entity Who acts: entity, school, company, country, monster, ghost story · What happens: be, exist, treat, point, work together · To what, where: something, organisation, law, object, computing, separate entities
«entity» 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: entity in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An entity is something that exists as a separate, single thing with its own identity, such as a company, a country or a living being.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case det amod punct amod obl case nmod:poss amod nmod punct case fixed det conj punct det conj cc det conj acl punct root An DET entity NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON exists VERB as ADP a DET separate ADJ , PUNCT single ADJ thing NOUN with ADP its PRON own ADJ identity NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET company NOUN , PUNCT a DET country NOUN or CCONJ a DET living NOUN being AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 entity det 2 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 exists nsubj 6 exists exist VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something acl:relcl 7 as as ADP _ 12 thing case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 thing det 9 separate separate ADJ Degree=Pos 12 thing amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 separate punct 11 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 12 thing amod 12 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 6 exists obl 13 with with ADP _ 16 identity case 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 identity nmod:poss 15 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 16 identity amod 16 identity identity NOUN Number=Sing 12 thing nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 company punct 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 21 company case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 company det 21 company company NOUN Number=Sing 16 identity conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 country punct 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 country det 24 country country NOUN Number=Sing 16 identity conj 25 or or CCONJ _ 27 living cc 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 living det 27 living living NOUN Number=Sing 16 identity conj 28 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 identity acl 29 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a entity something tree rules 2 exist present as a separate single thing with entity's own identity and a company and a country or a living vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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.
In law and business, an entity is an organisation treated as one unit, such as «a legal entity».
The tree, 18 words case obl cc conj punct det nsubj cop det acl case nummod obl punct case fixed punct det amod appos punct punct root In ADP law NOUN and CCONJ business NOUN , PUNCT an DET entity NOUN is AUX an DET organisation NOUN treated VERB as ADP one NUM unit NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP « PUNCT a DET legal ADJ entity NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 law case 2 law law NOUN Number=Sing 10 organisation obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 business cc 4 business business NOUN Number=Sing 2 law conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 law punct 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 entity det 7 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing 10 organisation nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 organisation cop 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 organisation det 10 organisation organisation NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 organisation acl 12 as as ADP _ 14 unit case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 unit nummod 14 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing 11 treated obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 21 entity punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 21 entity case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 « « PUNCT _ 21 entity punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 entity det 20 legal legal ADJ Degree=Pos 21 entity amod 21 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing 14 unit appos 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 entity punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 10 organisation punct
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1 is a present a entity a organisation law and business tree rules 2 treat participle a organisation not said here as one unit vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent as unit=Attribute
Meaning 3 In computing and stories, an entity can be any object or being: a character in a game, or a mysterious creature or ghost.
The tree, 23 words case obl cc conj punct det nsubj aux cop det cc conj punct det parataxis case det nmod punct cc det amod conj cc conj punct root In ADP computing NOUN and CCONJ stories NOUN , PUNCT an DET entity NOUN can AUX be AUX any DET object NOUN or CCONJ being VERB : PUNCT a DET character NOUN in ADP a DET game NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET mysterious ADJ creature NOUN or CCONJ ghost NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 computing case 2 computing computing NOUN Number=Sing 11 object obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 stories cc 4 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 2 computing conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 computing punct 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 entity det 7 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing 11 object nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 object aux 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 object cop 10 any any DET PronType=Ind 11 object det 11 object object NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 being cc 13 being be VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 object conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 character punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 character det 16 character character NOUN Number=Sing 11 object parataxis 17 in in ADP _ 19 game case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 game det 19 game game NOUN Number=Sing 16 character nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 24 creature punct 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 creature cc 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 creature det 23 mysterious mysterious ADJ Degree=Pos 24 creature amod 24 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 16 character conj 25 or or CCONJ _ 26 ghost cc 26 ghost ghost NOUN Number=Sing 24 creature conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 11 object punct
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1 is a can a entity any object computing and stories tree rules 2 be gerund a entity not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The school and the nursery are separate entities.
det nsubj cc det conj cop amod punct root The DET school NOUN and CCONJ the DET nursery NOUN are AUX separate ADJ entities NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 entities nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 nursery cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 nursery det 5 nursery nursery NOUN Number=Sing 2 school conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 entities cop 7 separate separate ADJ Degree=Pos 8 entities amod 8 entities entity NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 entities punct
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1 is a present the school and the nursery separate entities tree rules
Example 2 A company is a legal entity, like a person in the eyes of the law.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct case det conj case det nmod case det nmod punct root A DET company NOUN is AUX a DET legal ADJ entity NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET person NOUN in ADP the DET eyes NOUN of ADP the DET law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 6 entity nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 entity cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 entity det 5 legal legal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 entity amod 6 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 person punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 person case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 entity conj 11 in in ADP _ 13 eyes case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 eyes det 13 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 10 person nmod 14 of of ADP _ 16 law case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 law det 16 law law NOUN Number=Sing 13 eyes nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 entity punct
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1 is a present a company a legal entity and a person in the eyes of the law tree rules
Example 3 Each country is an independent entity.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root Each DET country NOUN is AUX an DET independent ADJ entity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 country det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 entity nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 entity cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 entity det 5 independent independent ADJ Degree=Pos 6 entity amod 6 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 entity punct
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1 is a present each country a independent entity tree rules
Example 4 In the game, every monster is an entity with its own health points.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det case nmod:poss amod compound nmod punct root In ADP the DET game NOUN , PUNCT every DET monster NOUN is AUX an DET entity NOUN with ADP its PRON own ADJ health NOUN points NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 game case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 game det 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 9 entity obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 game punct 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 monster det 6 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing 9 entity nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 entity cop 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 entity det 9 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 with with ADP _ 14 points case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 points nmod:poss 12 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 14 points amod 13 health health NOUN Number=Sing 14 points compound 14 points point NOUN Number=Plur 9 entity nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 entity punct
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1 is a present every monster a entity the game with monster's own health points tree rules 2 point monster nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The ghost story was about a strange entity in the attic.
det compound nsubj cop case det amod case det nmod punct root The DET ghost NOUN story NOUN was AUX about ADP a DET strange ADJ entity NOUN in ADP the DET attic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 2 ghost ghost NOUN Number=Sing 3 story compound 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 entity nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 entity cop 5 about about ADP _ 8 entity case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 entity det 7 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 8 entity amod 8 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 attic case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 attic det 11 attic attic NOUN Number=Sing 8 entity nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 entity punct
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1 is past the ghost story the attic about a strange entity tree rules
Example 6 The team works together as a single entity.
det nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET team NOUN works VERB together ADV as ADP a DET single ADJ entity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 works nsubj 3 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 together together ADV _ 3 works advmod 5 as as ADP _ 8 entity case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 entity det 7 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 8 entity amod 8 entity entity NOUN Number=Sing 3 works obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 works punct
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1 work together present the team as a single entity; together property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as entity=Attribute
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