gala
Who acts: swimming gala, She, film star, village gala, Parents, To · What happens: celebrate, be, win, go, have, dress up · To what, where: something, next week, two races, gala, gala dinner, parade
«gala» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: gala in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A special party or performance to celebrate something, often with fancy clothes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 party | det |
| 2 | special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 party | amod |
| 3 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 performance | cc |
| 5 | performance | performance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 party | conj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 celebrate | mark |
| 7 | celebrate | celebrate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 party | acl |
| 8 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 celebrate | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 clothes | punct |
| 10 | often | often | ADV | _ | 13 clothes | advmod |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 clothes | case |
| 12 | fancy | fancy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 clothes | amod |
| 13 | clothes | clothes | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 8 something | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 party | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | celebrate | to-infinitive | something | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
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: UK, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.
A swimming competition: «a swimming gala».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 competition | det |
| 2 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 competition | compound |
| 3 | competition | competition | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 competition | punct |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 gala | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 gala | det |
| 7 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 gala | compound |
| 8 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 competition | appos |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 gala | punct |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 competition | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
A big public festival or fair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 festival | det |
| 2 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 festival | amod |
| 3 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 festival | amod |
| 4 | festival | festival | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 fair | cc |
| 6 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 festival | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 festival | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Our school swimming gala is next week.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 gala | nmod:poss |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 swimming | compound |
| 3 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gala | compound |
| 4 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 week | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 week | cop |
| 6 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 week | amod |
| 7 | week | week | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 week | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Our swimming gala | next week | tree rules |
Example 2
She won two races at the gala.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 won | nsubj |
| 2 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 races | nummod |
| 4 | races | race | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 won | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 gala | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 gala | det |
| 7 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 won | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 won | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | past | She | two races | the gala | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent race=Theme at gala=Asset |
Example 3
The film star went to a gala dinner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 star | det |
| 2 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 star | compound |
| 3 | star | star | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 dinner | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 dinner | det |
| 7 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 dinner | compound |
| 8 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 went | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | the film star | a gala dinner | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to dinner=Initial_Location |
Example 4
The village gala has a parade.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 gala | det |
| 2 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gala | compound |
| 3 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 parade | det |
| 6 | parade | parade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the village gala | a parade | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Patient |
Example 5
Everyone dressed up for the gala night.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | root | root |
| 2 | dressed | dress | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Everyone | acl |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 dressed | compound:prt |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 night | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 night | det |
| 6 | gala | gala | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 night | amod |
| 7 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dressed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Everyone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dress up | participle | night | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
Parents cheered at the swimming gala.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 cheered | nsubj |
| 2 | cheered | cheer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 gala | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 gala | det |
| 5 | swimming | swimming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gala | compound |
| 6 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cheered | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cheered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheer | past | Parents | the swimming gala | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 7
To and fro hurried the women, handsome in their gala-day dress.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | To | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hurried | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 fro | cc |
| 3 | fro | fro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 To | conj |
| 4 | hurried | hurry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 women | det |
| 6 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hurried | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 handsome | punct |
| 8 | handsome | handsome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 women | amod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 dress | case |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 dress | nmod:poss |
| 11 | gala | gala | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 day | compound |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 gala | punct |
| 13 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 dress | compound |
| 14 | dress | dress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 handsome | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hurried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurry | past | To and fro | the women | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Agent |
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