escalation Who acts: Escalation, something, step, they, Leaders, Walking · What happens: be, become, step, call, lead, push · To what, where: fight, escalation, war, argument, us, storm · Speech: someone speaks here
«escalation» 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: escalation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Escalation is when something becomes bigger, worse or more serious, step by step, like a fight or a war.
The tree, 19 words nsubj mark nsubj ccomp xcomp punct conj cc advmod conj punct obl case nmod punct case det xcomp cc det conj punct root Escalation NOUN is VERB when SCONJ something PRON becomes VERB bigger ADJ , PUNCT worse ADJ or CCONJ more ADV serious ADJ , PUNCT step NOUN by ADP step NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET fight NOUN or CCONJ a DET war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 5 becomes mark 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 becomes nsubj 5 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 is ccomp 6 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 becomes xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 worse punct 8 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 bigger conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 serious cc 10 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 11 serious advmod 11 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bigger conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 step punct 13 step step NOUN Number=Sing 11 serious obl 14 by by ADP _ 15 step case 15 step step NOUN Number=Sing 13 step nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 fight punct 17 like like ADP _ 19 fight case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 fight det 19 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 5 becomes xcomp 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 war cc 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 war det 22 war war NOUN Number=Sing 19 fight conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present Escalation tree rules 2 become present something a fight or a war big property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 3 step step nom step «act transitive»: by=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 A rise in amounts or prices.
det case nmod cc conj punct root A DET rise NOUN in ADP amounts NOUN or CCONJ prices NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rise det 2 rise rise NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 amounts case 4 amounts amount NOUN Number=Plur 2 rise nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 prices cc 6 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 4 amounts conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 rise punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Name-calling led to an escalation, and soon they were pushing.
compound punct xcomp case det obl punct cc advmod nsubj aux conj punct root Name NOUN - PUNCT calling VERB led VERB to ADP an DET escalation NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ soon ADV they PRON were AUX pushing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 calling compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Name punct 3 calling call VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 led lead VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 calling xcomp 5 to to ADP _ 7 escalation case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 escalation det 7 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 4 led obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 pushing punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 pushing cc 10 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 13 pushing advmod 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 pushing nsubj 12 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 pushing aux 13 pushing push VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 calling conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 calling punct
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1 call gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 lead participle to a escalation vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to escalation=Patient 3 push past · progressive they soon property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Leaders met to stop the escalation of the war.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj case det nmod punct root Leaders NOUN met VERB to PART stop VERB the DET escalation NOUN of ADP the DET war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaders leader NOUN Number=Plur 2 met nsubj 2 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 stop mark 4 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 met xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 escalation det 6 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 4 stop obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 war case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 war det 9 war war NOUN Number=Sing 6 escalation nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 met punct
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1 meet past Leaders tree rules 2 stop to-infinitive Leaders not said here the escalation of the war vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality escalation=Eventuality 3 escalate the war nom escalation «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 There was an escalation in prices at the shop.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det nmod punct root There PRON was VERB an DET escalation NOUN in ADP prices NOUN at ADP the DET shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 escalation det 4 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 6 prices case 6 prices price NOUN Number=Plur 4 escalation nmod 7 at at ADP _ 9 shop case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shop det 9 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 6 prices nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a escalation in prices at the shop there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Walking away can prevent escalation.
csubj advmod aux obj punct root Walking VERB away ADV can AUX prevent VERB escalation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 prevent csubj 2 away away ADV _ 1 Walking advmod 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 prevent aux 4 prevent prevent VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 4 prevent obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 prevent punct
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1 walk away gerund away property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 prevent can Walking escalation vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer escalation=Theme
Example 5 The teacher stopped the argument before any escalation.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN stopped VERB the DET argument NOUN before ADP any DET escalation 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 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 argument det 5 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 escalation case 7 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 escalation det 8 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
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1 stop past the teacher the argument before any escalation vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector argument=Eventuality
Example 6 The escalation of the storm forced us inside.
det nsubj case det nmod obj advmod punct root The DET escalation NOUN of ADP the DET storm NOUN forced VERB us PRON inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 escalation det 2 escalation escalation NOUN Number=Sing 6 forced nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 storm case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 storm det 5 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 2 escalation nmod 6 forced force VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 forced obj 8 inside inside ADV _ 6 forced advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 forced punct
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1 force past the escalation of the storm us inside property vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient 2 escalate the storm nom escalation «act transitive»: of=patient
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