enquirer Who acts: enquirer, person, receptionist, museum, good scientist, Several enquirers · What happens: be, ask, investigate, look, answer, send · To what, where: person, someone, enquirer, leaflets, curious enquirer, young enquirers
«enquirer» 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: enquirer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An enquirer is a person who asks for information about something.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl case nmod punct root An DET enquirer NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON asks VERB for ADP information NOUN about ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 enquirer det 2 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 asks nsubj 7 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 information case 9 information information NOUN Number=Sing 7 asks obl 10 about about ADP _ 11 something case 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 information nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a enquirer a person tree rules 2 ask speech: ask present a person for information about something vn inquire-37.1.2 «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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
An enquirer may also be someone who investigates or looks into a question.
det nsubj aux advmod cop nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case det obl punct root An DET enquirer NOUN may AUX also ADV be AUX someone PRON who PRON investigates VERB or CCONJ looks VERB into ADP a DET question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 enquirer det 2 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing 6 someone nsubj 3 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 someone aux 4 also also ADV _ 6 someone advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 someone cop 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 investigates nsubj 8 investigates investigate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 someone acl:relcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 looks cc 10 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 investigates conj 11 into into ADP _ 13 question case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 question det 13 question question NOUN Number=Sing 10 looks obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 someone punct
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1 is a may a enquirer someone tree rules 2 investigate present vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 look present into a question vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into question=Theme
Example 1 The receptionist answered every enquirer politely.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET receptionist NOUN answered VERB every DET enquirer NOUN politely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 receptionist det 2 receptionist receptionist NOUN Number=Sing 3 answered nsubj 3 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 enquirer det 5 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing 3 answered obj 6 politely politely ADV _ 3 answered advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past the receptionist every enquirer politely property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent enquirer=Eventuality
Example 2 The museum sends leaflets to each enquirer.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET museum NOUN sends VERB leaflets NOUN to ADP each DET enquirer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 sends nsubj 3 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 leaflets leaflet NOUN Number=Plur 3 sends obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 enquirer case 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 enquirer det 7 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing 3 sends obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sends punct
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1 send present the museum leaflets each enquirer vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent leaflet=Theme to enquirer=Destination
Example 3 A good scientist is a curious enquirer.
det amod nsubj cop det amod punct root A DET good ADJ scientist NOUN is AUX a DET curious ADJ enquirer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 scientist det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 scientist amod 3 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 7 enquirer nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 enquirer cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 enquirer det 6 curious curious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 enquirer amod 7 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 enquirer punct
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1 is a present a good scientist a curious enquirer tree rules
Example 4 Several enquirers phoned about the lost dog poster.
amod nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root Several ADJ enquirers NOUN phoned VERB about ADP the DET lost VERB dog NOUN poster NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Several several ADJ Degree=Pos 2 enquirers amod 2 enquirers enquirer NOUN Number=Plur 3 phoned nsubj 3 phoned phone VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 8 poster case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 poster det 6 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 poster amod 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 8 poster compound 8 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 3 phoned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 phoned punct
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1 phone past Several enquirers about the lost dog poster vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The enquirer wanted to know when the pool opens.
det nsubj mark xcomp mark det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET enquirer NOUN wanted VERB to PART know VERB when SCONJ the DET pool NOUN opens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 enquirer det 2 enquirer enquirer NOUN Number=Sing 3 wanted nsubj 3 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 know mark 5 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wanted xcomp 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 opens mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pool det 8 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 9 opens nsubj 9 opens open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 know ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wanted punct
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1 want past the enquirer vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 know not said to happen to-infinitive the enquirer not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 open present the pool vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Our class became young enquirers about space.
nmod:poss nsubj amod xcomp case nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN became VERB young ADJ enquirers NOUN about ADP space 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 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 5 enquirers amod 5 enquirers enquirer NOUN Number=Plur 3 became xcomp 6 about about ADP _ 7 space case 7 space space NOUN Number=Sing 5 enquirers nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past Our class young enquirers about space vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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