enforcement Who acts: Enforcement, people, Law enforcement, police, Law enforcement officers, Speed cameras · What happens: make, obey, punish, not do, mean, be · To what, where: law, those, scene, speed limits, proper enforcement, enforcement · Speech: someone speaks here
«enforcement» 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: enforcement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Enforcement is making sure that people obey a law or a rule, and punishing those who do not.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux xcomp mark nsubj ccomp det obj cc det conj punct cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root Enforcement NOUN is AUX making VERB sure ADJ that SCONJ people NOUN obey VERB a DET law NOUN or CCONJ a DET rule NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ punishing VERB those PRON who PRON do VERB not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 making nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 making aux 3 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 3 making xcomp 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 obey mark 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 obey nsubj 7 obey obey VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sure ccomp 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 law det 9 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 obey obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 rule cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 rule det 12 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 9 law conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 punishing punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 punishing cc 15 punishing punish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 making conj 16 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 15 punishing obj 17 who who PRON PronType=Rel 18 do nsubj 18 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 those acl:relcl 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 do advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 making punct
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1 make present · progressive Enforcement sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 obey present people a law or a rule vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme 3 punish gerund Enforcement not said here those vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient 4 not do present vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.
Law enforcement means the police and other officers whose job is to make people obey the law.
The tree, 17 words amod nsubj det nsubj cc amod conj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark ccomp obj xcomp det obj punct root Law ADJ enforcement NOUN means VERB the DET police NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ officers NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB people NOUN obey VERB the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Law law ADJ Degree=Pos 2 enforcement amod 2 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 police det 5 police police NOUN Number=Plur 13 make nsubj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 officers cc 7 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 officers amod 8 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 5 police conj 9 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 10 job nmod:poss 10 job job NOUN Number=Sing 13 make nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 make cop 12 to to PART _ 13 make mark 13 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 make obj 15 obey obey VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 make xcomp 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 law det 17 law law NOUN Number=Sing 15 obey obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Law enforcement vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 is not said to happen present the police and other officers make property tree rules 3 obey not said to happen infinitive the police and other officers not said here the law vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Theme
Example 1 Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene.
amod compound nsubj case det obl punct root Law ADJ enforcement NOUN officers NOUN arrived VERB at ADP the DET scene NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Law law ADJ Degree=Pos 3 officers amod 2 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 officers compound 3 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 4 arrived nsubj 4 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 scene case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 scene det 7 scene scene NOUN Number=Sing 4 arrived obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 arrived punct
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1 arrive past Law enforcement officers the scene vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Speed cameras help with the enforcement of speed limits.
compound nsubj case det obl case compound nmod punct root Speed NOUN cameras NOUN help VERB with ADP the DET enforcement NOUN of ADP speed NOUN limits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 2 cameras compound 2 cameras camera NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 enforcement case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 enforcement det 6 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 3 help obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 limits case 8 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 9 limits compound 9 limits limit NOUN Number=Plur 6 enforcement nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help present Speed cameras with the enforcement of speed limits vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with enforcement=Theme 2 enforce speed limits nom enforcement «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 The new rule needs proper enforcement, or nobody will follow it.
det amod nsubj amod obj punct cc nsubj aux parataxis obj punct root The DET new ADJ rule NOUN needs VERB proper ADJ enforcement NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ nobody PRON will AUX follow VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 rule det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rule amod 3 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 proper proper ADJ Degree=Pos 6 enforcement amod 6 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 follow punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 11 follow cc 9 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 11 follow nsubj 10 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 follow aux 11 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 needs parataxis 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 follow obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 needs punct
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1 need present the new rule proper enforcement vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot enforcement=Theme 2 follow future nobody enforcement vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 4 Enforcement of the school phone ban is the teachers' job.
nsubj case det compound compound nmod cop det nmod:poss case punct root Enforcement NOUN of ADP the DET school NOUN phone NOUN ban NOUN is AUX the DET teachers NOUN ' PART job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 11 job nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 6 ban case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ban det 4 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 ban compound 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 6 ban compound 6 ban ban NOUN Number=Sing 1 Enforcement nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 job cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 teachers det 9 teachers teacher NOUN Number=Plur 11 job nmod:poss 10 ' 's PART _ 9 teachers case 11 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 job punct
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1 is a present Enforcement of the school phone ban the teachers's job tree rules 2 enforce the school phone ban nom enforcement «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The council is strict about the enforcement of parking rules.
det nsubj cop case det obl case compound nmod punct root The DET council NOUN is AUX strict ADJ about ADP the DET enforcement NOUN of ADP parking NOUN rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 council det 2 council council NOUN Number=Sing 4 strict nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strict cop 4 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 about about ADP _ 7 enforcement case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 enforcement det 7 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 4 strict obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 rules case 9 parking parking NOUN Number=Sing 10 rules compound 10 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 7 enforcement nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 strict punct
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1 is present the council about the enforcement of parking rules; strict property tree rules 2 enforce parking rules nom enforcement «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 Without enforcement, a law is just words on paper.
case nmod punct det nsubj cop advmod case nmod punct root Without ADP enforcement NOUN , PUNCT a DET law NOUN is AUX just ADV words NOUN on ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 2 enforcement case 2 enforcement enforcement NOUN Number=Sing 5 law nmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 enforcement punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 law det 5 law law NOUN Number=Sing 8 words nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 words cop 7 just just ADV _ 8 words advmod 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 on on ADP _ 10 paper case 10 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 8 words nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 words punct
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1 is a present a law without enforcement words paper tree rules
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