diocese
Who acts: parish, bishop, cathedral, school, diocese, Young people · What happens: look, be, visit, have, meet · To what, where: area, part, church, diocese, main church, diocesan school
«diocese» 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: diocese in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
An area with many churches and parishes, looked after by a bishop.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 area | det |
| 2 | area | area | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 churches | case |
| 4 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 churches | amod |
| 5 | churches | church | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 area | nmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 parishes | cc |
| 7 | parishes | parish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 churches | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 looked | punct |
| 9 | looked | look | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 area | acl |
| 10 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 bishop | case |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 bishop | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 bishop | det |
| 13 | bishop | bishop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 looked | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 area | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | participle | a area with many churches and parishes not said here | after a bishop | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
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
The church community and offices of that area.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 community | det |
| 2 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 community | compound |
| 3 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 offices | cc |
| 5 | offices | office | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 community | conj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 area | case |
| 7 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 area | det |
| 8 | area | area | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 offices | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 community | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Our parish is part of the diocese of Dublin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 parish | nmod:poss |
| 2 | parish | parish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 part | cop |
| 4 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 diocese | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 diocese | det |
| 7 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 part | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Dublin | case |
| 9 | Dublin | Dublin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 diocese | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 part | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Our parish | part | of the diocese of Dublin | tree rules |
Example 2
The bishop visits every church in his diocese.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bishop | det |
| 2 | bishop | bishop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 visits | nsubj |
| 3 | visits | visit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 church | det |
| 5 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 visits | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 diocese | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 diocese | nmod:poss |
| 8 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 visits | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 visits | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | present | the bishop | every church | bishop's diocese | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent church=Co-Agent |
Example 3
The cathedral is the main church of the diocese.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cathedral | det |
| 2 | cathedral | cathedral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 church | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 church | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 church | det |
| 5 | main | main | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 church | amod |
| 6 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 diocese | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 diocese | det |
| 9 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 church | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 church | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the cathedral | the main church | of the diocese | tree rules |
Example 4
Our school is a diocesan school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 school | nmod:poss |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 school | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 school | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 school | det |
| 5 | diocesan | diocesan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 school | compound |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 school | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Our school | a diocesan school | tree rules |
Example 5
The diocese has more than a hundred parishes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 diocese | det |
| 2 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV | 7 hundred | advmod |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 4 more | fixed |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 hundred | det |
| 7 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 parishes | nummod |
| 8 | parishes | parish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the diocese | hundred parishes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parish=Patient |
Example 6
Young people from the whole diocese met for a festival.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 people | amod |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 met | nsubj |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 diocese | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 diocese | det |
| 5 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 diocese | amod |
| 6 | diocese | diocese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 people | nmod |
| 7 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 festival | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 festival | det |
| 10 | festival | festival | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 met | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 met | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | past | Young people from the whole diocese | for a festival | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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