election Who acts: election, class, She, People, He, Ana · What happens: be, choose, hold, win, vote, show · To what, where: someone, election, 18, election results, bar chart, 15
«election» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: election in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An election is when people vote to choose someone, like a leader, a government or a class representative.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop advmod nsubj mark xcomp obj punct case det appos punct det conj cc det compound conj punct root An DET election NOUN is AUX when ADV people NOUN vote VERB to PART choose VERB someone PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET leader NOUN , PUNCT a DET government NOUN or CCONJ a DET class NOUN representative NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 election det 2 election election NOUN Number=Sing 6 vote nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 vote cop 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 vote advmod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 vote nsubj 6 vote vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 choose mark 8 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 vote xcomp 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 choose obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 leader punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 leader case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 leader det 13 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 9 someone appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 government punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 government det 16 government government NOUN Number=Sing 9 someone conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 20 representative cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 representative det 19 class class NOUN Number=Sing 20 representative compound 20 representative representative NOUN Number=Sing 9 someone conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 vote punct
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1 is present a election vote property tree rules 2 choose to-infinitive a election not said here someone vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=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.
Example 1 Our class held an election for school council.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN held VERB an DET election NOUN for ADP school NOUN council 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 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 election det 5 election election NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 council case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 council compound 8 council council NOUN Number=Sing 5 election nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past Our class a election for school council vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Theme
Example 2 The country votes in a general election.
det compound case det amod nmod punct root The DET country NOUN votes NOUN in ADP a DET general ADJ election NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 votes det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing 3 votes compound 3 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 election case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 election det 6 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 7 election amod 7 election election NOUN Number=Sing 3 votes nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 votes punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3 She won the election by 5 votes.
nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root She PRON won VERB the DET election NOUN by ADP 5 NUM votes NOUN . 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 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 election det 4 election election NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obj 5 by by ADP _ 7 votes case 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 votes nummod 7 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 2 won obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past She the election by 5 votes vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality
Example 4 Who will win the election?
nsubj aux det obj punct root Who PRON will AUX win VERB the DET election NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 win nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 win aux 3 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 election det 5 election election NOUN Number=Sing 3 win obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 win punct
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1 win future the election vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality
Example 5 People who are 18 or older can vote in the election.
nsubj nsubj cop appos cc conj aux case det obl punct root People NOUN who PRON are AUX 18 NUM or CCONJ older ADJ can AUX vote VERB in ADP the DET election NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 8 vote nsubj 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 18 nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 18 cop 4 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 People appos 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 older cc 6 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 18 conj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 vote aux 8 vote vote VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 election case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 election det 11 election election NOUN Number=Sing 8 vote obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 vote punct
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1 is a present People 18 tree rules 2 be People not said here tree rules 3 vote can People the election vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The election results were shown on a bar chart.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET election NOUN results NOUN were AUX shown VERB on ADP a DET bar NOUN chart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 results det 2 election election NOUN Number=Sing 3 results compound 3 results result NOUN Number=Plur 5 shown nsubj:pass 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 shown aux:pass 5 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 chart case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 chart det 8 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 9 chart compound 9 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 5 shown obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 shown punct
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1 show past · passive the election results a bar chart vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 7 He stood in the election but lost.
nsubj case det obl cc conj punct root He PRON stood VERB in ADP the DET election NOUN but CCONJ lost 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 2 stood nsubj 2 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 election case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 election det 5 election election NOUN Number=Sing 2 stood obl 6 but but CCONJ _ 7 lost cc 7 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 stood conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 stood punct
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1 stand past He the election vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in election=Location 2 lose past He not said here vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Out of 28 votes, Ana got 15, so she won the election.
The tree, 12 words case case nummod obl punct nsubj obj punct advmod nsubj conj det obj punct root Out ADP of ADP 28 NUM votes NOUN , PUNCT Ana PROPN got VERB 15 NUM , PUNCT so ADV she PRON won VERB the DET election NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Out out ADP _ 4 votes case 2 of of ADP _ 4 votes case 3 28 28 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 votes nummod 4 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 7 got obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 votes punct 6 Ana Ana PROPN Number=Sing 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 got obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 won punct 10 so so ADV _ 12 won advmod 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 won nsubj 12 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 got conj 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 election det 14 election election NOUN Number=Sing 12 won obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 got punct
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1 get past Ana 15 28 votes vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 15=Stimulus 2 win past Ana the election vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality
Example 9 Shortly after that, another election among the Animals was held.
advmod case obl punct det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass punct root Shortly ADV after ADP that PRON , PUNCT another DET election NOUN among ADP the DET Animals NOUN was AUX held VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shortly shortly ADV _ 11 held advmod 2 after after ADP _ 3 that case 3 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 1 Shortly obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 1 Shortly punct 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 election det 6 election election NOUN Number=Sing 11 held nsubj:pass 7 among among ADP _ 9 Animals case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Animals det 9 Animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 6 election nmod 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 held aux:pass 11 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 held punct
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1 hold past · passive another election among the Animals shortly property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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