enlisting Who acts: Enlisting, someone, their, Thousands, He, We · What happens: enlist, join, sign up, ask, get, help · To what, where: army, someone, help, 1914, navy, parents · Speech: someone speaks here
«enlisting» 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: enlisting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Enlisting is joining the army, navy or air force, or signing someone up for them.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux det obj punct conj cc compound conj punct cc conj obj compound:prt case obl punct root Enlisting VERB is AUX joining VERB the DET army NOUN , PUNCT navy NOUN or CCONJ air NOUN force NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ signing VERB someone PRON up ADP for ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Enlisting enlist VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 joining nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 joining aux 3 joining join VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 army det 5 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 joining obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 navy punct 7 navy navy NOUN Number=Sing 5 army conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 force cc 9 air air NOUN Number=Sing 10 force compound 10 force force NOUN Number=Sing 5 army conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 signing punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 signing cc 13 signing sign VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 joining conj 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 signing obj 15 up up ADP _ 13 signing compound:prt 16 for for ADP _ 17 them case 17 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 signing obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 joining punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 enlist gerund vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 2 join present · progressive the army and navy or air force vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Patient 3 sign up gerund someone for army vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent someone=Pivot for they=Beneficiary
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 Enlisting someone's help is asking for and getting their help or support for a job.
The tree, 16 words csubj nmod:poss case obj aux obl cc conj nmod:poss obj cc conj case det obl punct root Enlisting VERB someone PRON 's PART help NOUN is AUX asking VERB for ADP and CCONJ getting VERB their PRON help NOUN or CCONJ support NOUN for ADP a DET job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Enlisting enlist VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 asking csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 help nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 someone case 4 help help NOUN Number=Sing 1 Enlisting obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 asking aux 6 asking ask VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 for for ADP _ 6 asking obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 getting cc 9 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 asking conj 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 help nmod:poss 11 help help NOUN Number=Sing 9 getting obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 support cc 13 support support NOUN Number=Sing 11 help conj 14 for for ADP _ 16 job case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 job det 16 job job NOUN Number=Sing 9 getting obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 asking punct
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1 enlist gerund someone's help vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme 2 ask speech: ask present · progressive Enlisting vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 get gerund Enlisting not said here their help or support for a job vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme for job=Source 4 help someone nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent 5 help their = they nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Thousands of young men were enlisting in 1914.
nsubj case amod nmod aux case obl punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP young ADJ men NOUN were AUX enlisting VERB in ADP 1914 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 6 enlisting nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 men case 3 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 4 men amod 4 men man NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 enlisting aux 6 enlisting enlist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 1914 case 8 1914 1914 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 enlisting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 enlisting punct
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1 enlist past · progressive Thousands of young men 1914 vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent in 1914=Beneficiary
Example 2 He is thinking about enlisting in the navy after school.
nsubj aux mark advcl case det obl case obl punct root He PRON is AUX thinking VERB about SCONJ enlisting VERB in ADP the DET navy NOUN after ADP school NOUN . 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 3 thinking nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thinking aux 3 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 about about SCONJ _ 5 enlisting mark 5 enlisting enlist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 thinking advcl 6 in in ADP _ 8 navy case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 navy det 8 navy navy NOUN Number=Sing 5 enlisting obl 9 after after ADP _ 10 school case 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 enlisting obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 thinking punct
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1 think speech: other present · progressive He vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 enlist gerund He not said here the navy after school vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent in navy=Beneficiary
Example 3 We are enlisting the help of parents for the school fair.
nsubj aux det obj case nmod case det compound nmod punct root We PRON are AUX enlisting VERB the DET help NOUN of ADP parents NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN fair 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 3 enlisting nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 enlisting aux 3 enlisting enlist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 help det 5 help help NOUN Number=Sing 3 enlisting obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 parents case 7 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 5 help nmod 8 for for ADP _ 11 fair case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 fair det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 fair compound 11 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 7 parents nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 enlisting punct
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1 enlist present · progressive We the help of parents for the school fair vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme 2 help parents for the school fair nom help «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 The teacher is enlisting volunteers to plant trees.
det nsubj aux obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN is AUX enlisting VERB volunteers NOUN to PART plant VERB trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 enlisting nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 enlisting aux 4 enlisting enlist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 volunteers volunteer NOUN Number=Plur 4 enlisting obj 6 to to PART _ 7 plant mark 7 plant plant VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 enlisting advcl 8 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 7 plant obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 enlisting punct
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1 enlist present · progressive the teacher volunteers vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volunteer=Theme 2 plant to-infinitive the teacher not said here trees vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient
Example 5 By enlisting her older brother, she finished the model in time.
mark advcl nmod:poss amod obj punct nsubj det obj case obl punct root By SCONJ enlisting VERB her PRON older ADJ brother NOUN , PUNCT she PRON finished VERB the DET model NOUN in ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by SCONJ _ 2 enlisting mark 2 enlisting enlist VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 finished advcl 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 brother nmod:poss 4 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 brother amod 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 enlisting obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 enlisting punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 finished nsubj 8 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 model det 10 model model NOUN Number=Sing 8 finished obj 11 in in ADP _ 12 time case 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 finished obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 finished punct
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1 enlist gerund she not said here her older brother vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme 2 finish past she the model time vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector model=Eventuality
Example 6 Posters encouraged people to go enlisting at the town hall.
nsubj obj mark xcomp xcomp case det compound obl punct root Posters NOUN encouraged VERB people NOUN to PART go VERB enlisting VERB at ADP the DET town NOUN hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Posters poster NOUN Number=Plur 2 encouraged nsubj 2 encouraged encourage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 encouraged obj 4 to to PART _ 5 go mark 5 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 encouraged xcomp 6 enlisting enlist VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 go xcomp 7 at at ADP _ 10 hall case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hall det 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 10 hall compound 10 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 6 enlisting obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 encouraged punct
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1 encourage past Posters people vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 2 go not said to happen to-infinitive people not said here vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 enlist gerund people not said here the town hall vn volunteer-95.4-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
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