demonstration Who acts: demonstration, something, people, way, teacher, volcano · What happens: show, do, work, be, march, gather · To what, where: people, something, public event, way, feeling, love · Speech: someone speaks here
«demonstration» 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: demonstration in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A demonstration is showing people how to do something or how something works.
det nsubj aux obj advmod mark xcomp obj cc advmod nsubj conj punct root A DET demonstration NOUN is AUX showing VERB people NOUN how ADV to PART do VERB something PRON or CCONJ how ADV something PRON works VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 demonstration det 2 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 4 showing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 showing aux 4 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 showing obj 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 do advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 do mark 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 showing xcomp 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 do obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 works cc 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 13 works advmod 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 works nsubj 13 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 something conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 showing punct
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1 show present · progressive a demonstration people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 2 do to-infinitive a demonstration not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 work present something vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 demonstration is a public event where people march or gather to show what they think about something.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod advmod nsubj acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp obj nsubj ccomp case obl punct root A DET demonstration NOUN is AUX a DET public ADJ event NOUN where ADV people NOUN march VERB or CCONJ gather VERB to PART show VERB what PRON they PRON think VERB about ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 demonstration det 2 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 6 event nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 event cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 event det 5 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 6 event amod 6 event event NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 march advmod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 march nsubj 9 march march VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 event acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 gather cc 11 gather gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 march conj 12 to to PART _ 13 show mark 13 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 gather xcomp 14 what what PRON PronType=Int 16 think obj 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 think nsubj 16 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 show ccomp 17 about about ADP _ 18 something case 18 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 think obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 event punct
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1 is a present a demonstration a public event tree rules 2 march present people vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 gather present people not said here vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 show to-infinitive people not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 think speech: other present people about something vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
Meaning 3 A demonstration is a way of showing a feeling or quality: a demonstration of love.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det mark acl det obj cc conj punct det conj case nmod punct root A DET demonstration NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN of SCONJ showing VERB a DET feeling NOUN or CCONJ quality NOUN : PUNCT a DET demonstration NOUN of ADP love NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 demonstration det 2 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 showing mark 7 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 way acl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 feeling det 9 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 7 showing obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 quality cc 11 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 9 feeling conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 demonstration punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 demonstration det 14 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 5 way conj 15 of of ADP _ 16 love case 16 love love NOUN Number=Sing 14 demonstration nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is a present a demonstration a way and a demonstration of love tree rules 2 show gerund a way and a demonstration of love not said here a feeling or quality vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient 3 demonstrate love nom demonstration «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 The teacher gave a demonstration of how a volcano erupts.
det nsubj det obj mark advmod det nsubj advcl punct root The DET teacher NOUN gave VERB a DET demonstration NOUN of SCONJ how ADV a DET volcano NOUN erupts VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 demonstration det 5 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 of of SCONJ _ 10 erupts mark 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 erupts advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 volcano det 9 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 10 erupts nsubj 10 erupts erupt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 demonstration advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the teacher a demonstration vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demonstration=Theme 2 erupt present a volcano vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Watch the demonstration before you try.
det obj mark nsubj advcl punct root Watch VERB the DET demonstration NOUN before SCONJ you PRON try VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 demonstration det 3 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 1 Watch obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 try mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 try nsubj 6 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Watch advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Watch punct
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1 watch imperative you not said here the demonstration vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demonstration=Theme 2 try present you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 The chef did a cooking demonstration.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET chef NOUN did VERB a DET cooking NOUN demonstration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chef det 2 chef chef NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 demonstration det 5 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 6 demonstration compound 6 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the chef a cooking demonstration vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demonstration=Eventuality
Example 4 Thousands of people joined the demonstration in the city.
nsubj case nmod det obj case det obl punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP people NOUN joined VERB the DET demonstration NOUN in ADP the DET city NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 joined nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 people case 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 demonstration det 6 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 4 joined obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 city case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 city det 9 city city NOUN Number=Sing 4 joined obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 joined punct
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1 join past Thousands of people the demonstration the city vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demonstration=Patient
Example 5 The demonstration was peaceful.
det nsubj cop punct root The DET demonstration NOUN was AUX peaceful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 demonstration det 2 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 4 peaceful nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 peaceful cop 4 peaceful peaceful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 peaceful punct
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1 is past the demonstration peaceful property tree rules
Example 6 The firefighter gave a demonstration of how to use the extinguisher.
det nsubj det obj mark advmod mark acl det obj punct root The DET firefighter NOUN gave VERB a DET demonstration NOUN of SCONJ how ADV to PART use VERB the DET extinguisher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 firefighter det 2 firefighter firefighter NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 demonstration det 5 demonstration demonstration NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 of of SCONJ _ 9 use mark 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 9 use advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 use mark 9 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 demonstration acl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 extinguisher det 11 extinguisher extinguisher NOUN Number=Sing 9 use obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the firefighter a demonstration vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demonstration=Theme 2 use to-infinitive the firefighter not said here the extinguisher vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extinguisher=Patient
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