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detention

Who acts: punishment, police, you, Tom, I, Detention · What happens: stay in, keep, not leave, get, be, have · To what, where: detention, homework, sorry letter, suspect

«detention» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: detention in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A punishment at school where a pupil must stay in after lessons or at break time.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 punishment	det
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stay	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	4 school	case
4	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 punishment	nmod
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 stay	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pupil	det
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stay	nsubj
8	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 stay	aux
9	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	in	in	ADV	_	9 stay	advmod
11	after	after	ADP	_	12 lessons	case
12	lessons	lesson	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 stay	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 time	cc
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 time	case
15	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 time	compound
16	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lessons	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay in	must	a punishment at school				after lessons or break time		vn exist-47.1 «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

Being kept somewhere by police or other officials so you cannot leave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 kept	aux:pass
2	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	2 kept	advmod
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 police	case
5	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 kept	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 officials	cc
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 officials	amod
8	officials	official	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 police	conj
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	13 leave	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 leave	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 leave	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 leave	advmod
13	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 kept	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	gerund · passive	police or other officials					somewhere property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	not leave	can	you						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Tom got a detention for being rude to the teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 detention	det
4	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 rude	case
6	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 rude	cop
7	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 got	obl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 teacher	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 teacher	det
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rude	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	Tom	a detention					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus
2	is	gerund						to the teacher; rude property	tree rules

Example 2

I had to stay in detention at lunchtime.

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 stay	mark
4	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 detention	case
6	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stay	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 lunchtime	case
8	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stay	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	I						tree rules
2	stay	to-infinitive	I not said here			detention		at lunchtime	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in detention=Location

Example 3

If you forget your homework three times, you get a detention.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 forget	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 forget	nsubj
3	forget	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 get	advcl
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 homework	nmod:poss
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 forget	obj
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 times	nummod
7	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 forget	obl:unmarked
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 forget	punct
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 get	nsubj
10	get	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 detention	det
12	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 get	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forget a condition, not said to happen	present	you	your homework			time		tree rules
2	get	present	you	a detention					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus

Example 4

Detention lasted half an hour after school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Detention	Detention	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lasted	nsubj
2	lasted	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	half	half	DET	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind	5 hour	det:predet
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hour	det
5	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lasted	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	7 school	case
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lasted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	past	Detention				after school; hour		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 5

She spent detention writing a sorry letter.

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	2 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
4	writing	write	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 letter	det
6	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 letter	amod
7	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 writing	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	She	detention					vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detention=Asset
2	write	gerund	She not said here	a sorry letter					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme

Example 6

The suspect was held in detention by the police.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 suspect	det
2	suspect	suspect	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 held	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 held	aux:pass
4	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 detention	case
6	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 held	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 police	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 police	det
9	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 held	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past · passive	the police	the suspect		detention			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in detention=Location

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