director Who acts: director, charge, TV programme, people, music teacher, Steven · What happens: be, make, tell, crew, do, run · To what, where: person, charge, film, actors, one, company · Speech: someone speaks here
«director» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: director in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A director is the person in charge of making a film, play or TV programme who tells the actors and crew what to do.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det case nmod mark acl det obj punct conj cc compound conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj obj mark ccomp punct root A DET director NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN in ADP charge NOUN of SCONJ making VERB a DET film NOUN , PUNCT play NOUN or CCONJ TV NOUN programme NOUN who PRON tells VERB the DET actors NOUN and CCONJ crew VERB what PRON to PART do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 director det 2 director director NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 charge case 7 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 8 of of SCONJ _ 9 making mark 9 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 charge acl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 film det 11 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 making obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 play punct 13 play play NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 programme cc 15 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 16 programme compound 16 programme programme NOUN Number=Sing 13 play conj 17 who who PRON PronType=Rel 18 tells nsubj 18 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 programme acl:relcl 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 actors det 20 actors actor NOUN Number=Plur 18 tells obj 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 crew cc 22 crew crew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 tells conj 23 what what PRON PronType=Int 25 do obj 24 to to PART _ 25 do mark 25 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 22 crew ccomp 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a director the person and play or TV programme charge tree rules 2 make gerund charge not said here a film vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset film=Product 3 tell speech: assert present TV programme the actors vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent actor=Recipient 4 crew present TV programme not said here tree rules 5 do to-infinitive TV programme not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
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 director is one of the people who run a company or a large organisation.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc det amod conj punct root A DET director NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET people NOUN who PRON run VERB a DET company NOUN or CCONJ a DET large ADJ organisation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 director det 2 director director NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 people case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 people det 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 run nsubj 9 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 people acl:relcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 company det 11 company company NOUN Number=Sing 9 run obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 organisation cc 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 organisation det 14 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 15 organisation amod 15 organisation organisation NOUN Number=Sing 11 company conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a director one of the people tree rules 2 run present the people a company or a large organisation vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme company=Trajectory
Meaning 3 A director is the head of a department or project.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj punct root A DET director NOUN is AUX the DET head NOUN of ADP a DET department NOUN or CCONJ project NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 director det 2 director director NOUN Number=Sing 5 head nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 head cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 head det 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 department case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 department det 8 department department NOUN Number=Sing 5 head nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 project cc 10 project project NOUN Number=Sing 8 department conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 head punct
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1 is a present a director the head of a department or project tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the museum director", "the director of music".
punct det compound punct punct punct det appos case nmod punct punct root " PUNCT the DET museum NOUN director NOUN " PUNCT , PUNCT " PUNCT the DET director NOUN of ADP music NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 director punct 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 director det 3 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 4 director compound 4 director director NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 director punct 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 director punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 director punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 director det 9 director director NOUN Number=Sing 4 director appos 10 of of ADP _ 11 music case 11 music music NOUN Number=Sing 9 director nmod 12 " " PUNCT _ 9 director punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 director punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The director shouted "Action!"
det nsubj punct obj punct punct root The DET director NOUN shouted VERB " PUNCT Action NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 director det 2 director director NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted nsubj 3 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 " " PUNCT _ 5 Action punct 5 Action action NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted obj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 Action punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 Action punct
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1 shout speech: express past the director Action vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Topic
Example 2 Our music teacher is the director of the school choir.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop det case det compound nmod punct root Our PRON music NOUN teacher NOUN is AUX the DET director NOUN of ADP the DET school NOUN choir NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 teacher nmod:poss 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 director nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 director cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 director det 6 director director NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 choir case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 choir det 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 choir compound 10 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 6 director nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 director punct
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1 is a present Our music teacher the director of the school choir tree rules
Example 3 Steven Spielberg is a famous film director.
nsubj flat cop det amod compound punct root Steven PROPN Spielberg PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ film NOUN director NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steven Steven PROPN Number=Sing 7 director nsubj 2 Spielberg Spielberg PROPN Number=Sing 1 Steven flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 director cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 director det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 director amod 6 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 director compound 7 director director NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 director punct
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1 is a present Steven a famous film director tree rules
Example 4 The company has five directors.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET company NOUN has VERB five NUM directors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 directors nummod 5 directors director NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the company five directors vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent director=Patient
Example 5 The museum director showed us the dinosaur bones.
det compound nsubj iobj det compound obj punct root The DET museum NOUN director NOUN showed VERB us PRON the DET dinosaur NOUN bones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 director det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 director compound 3 director director NOUN Number=Sing 4 showed nsubj 4 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 showed iobj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bones det 7 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 8 bones compound 8 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 4 showed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 showed punct
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1 show past the museum director the dinosaur bones us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient bone=Topic
Example 6 The funeral director arranged everything kindly.
det compound nsubj obj advmod punct root The DET funeral NOUN director NOUN arranged VERB everything PRON kindly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 director det 2 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 3 director compound 3 director director NOUN Number=Sing 4 arranged nsubj 4 arranged arrange VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 arranged obj 6 kindly kindly ADV _ 4 arranged advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 arranged punct
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1 arrange past the funeral director everything kindly property vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Product
Example 7 She wants to be a theatre director when she grows up.
nsubj mark cop det compound ccomp advmod nsubj conj compound:prt punct root She PRON wants VERB to PART be AUX a DET theatre NOUN director NOUN when ADV she PRON grows VERB up ADP . 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 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 7 director mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 director cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 director det 6 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 7 director compound 7 director director NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants ccomp 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 grows advmod 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 grows nsubj 10 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 wants conj 11 up up ADP _ 10 grows compound:prt 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
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1 want present She vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is a not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here a theatre director tree rules 3 grow up present she vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 He was a director of a theatre, a manager of masked balls, and a leader of all the amusements we can imagine.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det case det nmod punct det conj case amod nmod punct cc det nsubj case det:predet det nmod nsubj aux parataxis punct root He PRON was AUX a DET director NOUN of ADP a DET theatre NOUN , PUNCT a DET manager NOUN of ADP masked VERB balls NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ a DET leader NOUN of ADP all DET the DET amusements NOUN we PRON can AUX imagine VERB . 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 4 director nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 director cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 director det 4 director director NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 theatre case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 theatre det 7 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 4 director nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 manager punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 manager det 10 manager manager NOUN Number=Sing 4 director conj 11 of of ADP _ 13 balls case 12 masked mask VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 balls amod 13 balls ball NOUN Number=Plur 10 manager nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 24 imagine punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 24 imagine cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 leader det 17 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 24 imagine nsubj 18 of of ADP _ 21 amusements case 19 all all DET PronType=Tot 21 amusements det:predet 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 amusements det 21 amusements amusement NOUN Number=Plur 17 leader nmod 22 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 24 imagine nsubj 23 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 24 imagine aux 24 imagine imagine VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 director parataxis 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 director punct
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1 is a past He a director and a manager of masked balls of a theatre tree rules 2 mask participle vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 3 imagine can a leader of all amusements vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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