excellency
Who acts: Excellency, servant · What happens: title, address, be, bow · To what, where: respect, count, bird, governor
«excellency» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: excellency in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A title of respect for certain high officials, such as an ambassador or a governor.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 title | det |
| 2 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 respect | case |
| 4 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 title | nmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 officials | case |
| 6 | certain | certain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 officials | amod |
| 7 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 officials | amod |
| 8 | officials | official | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 respect | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 ambassador | punct |
| 10 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 13 ambassador | case |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 such | fixed |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 ambassador | det |
| 13 | ambassador | ambassador | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 officials | nmod |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 governor | cc |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 governor | det |
| 16 | governor | governor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ambassador | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 title | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | title | respect for certain high officials such a ambassador or a governor | nom title «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
In old stories, a grand person such as a count, addressed as «Your Excellency».
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 stories | case |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stories | amod |
| 3 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 person | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 person | det |
| 6 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 person | amod |
| 7 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stories | appos |
| 8 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 11 count | case |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 such | fixed |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 count | det |
| 11 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 person | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 addressed | punct |
| 13 | addressed | address | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 count | acl |
| 14 | as | as | ADP | _ | 17 Excellency | case |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 Excellency | punct |
| 16 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 Excellency | nmod:poss |
| 17 | Excellency | excellency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 addressed | obl |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 Excellency | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stories | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | address | participle | a count not said here | as Your Excellency | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
«Your Excellency, here is the bird.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 bird | punct |
| 2 | Your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 Excellency | nmod:poss |
| 3 | Excellency | excellency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bird | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Excellency | punct |
| 5 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 Excellency | advmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 bird | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bird | det |
| 8 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 bird | punct |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 bird | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | Your Excellency | the bird | tree rules |
Example 2
The governor is addressed as His Excellency.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 governor | det |
| 2 | governor | governor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 addressed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 addressed | aux:pass |
| 4 | addressed | address | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 Excellency | case |
| 6 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 Excellency | nmod:poss |
| 7 | Excellency | excellency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 addressed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 addressed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | address | present · passive | the governor | as His Excellency | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination |
Example 3
The servant bowed low to his excellency the count.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 servant | det |
| 2 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bowed | nsubj |
| 3 | bowed | bow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bowed | xcomp |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 excellency | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 excellency | nmod:poss |
| 7 | excellency | excellency | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bowed | obl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 count | det |
| 9 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bowed | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bowed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bow | past | the servant | the count | to servant's excellency; low property | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to excellency=Theme |
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