exploitation

Who acts: example, people, you, Victorian factories, exploitation, Fair trade · What happens: treat, get, make, work, use, child · To what, where: people, something, natural resources, money, most, labour

«exploitation» 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: exploitation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Treating people unfairly to get something from them, for example making them work hard for very little pay.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Treating	treat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Treating	obj
3	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	_	1 Treating	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Treating	advcl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 get	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 them	case
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 get	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 making	punct
10	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 making	mark
11	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 making	nsubj
12	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Treating	conj
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 making	obj
14	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 making	xcomp
15	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	14 work	advmod
16	for	for	ADP	_	19 pay	case
17	very	very	ADV	_	18 little	advmod
18	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 pay	amod
19	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 work	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Treating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	treat	gerund			people	unfairly property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient
2	get	to-infinitive		something		from people	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent something=Theme from they=Source
3	make	gerund	example	people			tree rules
4	work	infinitive	people not said here			for little pay; hard property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for pay=Beneficiary

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

Using natural resources such as coal, oil or forests to make money or energy.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 resources	amod
3	resources	resource	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Using	obj
4	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	6 coal	case
5	as	as	ADP	_	4 such	fixed
6	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 resources	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 oil	punct
8	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 coal	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 forests	cc
10	forests	forest	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 coal	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 make	mark
12	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Using	advcl
13	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 make	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 energy	cc
15	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 money	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Using	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		natural resources				such coal and oil or forests	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent resource=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive		money or energy					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset money=Product

Meaning 3

Making the most of a chance or a situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 most	det
3	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	1 Making	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 chance	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 chance	det
6	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 most	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 situation	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 situation	det
9	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chance	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		the most of a chance or a situation					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset most=Product

Example 1

Child labour in Victorian factories was a cruel kind of exploitation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Child	child	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	labour	labour	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Child	obj
3	in	in	ADP	_	9 kind	case
4	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 factories	amod
5	factories	factory	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 kind	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 kind	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 kind	det
8	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 kind	amod
9	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Child	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 exploitation	case
11	exploitation	exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 kind	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Child	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	child	imperative	you not said here	labour					tree rules
2	is	past	Victorian factories			a cruel kind		of exploitation	tree rules

Example 2

The exploitation of coal made Britain rich but polluted the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 exploitation	det
2	exploitation	exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 coal	case
4	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 exploitation	nmod
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 made	obj
7	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 made	xcomp
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 polluted	cc
9	polluted	pollute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 made	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 air	det
11	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 polluted	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	past	the exploitation of coal	Britain	rich property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset britain=Product
2	pollute	past	the exploitation of coal not said here	the air		tree rules
3	exploit			coal		nom exploitation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 3

Over-exploitation of the sea has left fewer fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Over-exploitation	over-exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 left	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 sea	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 sea	det
4	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Over-exploitation	nmod
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 left	aux
6	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	fewer	few	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 fish	amod
8	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 left	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	present · perfect · passive		Over-exploitation of the sea					vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme fish=Attribute

Example 4

Fair trade aims to stop the exploitation of farmers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 trade	amod
2	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 aims	nsubj
3	aims	aim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 stop	mark
5	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 aims	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 exploitation	det
7	exploitation	exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stop	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 farmers	case
9	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 exploitation	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 aims	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	aim	present	Fair trade		vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	stop not said to happen	to-infinitive	Fair trade not said here	the exploitation of farmers	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality exploitation=Eventuality
3	exploit			farmers	nom exploitation «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Laws protect children from exploitation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protect	nsubj
2	protect	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protect	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 exploitation	case
5	exploitation	exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 protect	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 protect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present	Laws		children			from exploitation	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary from exploitation=Theme

Example 6

The workers protested against their exploitation by the mill owners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 workers	det
2	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 protested	nsubj
3	protested	protest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	against	against	ADP	_	6 exploitation	case
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 exploitation	nmod:poss
6	exploitation	exploitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 protested	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	10 owners	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 owners	det
9	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 owners	compound
10	owners	owner	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 protested	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 protested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protest speech: disagree	past	the workers					against workers's exploitation; by the mill owners	vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against exploitation=Topic
2	exploit		workers = worker						nom exploitation «act transitive»: poss=agent

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