct
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1 start shall I vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 travel present I not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 choose shall conveyance vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme
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