curfew Who acts: curfew, rule, people, child, bell rung, army · What happens: be, say, set, tell, put out, fire · To what, where: rule, time, bell rung, people, fires, ten o'clock · Speech: someone speaks here
«curfew» 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: curfew in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A curfew is a rule that says people must be indoors or at home by a certain time, especially at night.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl nsubj aux cop ccomp cc case conj case det amod obl punct advmod case obl:unmarked punct root A DET curfew NOUN is AUX a DET rule NOUN that PRON says VERB people NOUN must AUX be AUX indoors ADV or CCONJ at ADP home NOUN by ADP a DET certain ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 curfew det 2 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 5 rule nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rule cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 rule det 5 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 says nsubj 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rule acl:relcl 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 indoors nsubj 9 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 indoors aux 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 indoors cop 11 indoors indoors ADV _ 7 says ccomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 home cc 13 at at ADP _ 14 home case 14 home home NOUN Number=Sing 11 indoors conj 15 by by ADP _ 18 time case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 time det 17 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 18 time amod 18 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 says obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 night punct 20 especially especially ADV _ 22 night advmod 21 at at ADP _ 22 night case 22 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 says obl:unmarked 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 rule punct
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1 is a present a curfew a rule tree rules 2 say speech: assert present a rule night; time vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is must people indoors 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 curfew is the time by which a child or teenager must be home, set by their parents.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det case obl det nsubj cc conj aux cop advmod punct acl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET curfew NOUN is AUX the DET time NOUN by ADP which PRON a DET child NOUN or CCONJ teenager NOUN must AUX be AUX home ADV , PUNCT set VERB by ADP their PRON parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 curfew det 2 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 by by ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 home obl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 child det 9 child child NOUN Number=Sing 14 home nsubj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 teenager cc 11 teenager teenager NOUN Number=Sing 9 child conj 12 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 home aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 home cop 14 home home ADV _ 5 time advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 set punct 16 set set VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 time acl 17 by by ADP _ 19 parents case 18 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 parents nmod:poss 19 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 16 set obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 is a present a curfew the time tree rules 2 is must a child or teenager by the time home property tree rules 3 set participle the time not said here by child's parents vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by parent=Destination
Meaning 3 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
In the Middle Ages, the curfew was a bell rung in the evening telling people to put out their fires.
The tree, 20 words case det flat punct det nsubj cop det compound appos case det nmod acl iobj mark xcomp compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP the DET Middle PROPN Ages PROPN , PUNCT the DET curfew NOUN was AUX a DET bell NOUN rung NOUN in ADP the DET evening NOUN telling VERB people NOUN to PART put VERB out ADP their PRON fires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 Ages case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Ages det 3 Middle Middle PROPN Number=Sing 4 Ages flat 4 Ages Age PROPN Number=Plur root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 rung punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 curfew det 7 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 11 rung nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 rung cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 rung det 10 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 11 rung compound 11 rung rung NOUN Number=Sing 4 Ages appos 12 in in ADP _ 14 evening case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 evening det 14 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 11 rung nmod 15 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 rung acl 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 15 telling iobj 17 to to PART _ 18 put mark 18 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 telling xcomp 19 out out ADP _ 18 put compound:prt 20 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 fires nmod:poss 21 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 18 put obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 Ages punct
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1 is a past the curfew a bell rung evening tree rules 2 tell speech: assert gerund a bell rung not said here people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 3 put out not said to happen to-infinitive a bell rung not said here people's fires vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fire=Goal 4 fire people nom fire «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 My big sister's curfew is ten o'clock on Saturdays.
nmod:poss amod nmod:poss case nsubj cop nummod case nmod punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN 's PART curfew NOUN is AUX ten NUM o'clock NOUN on ADP Saturdays PROPN . 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 curfew nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 sister case 5 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 8 o'clock nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 o'clock cop 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 o'clock nummod 8 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 on on ADP _ 10 Saturdays case 10 Saturdays Saturday PROPN Number=Plur 8 o'clock nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 o'clock punct
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1 is a present My big sister's curfew ten o'clock saturday tree rules
Example 2 The army set a curfew, and nobody could go out after dark.
det nsubj det obj punct cc nsubj aux conj advmod case obl punct root The DET army NOUN set VERB a DET curfew NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ nobody PRON could AUX go VERB out ADV after ADP dark ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 army det 2 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 set nsubj 3 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 curfew det 5 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 3 set obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 go punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 go cc 8 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 go nsubj 9 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 go aux 10 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 set conj 11 out out ADV _ 10 go advmod 12 after after ADP _ 13 dark case 13 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 10 go obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 set punct
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1 set past the army a curfew vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient curfew=Result 2 go out could nobody after dark out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 He broke his curfew and was grounded for a week.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc aux:pass conj case det obl punct root He PRON broke VERB his PRON curfew NOUN and CCONJ was AUX grounded VERB for ADP a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 broke nsubj 2 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 curfew nmod:poss 4 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 2 broke obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 grounded cc 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 grounded aux:pass 7 grounded ground VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 broke conj 8 for for ADP _ 10 week case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 week det 10 week week NOUN Number=Sing 7 grounded obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 broke punct
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1 break past He his curfew vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer curfew=Patient 2 ground past · passive He not said here week vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»
Example 4 The campers had to be in their tents by curfew.
det nsubj mark cop case nmod:poss obj case nmod punct root The DET campers NOUN had VERB to PART be AUX in ADP their PRON tents NOUN by ADP curfew NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 campers det 2 campers camper NOUN Number=Plur 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 8 tents mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 tents cop 6 in in ADP _ 8 tents case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 tents nmod:poss 8 tents tent NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 9 by by ADP _ 10 curfew case 10 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 8 tents nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the campers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is to-infinitive campers's tents by curfew tree rules
Example 5 During the storm, the town had a night-time curfew.
case det obl punct det nsubj det compound punct compound obj punct root During ADP the DET storm NOUN , PUNCT the DET town NOUN had VERB a DET night NOUN - PUNCT time NOUN curfew NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 storm case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 storm det 3 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 storm punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 town det 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 curfew det 9 night night NOUN Number=Sing 11 time compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 night punct 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 12 curfew compound 12 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 had punct
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1 have past the town a time curfew during the storm vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curfew=Patient
Example 6 In medieval towns, a bell rang for curfew.
case amod obl punct det nsubj case obl punct root In ADP medieval ADJ towns NOUN , PUNCT a DET bell NOUN rang VERB for ADP curfew NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 towns case 2 medieval medieval ADJ Degree=Pos 3 towns amod 3 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 7 rang obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 towns punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bell det 6 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 7 rang nsubj 7 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 curfew case 9 curfew curfew NOUN Number=Sing 7 rang obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 rang punct
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1 ring past a bell medieval towns for curfew vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location
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