gent

Who acts: gents, you, Grandpa, he, show · What happens: dress, mean, excuse, be, open, begin · To what, where: men, me, Gents, real gent, door, gent

«gent» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: gent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A gentleman; a polite or well-dressed man: a real gent.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gentleman	det
2	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 man	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 man	det
5	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 man	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 dressed	cc
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 dressed	advmod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 well	punct
9	dressed	dress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 polite	conj
10	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gentleman	appos
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 gent	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 gent	det
13	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 gent	amod
14	gent	gent	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 man	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gentleman	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dress	participle						well property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: 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

«the Gents» (UK, Ireland, informal) = a public toilet for men.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 Gents	punct
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Gents	det
3	Gents	Gent	PROPN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 Gents	punct
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
6	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Gents	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Ireland	punct
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 UK	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 informal	punct
10	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 UK	conj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 UK	punct
12	=	=	SYM	_	15 toilet	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 toilet	det
14	public	public	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 toilet	amod
15	toilet	toilet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Gents	appos
16	for	for	ADP	_	17 men	case
17	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 toilet	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Gents	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

«gents'» = for men: gents' hairdresser.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 gents	punct
2	gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	'	's	PART	_	2 gents	case
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 gents	punct
5	=	=	SYM	_	7 men	punct
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 men	case
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gents	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 hairdresser	punct
9	gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hairdresser	nmod:poss
10	'	's	PART	_	9 gents	case
11	hairdresser	hairdresser	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gents	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gents	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

The gents can also mean the men as a group.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 gents	det
2	gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 mean	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 men	det
7	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 mean	obj
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 group	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 group	det
10	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mean	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	the gents	the men				as a group	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent man=Topic as group=Attribute

Example 1

Excuse me, where is the Gents?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Excuse	excuse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Excuse	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Gents	punct
4	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	7 Gents	advmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Gents	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Gents	det
7	Gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Excuse	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Excuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	excuse	imperative	you not said here	me					vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
2	is a	present		the Gents					tree rules

Example 2

Grandpa is a real gent; he always opens the door for people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gent	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 gent	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gent	det
4	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gent	amod
5	gent	gent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 opens	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 opens	nsubj
8	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	9 opens	advmod
9	opens	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 gent	parataxis
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 door	det
11	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 opens	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 people	case
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 opens	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Grandpa	a real gent					tree rules
2	open	present	he	the door				for people; always property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme

Example 3

Ladies and gents, the show is about to begin!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ladies	lady	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 gents	cc
3	gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Ladies	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 about	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 show	det
6	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 about	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 about	cop
8	about	about	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Ladies	parataxis
9	to	to	PART	_	10 begin	mark
10	begin	begin	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 about	xcomp
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Ladies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the show					about property	tree rules
2	begin	to-infinitive	the show not said here						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 4

He went to the gents' barber for a haircut.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	7 barber	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gents	det
5	gents	gent	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 barber	nmod:poss
6	'	's	PART	_	5 gents	case
7	barber	barber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 haircut	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 haircut	det
10	haircut	haircut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	He					to the gents's barber; for a haircut	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to barber=Initial_Location

Example 5

What a gent — he carried my bags.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 gent	det:predet
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 gent	det
3	gent	gent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 carried	obl
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 carried	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 carried	nsubj
6	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bags	nmod:poss
8	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 carried	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	he	what gent					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme

Example 6

The Gents is on the left, the Ladies on the right.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Gents	det
2	Gents	Gent	PROPN	Number=Plur	6 left	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 left	cop
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 left	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 left	det
6	left	left	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Ladies	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Ladies	det
9	Ladies	Lady	PROPN	Number=Plur	6 left	appos
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 right	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 right	det
12	right	right	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 Ladies	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the Gents			the left			tree rules

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