excise Who acts: Excise, government, Excise duty, surgeon, editor, Customs · What happens: excise, be, put, make, sell, remove · To what, where: duty, tax, certain goods, country, something, it
«excise» 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: excise in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Excise, or excise duty, is a tax that the government puts on certain goods made or sold in the country, such as petrol, alcohol and tobacco.
The tree, 26 words nsubj punct cc acl:relcl obj punct cop det obj det nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl acl cc conj case det obl punct case fixed conj punct conj cc conj punct root Excise NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ excise VERB duty NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET tax NOUN that PRON the DET government NOUN puts VERB on ADP certain ADJ goods NOUN made VERB or CCONJ sold VERB in ADP the DET country NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP petrol NOUN , PUNCT alcohol NOUN and CCONJ tobacco NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 9 tax nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 excise punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 excise cc 4 excise excise VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Excise acl:relcl 5 duty duty NOUN Number=Sing 4 excise obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Excise punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tax cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tax det 9 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 puts obj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 government det 12 government government NOUN Number=Sing 13 puts nsubj 13 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tax acl:relcl 14 on on ADP _ 16 goods case 15 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 16 goods amod 16 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 13 puts obl 17 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 goods acl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 sold cc 19 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 made conj 20 in in ADP _ 22 country case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 country det 22 country country NOUN Number=Sing 19 sold obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 26 petrol punct 24 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 26 petrol case 25 as as ADP _ 24 such fixed 26 petrol petrol NOUN Number=Sing 22 country conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 alcohol punct 28 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 22 country conj 29 and and CCONJ _ 30 tobacco cc 30 tobacco tobacco NOUN Number=Sing 22 country conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 9 tax punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 excise infinitive Excise not said here duty vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme 2 is a present Excise a tax tree rules 3 put present the government a tax certain goods vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme on goods=Destination 4 make participle certain goods not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 5 sell participle the country and petrol and alcohol and tobacco vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=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 Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To excise something is to cut it out or remove it, such as a part of a text or a lump in an operation.
The tree, 24 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj compound:prt cc conj obj punct case fixed det parataxis case det nmod cc det conj case det obl punct root To PART excise VERB something PRON is AUX to PART cut VERB it PRON out ADP or CCONJ remove VERB it PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET part NOUN of ADP a DET text NOUN or CCONJ a DET lump NOUN in ADP an DET operation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 excise mark 2 excise excise VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cut advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 excise obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cut cop 5 to to PART _ 6 cut mark 6 cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cut obj 8 out out ADP _ 6 cut compound:prt 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 remove cc 10 remove remove VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 cut conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 remove obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 part punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 part case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 part det 16 part part NOUN Number=Sing 10 remove parataxis 17 of of ADP _ 19 text case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 text det 19 text text NOUN Number=Sing 16 part nmod 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 lump cc 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 lump det 22 lump lump NOUN Number=Sing 16 part conj 23 in in ADP _ 25 operation case 24 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 operation det 25 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 10 remove obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 cut punct
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1 excise to-infinitive something vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 is present cut property tree rules 3 remove infinitive it a operation vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 1 The government raised the excise on petrol.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET government NOUN raised VERB the DET excise NOUN on ADP petrol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 government det 2 government government NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised nsubj 3 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 excise det 5 excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 petrol case 7 petrol petrol NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 raised punct
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1 raise past the government the excise petrol vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent excise=Theme on petrol=Destination
Example 2 Excise duty makes cigarettes more expensive.
compound nsubj obj advmod xcomp punct root Excise NOUN duty NOUN makes VERB cigarettes NOUN more ADV expensive ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 2 duty compound 2 duty duty NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 cigarettes cigarette NOUN Number=Plur 3 makes obj 5 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 6 expensive advmod 6 expensive expensive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 makes xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 make present Excise duty cigarettes expensive property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cigarette=Product
Example 3 The surgeon excised the lump from her arm.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET surgeon NOUN excised VERB the DET lump NOUN from ADP her PRON arm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 surgeon det 2 surgeon surgeon NOUN Number=Sing 3 excised nsubj 3 excised excise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lump det 5 lump lump NOUN Number=Sing 3 excised obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 arm case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 arm nmod:poss 8 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 3 excised obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 excised punct
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1 excise past the surgeon the lump surgeon's arm vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent lump=Theme from arm=Initial_Location
Example 4 The editor excised two scenes from the film.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET editor NOUN excised VERB two NUM scenes NOUN from ADP the DET film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 editor det 2 editor editor NOUN Number=Sing 3 excised nsubj 3 excised excise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 scenes nummod 5 scenes scene NOUN Number=Plur 3 excised obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 film case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 film det 8 film film NOUN Number=Sing 3 excised obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 excised punct
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1 excise past the editor two scenes the film vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent scene=Theme from film=Initial_Location
Example 5 Customs and excise officers check goods at the port.
nsubj cc compound conj obj case det obl punct root Customs NOUN and CCONJ excise NOUN officers NOUN check VERB goods NOUN at ADP the DET port NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Customs custom NOUN Number=Plur 5 check nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 officers cc 3 excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 4 officers compound 4 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 1 Customs conj 5 check check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 5 check obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 port case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 port det 9 port port NOUN Number=Sing 5 check obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 check punct
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1 check present Customs and excise officers goods the port vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme
Example 6 If the excise is 2 dollars a bottle, 10 bottles carry 20 dollars of excise.
The tree, 15 words mark det nsubj cop nummod nsubj det nmod:unmarked punct nummod nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root If SCONJ the DET excise NOUN is AUX 2 NUM dollars NOUN a DET bottle NOUN , PUNCT 10 NUM bottles NOUN carry VERB 20 NUM dollars NOUN of ADP excise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 6 dollars mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 excise det 3 excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 6 dollars nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 dollars cop 5 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 dollars nummod 6 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 12 carry nsubj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bottle det 8 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 6 dollars nmod:unmarked 9 , , PUNCT _ 6 dollars punct 10 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 bottles nummod 11 bottles bottle NOUN Number=Plur 12 carry nsubj 12 carry carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 dollars nummod 14 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 12 carry obj 15 of of ADP _ 16 excise case 16 excise excise NOUN Number=Sing 14 dollars nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 12 carry punct
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1 is a a condition, not said to happen present the excise 2 dollars a bottle nmod:unmarked tree rules 2 carry present 2 dollars 20 dollars of excise vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme
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