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errand

Who acts: errand, you, Mum, I, She · What happens: be, do, buy, deliver, take, run · To what, where: short trip, small job, something, message, errand, bread

«errand» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: errand in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An errand is a short trip to do a small job, like buying something, delivering something or taking a message.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 errand	det
2	errand	errand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trip	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 trip	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trip	det
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 trip	amod
6	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 trip	acl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 job	det
10	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 job	amod
11	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 do	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 buying	punct
13	like	like	SCONJ	_	14 buying	mark
14	buying	buy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 do	advcl
15	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	14 buying	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 delivering	punct
17	delivering	deliver	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 buying	conj
18	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	17 delivering	obj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 taking	cc
20	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 delivering	conj
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 message	det
22	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 taking	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 trip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a errand	a short trip					tree rules
2	do	to-infinitive		a small job					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
3	buy	gerund		something					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
4	deliver	gerund		something					vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
5	take	gerund		a message					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=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.

Example 1

Can you run an errand for me and buy some bread?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 run	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 run	nsubj
3	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 errand	det
5	errand	errand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 run	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 me	case
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 run	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 buy	cc
9	buy	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 run	conj
10	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	11 bread	det
11	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 buy	obj
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 run	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	can	you	a errand				for me	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent errand=Product for i=Beneficiary
2	buy	infinitive	you not said here	some bread					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Theme

Example 2

Mum is out running errands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 out	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 out	cop
3	out	out	ADV	_	root	root
4	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 out	advcl
5	errands	errand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 running	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 out	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Mum					out property	tree rules
2	run	gerund	Mum not said here	errands					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme errand=Trajectory

Example 3

I went on an errand to the post office.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 errand	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 errand	det
5	errand	errand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 office	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 office	det
8	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 office	compound
9	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	I			a errand		to the post office	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to office=Initial_Location

Example 4

The boy was sent on an errand to the baker's.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sent	aux:pass
4	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 errand	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 errand	det
7	errand	errand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	obl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 baker	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 baker	det
10	baker	baker	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	obl
11	's	's	PART	_	10 baker	case
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past · passive		the boy		a errand		to the baker	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to baker=Destination

Example 5

Saturday morning is for errands and shopping.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 morning	compound
2	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 errands	compound
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 errands	cop
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 errands	case
5	errands	errand	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 shopping	cc
7	shopping	shopping	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 errands	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 errands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						for morning errands and shopping	tree rules

Example 6

She does errands for her elderly neighbour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 does	nsubj
2	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	errands	errand	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 does	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 neighbour	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 neighbour	nmod:poss
6	elderly	elderly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 neighbour	amod
7	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	She	errands				for her elderly neighbour	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent errand=Eventuality

Example 7

‘What is your errand here?’ asked the woman.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	5 errand	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 errand	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 errand	cop
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 errand	nmod:poss
5	errand	errand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asked	nsubj
6	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 errand	advmod
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 errand	punct
8	’	'	PUNCT	_	5 errand	punct
9	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 woman	det
11	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 asked	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		your errand		here			tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	past	your errand		the woman				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent woman=Recipient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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