enact Who acts: Parliament, class, We, he, his · What happens: enact, mean, make, act out, perform, carry out · To what, where: law, story, scene, something, plan, new law · Speech: someone speaks here
«enact» 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: enact in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
To enact a law means to make it officially into law.
mark csubj det obj mark xcomp obj advmod case xcomp punct root To PART enact VERB a DET law NOUN means VERB to PART make VERB it PRON officially ADV into ADP law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 enact mark 2 enact enact VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 law det 4 law law NOUN Number=Sing 2 enact obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 make obj 9 officially officially ADV _ 11 law advmod 10 into into ADP _ 11 law case 11 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 make xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 enact to-infinitive a law vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive law vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
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 To enact a story or scene means to act it out or perform it.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj det obj cc conj mark xcomp obj compound:prt cc conj obj punct root To PART enact VERB a DET story NOUN or CCONJ scene NOUN means VERB to PART act VERB it PRON out ADP or CCONJ perform VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 enact mark 2 enact enact VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 story det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 enact obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 scene cc 6 scene scene NOUN Number=Sing 4 story conj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 act mark 9 act act VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means xcomp 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 act obj 11 out out ADP _ 9 act compound:prt 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 perform cc 13 perform perform VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 act conj 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 perform obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 enact to-infinitive a story or scene vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 act out not said to happen to-infinitive scene vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 4 perform infinitive scene vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To enact something can also mean to carry out a plan.
mark csubj obj aux advmod mark xcomp compound:prt det obj punct root To PART enact VERB something PRON can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART carry VERB out ADP a DET plan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 enact mark 2 enact enact VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mean csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 enact obj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 mean aux 5 also also ADV _ 6 mean advmod 6 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 to to PART _ 8 carry mark 8 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mean xcomp 9 out out ADP _ 8 carry compound:prt 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 plan det 11 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 8 carry obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 mean punct
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1 enact to-infinitive something vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 carry out not said to happen to-infinitive a plan vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Eventuality
Example 1 Parliament enacted a new law about plastic bags.
nsubj det amod obj case compound nmod punct root Parliament PROPN enacted VERB a DET new ADJ law NOUN about ADP plastic NOUN bags NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parliament Parliament PROPN Number=Sing 2 enacted nsubj 2 enacted enact VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 law det 4 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 law amod 5 law law NOUN Number=Sing 2 enacted obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 bags case 7 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 8 bags compound 8 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 5 law nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 enacted punct
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1 enact past Parliament a new law about plastic bags vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme
Example 2 The class enacted the story of the Gunpowder Plot.
det nsubj det obj case det compound nmod punct root The DET class NOUN enacted VERB the DET story NOUN of ADP the DET Gunpowder PROPN Plot PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 enacted nsubj 3 enacted enact VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 enacted obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 Plot case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Plot det 8 Gunpowder Gunpowder PROPN Number=Sing 9 Plot compound 9 Plot Plot PROPN Number=Sing 5 story nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 enacted punct
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1 enact past the class the story of the Gunpowder Plot vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme
Example 3 The plan was enacted after months of talks.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nmod punct root The DET plan NOUN was AUX enacted VERB after ADP months NOUN of ADP talks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 plan det 2 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 4 enacted nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 enacted aux:pass 4 enacted enact VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 after after ADP _ 6 months case 6 months month NOUN Number=Plur 4 enacted obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 talks case 8 talks talk NOUN Number=Plur 6 months nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 enacted punct
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1 enact past · passive the plan month vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 We enacted the story of Robin Hood in drama.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod case obl punct root We PRON enacted VERB the DET story NOUN of ADP Robin PROPN Hood PROPN in ADP drama NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 enacted nsubj 2 enacted enact VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 enacted obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 Hood case 6 Robin Robin PROPN Number=Sing 7 Hood compound 7 Hood Hood PROPN Number=Sing 4 story nmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 drama case 9 drama drama NOUN Number=Sing 2 enacted obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 enacted punct
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1 enact past We the story of Robin Hood drama vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme
Example 5 The law was enacted last year.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass amod obl:unmarked punct root The DET law NOUN was AUX enacted VERB last ADJ year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 law det 2 law law NOUN Number=Sing 4 enacted nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 enacted aux:pass 4 enacted enact VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 6 year amod 6 year year NOUN Number=Sing 4 enacted obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 enacted punct
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1 enact past · passive the law year vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 Then having given the necessary instructions to the redskins he returned to the home, where an unworthy scene had been enacted in his absence.
The tree, 24 words advmod aux det amod obj case det obl nsubj parataxis case det obl punct advmod det amod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct root Then ADV having AUX given VERB the DET necessary ADJ instructions NOUN to ADP the DET redskins NOUN he PRON returned VERB to ADP the DET home NOUN , PUNCT where ADV an DET unworthy ADJ scene NOUN had AUX been AUX enacted VERB in ADP his PRON absence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 given advmod 2 having have AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 given aux 3 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 instructions det 5 necessary necessary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 instructions amod 6 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 3 given obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 redskins case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 redskins det 9 redskins redskin NOUN Number=Plur 3 given obl 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 returned nsubj 11 returned return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 given parataxis 12 to to ADP _ 14 home case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 home det 14 home home NOUN Number=Sing 11 returned obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 22 enacted punct 16 where where ADV PronType=Rel 22 enacted advmod 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 scene det 18 unworthy unworthy ADJ Degree=Pos 19 scene amod 19 scene scene NOUN Number=Sing 22 enacted nsubj:pass 20 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 enacted aux 21 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 22 enacted aux:pass 22 enacted enact VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 home acl:relcl 23 in in ADP _ 25 absence case 24 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 absence nmod:poss 25 absence absence NOUN Number=Sing 22 enacted obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 given punct
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1 give gerund · perfect the necessary instructions the redskins then vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme to redskin=Recipient 2 return past he to the home result vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to home=Result 3 enact past · perfect · passive a unworthy scene his absence vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 4 absent his = he nom absence «state transitive»: poss=agent
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