funeral Who acts: ceremony, family, We, People, It, cars · What happens: hold, die, say, remember, bury, cremate · To what, where: ceremony, goodbye, person, body, funeral, stories · Speech: someone speaks here
«funeral» 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: funeral in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A ceremony held after someone dies, when family and friends say goodbye and remember the person, and the body is buried or cremated.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj acl case obl punct advmod nsubj cc conj conj obj cc conj det obj punct cc det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl cc conj punct root A DET ceremony NOUN held VERB after ADP someone PRON dies VERB , PUNCT when ADV family NOUN and CCONJ friends NOUN say VERB goodbye NOUN and CCONJ remember VERB the DET person NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET body NOUN is AUX buried VERB or CCONJ cremated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ceremony det 2 ceremony ceremony NOUN Number=Sing 6 dies nsubj 3 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 ceremony acl 4 after after ADP _ 5 someone case 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 held obl 6 dies die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 say punct 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 say advmod 9 family family NOUN Number=Sing 12 say nsubj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 friends cc 11 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 9 family conj 12 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 dies conj 13 goodbye goodbye NOUN Number=Sing 12 say obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 remember cc 15 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 say conj 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 person det 17 person person NOUN Number=Sing 15 remember obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 23 buried punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 23 buried cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 body det 21 body body NOUN Number=Sing 23 buried nsubj:pass 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 buried aux:pass 23 buried bury VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 say advcl 24 or or CCONJ _ 25 cremated cc 25 cremated cremate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 23 buried conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 dies punct
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1 hold participle a ceremony not said here after someone vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 die present a ceremony vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 say speech: assert present family and friends goodbye vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent goodbye=Topic 4 remember infinitive family and friends not said here the person vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme 5 bury present · passive the body vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 6 cremate participle vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: 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.
Example 1 We went to Grandpa's funeral.
nsubj case nmod:poss case obl punct root We PRON went VERB to ADP Grandpa PROPN 's PART funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 6 funeral case 4 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 6 funeral nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Grandpa case 6 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We Grandpa's funeral vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to funeral=Initial_Location
Example 2 People wore black to the funeral.
nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root People NOUN wore VERB black ADJ to ADP the DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 2 wore xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 6 funeral case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 funeral det 6 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past People to the funeral; black property vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
Example 3 At the funeral we shared stories about her.
case det obl nsubj obj case nmod punct root At ADP the DET funeral NOUN we PRON shared VERB stories NOUN about ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 funeral case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 funeral det 3 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 5 shared obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 shared nsubj 5 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 shared obj 7 about about ADP _ 8 her case 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 stories nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 shared punct
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1 share past we stories the funeral about her = she tree rules
Example 4 It's OK to feel sad at a funeral.
nsubj cop mark csubj xcomp case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX OK ADJ to PART feel VERB sad ADJ at ADP a DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 OK nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 OK cop 3 OK ok ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 feel mark 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 OK csubj 6 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feel xcomp 7 at at ADP _ 9 funeral case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 funeral det 9 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 6 sad obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 OK punct
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1 is present It ok property tree rules 2 feel to-infinitive sad property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 We held a little funeral for our goldfish.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root We PRON held VERB a DET little ADJ funeral NOUN for ADP our PRON goldfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 held nsubj 2 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 funeral det 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 funeral amod 5 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 2 held obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 goldfish case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 goldfish nmod:poss 8 goldfish goldfish NOUN Number=Sing 5 funeral nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 held punct
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1 hold past We a little funeral for our goldfish vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent funeral=Theme
Example 6 The cars drove slowly in the funeral procession.
det nsubj advmod case det compound obl punct root The DET cars NOUN drove VERB slowly ADV in ADP the DET funeral NOUN procession NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cars det 2 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 3 drove nsubj 3 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 3 drove advmod 5 in in ADP _ 8 procession case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 procession det 7 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 8 procession compound 8 procession procession NOUN Number=Sing 3 drove obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 drove punct
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1 drive past the cars the funeral procession slowly property vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Example 7 He came to his mother's funeral.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root He PRON came VERB to ADP his PRON mother NOUN 's PART funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 7 funeral case 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 mother nmod:poss 5 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 7 funeral nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 mother case 7 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past He his mother's funeral vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to funeral=Initial_Location
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