enquiry Who acts: you, question, act, Mum, hotel, our · What happens: ask, find out, go, look, make, send · To what, where: question, something, facts, enquiry, leisure centre, enquiries
«enquiry» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: enquiry in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A question you ask to find something out, often to a shop, office or school.
The tree, 15 words det obl nsubj mark xcomp obj compound:prt punct advmod case det obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET question NOUN you PRON ask VERB to PART find VERB something PRON out ADP , PUNCT often ADV to ADP a DET shop NOUN , PUNCT office NOUN or CCONJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 4 ask obl 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 ask nsubj 4 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 ask xcomp 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 find obj 8 out out ADP _ 6 find compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 shop punct 10 often often ADV _ 13 shop advmod 11 to to ADP _ 13 shop case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 shop det 13 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 office punct 15 office office NOUN Number=Sing 13 shop conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 school cc 17 school school NOUN Number=Sing 13 shop conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask present you a question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 find out not said to happen to-infinitive a question not said here something to a shop and office or school vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
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 official look into something that went wrong, to find out the facts.
The tree, 13 words det amod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct mark conj compound:prt det obj punct root An DET official ADJ look NOUN into ADP something PRON that PRON went VERB wrong ADJ , PUNCT to PART find VERB out ADP the DET facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 look det 2 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look amod 3 look look NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 into into ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 look nmod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 went nsubj 7 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 something acl:relcl 8 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 went xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 find punct 10 to to PART _ 11 find mark 11 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 went conj 12 out out ADP _ 11 find compound:prt 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 facts det 14 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 11 find obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 go past wrong property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 find out to-infinitive the facts vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Topic
Meaning 3 The act of asking or looking into things in general.
det mark acl cc conj case obl case obl punct root The DET act NOUN of SCONJ asking VERB or CCONJ looking VERB into ADP things NOUN in ADP general ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 asking mark 4 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 act acl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 looking cc 6 looking look VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 asking conj 7 into into ADP _ 8 things case 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 6 looking obl 9 in in ADP _ 10 general case 10 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looking obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 ask speech: ask gerund the act not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 look gerund the act not said here in general; into things vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into thing=Theme
Example 1 Mum made an enquiry about swimming lessons at the leisure centre.
nsubj det obj case compound obl case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN made VERB an DET enquiry NOUN about ADP swimming NOUN lessons NOUN at ADP the DET leisure NOUN centre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 enquiry det 4 enquiry enquiry NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 about about ADP _ 7 lessons case 6 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 7 lessons compound 7 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obl 8 at at ADP _ 11 centre case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 centre det 10 leisure leisure NOUN Number=Sing 11 centre compound 11 centre centre NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Mum a enquiry the leisure centre about swimming lessons vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enquiry=Product
Example 2 Please send all enquiries to the school office.
discourse det obj case det compound obl punct root Please INTJ send VERB all DET enquiries NOUN to ADP the DET school NOUN office NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 send discourse 2 send send VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 enquiries det 4 enquiries enquiry NOUN Number=Plur 2 send obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 office case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 office det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 office compound 8 office office NOUN Number=Sing 2 send obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 send punct
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1 send imperative you not said here all enquiries the school office vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent enquiry=Theme to office=Destination
Example 3 The hotel thanked us for our enquiry.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET hotel NOUN thanked VERB us PRON for ADP our PRON enquiry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hotel det 2 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 3 thanked nsubj 3 thanked thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 thanked obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 enquiry case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 enquiry nmod:poss 7 enquiry enquiry NOUN Number=Sing 3 thanked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 thanked punct
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1 thank speech: thank past the hotel us for our enquiry vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent we=Theme for enquiry=Attribute 2 enquire our nom enquiry «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 There will be an enquiry into why the bridge fell down.
expl aux det nsubj mark advmod det nsubj advcl advmod punct root There PRON will AUX be VERB an DET enquiry NOUN into SCONJ why ADV the DET bridge NOUN fell VERB down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 3 be expl 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 be aux 3 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 enquiry det 5 enquiry enquiry NOUN Number=Sing 3 be nsubj 6 into into SCONJ _ 10 fell mark 7 why why ADV PronType=Int 10 fell advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bridge det 9 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 10 fell nsubj 10 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 be advcl 11 down down ADV _ 10 fell advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 be punct
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1 be future a enquiry there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 fall down past the bridge down property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The police are making enquiries about the stolen bike.
det nsubj aux obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET police NOUN are AUX making VERB enquiries NOUN about ADP the DET stolen VERB bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 4 making nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 making aux 4 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 5 enquiries enquiry NOUN Number=Plur 4 making obj 6 about about ADP _ 9 bike case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bike det 8 stolen steal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 bike amod 9 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 5 enquiries nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 making punct
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1 make present · progressive the police enquiries about the stolen bike vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset enquiry=Product 2 steal participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Our science topic is based on enquiry: we ask a question and test it.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct nsubj parataxis det obj cc conj obj punct root Our PRON science NOUN topic NOUN is AUX based VERB on ADP enquiry NOUN : PUNCT we PRON ask VERB a DET question NOUN and CCONJ test VERB it PRON . 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 3 topic nmod:poss 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 3 topic compound 3 topic topic NOUN Number=Sing 5 based nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 based aux:pass 5 based base VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 enquiry case 7 enquiry enquiry NOUN Number=Sing 5 based obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 ask punct 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 ask nsubj 10 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 based parataxis 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 question det 12 question question NOUN Number=Sing 10 ask obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 test cc 14 test test VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 ask conj 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 test obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 based punct
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1 base present · passive Our science topic enquiry vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on enquiry=Source 2 ask speech: ask present we a question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient 3 test infinitive we not said here question vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 7 I have a quick enquiry about the homework.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root I PRON have VERB a DET quick ADJ enquiry NOUN about ADP the DET homework NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 enquiry det 4 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 enquiry amod 5 enquiry enquiry NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 homework case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 homework det 8 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 5 enquiry nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I a quick enquiry about the homework vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enquiry=Patient
Example 8 The enquiries desk is next to the main door.
det compound nsubj cop advmod case det amod punct root The DET enquiries NOUN desk NOUN is AUX next ADV to ADP the DET main ADJ door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 desk det 2 enquiries enquiry NOUN Number=Plur 3 desk compound 3 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 9 door nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 door cop 5 next next ADV _ 9 door advmod 6 to to ADP _ 9 door case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 door det 8 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 9 door amod 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 door punct
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1 is present the enquiries desk to the main door; next property tree rules
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