convict Who acts: someone, they, convict, convicts, court · What happens: convict, be, decide, find, send, work · To what, where: person, prison, prisoners, history, Australia, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«convict» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: convict in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To convict someone is for a court to decide officially that they are guilty of a crime.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl nsubj cop case det ccomp mark advmod mark nsubj cop ccomp case det obl punct root To PART convict VERB someone PRON is AUX for ADP a DET court NOUN to PART decide VERB officially ADV that SCONJ they PRON are AUX guilty ADJ of ADP a DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 convict mark 2 convict convict VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 decide advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 court nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 court cop 5 for for ADP _ 7 court case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 court det 7 court court NOUN Number=Sing 2 convict ccomp 8 to to PART _ 9 decide mark 9 decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 officially officially ADV _ 9 decide advmod 11 that that SCONJ _ 14 guilty mark 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 guilty nsubj 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 guilty cop 14 guilty guilty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 decide ccomp 15 of of ADP _ 17 crime case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 crime det 17 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 14 guilty obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 decide punct
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1 convict to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present someone for a court tree rules 3 decide to-infinitive officially property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is present they of a crime; guilty property 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 A convict is a person who has been found guilty and sent to prison.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj aux aux:pass acl:relcl xcomp cc conj case obl punct root A DET convict NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON has AUX been AUX found VERB guilty ADJ and CCONJ sent VERB to ADP prison NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 convict det 2 convict convict 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 found nsubj 7 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 found aux 8 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 found aux:pass 9 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 10 guilty guilty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 found xcomp 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 sent cc 12 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 found conj 13 to to ADP _ 14 prison case 14 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 12 sent obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a convict a person tree rules 2 find present · perfect · passive a person guilty property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic 3 send participle prison vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to prison=Destination
Meaning 3 In history, convicts were prisoners sent to work far away, for example to Australia.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct nsubj cop acl mark advcl advmod advmod punct case obl case obl punct root In ADP history NOUN , PUNCT convicts NOUN were AUX prisoners NOUN sent VERB to PART work VERB far ADV away ADV , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN to ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 history case 2 history history NOUN Number=Sing 6 prisoners obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 history punct 4 convicts convict NOUN Number=Plur 6 prisoners nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 prisoners cop 6 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 prisoners acl 8 to to PART _ 9 work mark 9 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 sent advcl 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 11 away advmod 11 away away ADV _ 9 work advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 example punct 13 for for ADP _ 14 example case 14 example example NOUN Number=Sing 7 sent obl 15 to to ADP _ 16 Australia case 16 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 7 sent obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 prisoners punct
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1 is a past convicts prisoners history tree rules 2 send participle prisoners not said here Australia for example vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to australia=Destination 3 work to-infinitive away property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The court convicted him of theft.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET court NOUN convicted VERB him PRON of ADP theft NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 court det 2 court court NOUN Number=Sing 3 convicted nsubj 3 convicted convict VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 convicted obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 theft case 6 theft theft NOUN Number=Sing 3 convicted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 convicted punct
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1 convict past the court him = he of theft tree rules
Example 2 The escaped convict was caught in the woods.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET escaped VERB convict NOUN was AUX caught VERB in ADP the DET woods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 convict det 2 escaped escape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 convict amod 3 convict convict NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 caught aux:pass 5 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 woods case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 woods det 8 woods wood NOUN Number=Plur 5 caught obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 caught punct
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1 escape participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 catch past · passive the escaped convict the woods vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 3 Thousands of convicts were sent to Australia long ago.
nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case obl advmod advmod punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP convicts NOUN were AUX sent VERB to ADP Australia PROPN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 5 sent nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 convicts case 3 convicts convict NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sent aux:pass 5 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 Australia case 7 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 5 sent obl 8 long long ADV Degree=Pos 9 ago advmod 9 ago ago ADV _ 5 sent advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 sent punct
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1 send past · passive Thousands of convicts Australia ago property vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to australia=Destination
Example 4 She was convicted of dangerous driving.
nsubj aux:pass case amod obl punct root She PRON was AUX convicted VERB of ADP dangerous ADJ driving 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 3 convicted nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 convicted aux:pass 3 convicted convict VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 driving case 5 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 driving amod 6 driving driving NOUN Number=Sing 3 convicted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 convicted punct
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1 convict past · passive She of dangerous driving tree rules
Example 5 Convicts built many of the early roads.
nsubj obj case det amod nmod punct root Convicts NOUN built VERB many ADJ of ADP the DET early ADJ roads NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Convicts convict NOUN Number=Plur 2 built nsubj 2 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 built obj 4 of of ADP _ 7 roads case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 roads det 6 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 7 roads amod 7 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 3 many nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 built punct
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1 build past Convicts many of the early roads vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset many=Product
Example 6 You cannot be convicted without evidence.
nsubj aux advmod aux:pass case obl punct root You PRON can AUX not PART be AUX convicted VERB without ADP evidence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 convicted nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 convicted aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 convicted advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 convicted aux:pass 5 convicted convict VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 without without ADP _ 7 evidence case 7 evidence evidence NOUN Number=Sing 5 convicted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 convicted punct
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1 not convict can · passive You without evidence tree rules
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