government Who acts: people, government, much money schools, Local government, prime minister, federal government · What happens: run, make, rule, be, decide, get · To what, where: country, decisions, way, large region, old Russia, government · Speech: someone speaks here
«government» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: government in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The group of people who run a country, state or city and make decisions about laws, taxes and services.
The tree, 19 words det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct conj cc conj cc conj obj case nmod punct conj cc conj punct root The DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON run VERB a DET country NOUN , PUNCT state NOUN or CCONJ city NOUN and CCONJ make VERB decisions NOUN about ADP laws NOUN , PUNCT taxes NOUN and CCONJ services NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 group nmod 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 run nsubj 6 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 country det 8 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 run obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 state punct 10 state state NOUN Number=Sing 8 country conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 city cc 12 city city NOUN Number=Sing 10 state conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 make cc 14 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 run conj 15 decisions decision NOUN Number=Plur 14 make obj 16 about about ADP _ 17 laws case 17 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 15 decisions nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 taxes punct 19 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 17 laws conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 services cc 21 services service NOUN Number=Plur 17 laws conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 group punct
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1 run present people a country and state or city vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme country=Trajectory 2 make present people not said here decisions about laws and taxes and services vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset decision=Product
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 way a country is ruled.
det nsubj:pass det appos aux:pass punct root The DET way NOUN a DET country NOUN is AUX ruled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 ruled nsubj:pass 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 country det 4 country country NOUN Number=Sing 2 way appos 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ruled aux:pass 6 ruled rule VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 ruled punct
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1 rule present · passive the way vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Meaning 3 In old Russia, a government was a large region of the empire, ruled by its own official.
The tree, 17 words case amod obl punct det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct conj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root In ADP old ADJ Russia PROPN , PUNCT a DET government NOUN was AUX a DET large ADJ region NOUN of ADP the DET empire NOUN , PUNCT ruled VERB by ADP its PRON own ADJ official NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Russia case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Russia amod 3 Russia Russia PROPN Number=Sing 10 region obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Russia punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 government det 6 government government NOUN Number=Sing 10 region nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 region cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 region det 9 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 region amod 10 region region NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 13 empire case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 empire det 13 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 10 region nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 ruled punct 15 ruled rule VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 region conj 16 by by ADP _ 19 official case 17 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 official nmod:poss 18 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 19 official amod 19 official official NOUN Number=Sing 15 ruled obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 region punct
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1 is a past a government a large region old Russia of the empire tree rules 2 rule participle a government not said here by government's own official vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The government decides how much money schools get.
det nsubj advmod amod compound nsubj ccomp punct root The DET government NOUN decides VERB how ADV much ADJ money NOUN schools NOUN get VERB . 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 decides nsubj 3 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 much advmod 5 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 7 schools amod 6 money money NOUN Number=Sing 7 schools compound 7 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 8 get nsubj 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 decides ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 decides punct
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1 decide present the government vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 get present much money schools vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 2 People vote to choose the government.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root People NOUN vote VERB to PART choose VERB the DET government NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 vote nsubj 2 vote vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 choose mark 4 choose choose VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 vote xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 government det 6 government government NOUN Number=Sing 4 choose obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 vote punct
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1 vote present People tree rules 2 choose to-infinitive People not said here the government vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Theme
Example 3 Local government looks after parks and bins.
amod nsubj case obl cc conj punct root Local ADJ government NOUN looks VERB after ADP parks NOUN and CCONJ bins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Local local ADJ Degree=Pos 2 government amod 2 government government NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks nsubj 3 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 5 parks case 5 parks park NOUN Number=Plur 3 looks obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 bins cc 7 bins bin NOUN Number=Plur 5 parks conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 looks punct
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1 look present Local government after parks and bins vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 The prime minister leads the British government.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET prime ADJ minister NOUN leads VERB the DET British ADJ government NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 minister det 2 prime prime ADJ Degree=Pos 3 minister amod 3 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 4 leads nsubj 4 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 government det 6 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 7 government amod 7 government government NOUN Number=Sing 4 leads obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 leads punct
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1 lead present the prime minister the British government vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=Theme
Example 5 In the USA, the federal government is in Washington, D.C.
case det punct det amod nsubj cop case conj punct nmod:unmarked root In ADP the DET USA PROPN , PUNCT the DET federal ADJ government NOUN is AUX in ADP Washington PROPN , PUNCT D.C. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 USA case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 USA det 3 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 USA punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 government det 6 federal federal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 government amod 7 government government NOUN Number=Sing 10 Washington nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 Washington cop 9 in in ADP _ 10 Washington case 10 Washington Washington PROPN Number=Sing 3 USA conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 D.C. punct 12 D.C. D.C. PROPN Number=Sing 10 Washington nmod:unmarked
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1 is present the federal government Washington D.C. nmod:unmarked tree rules
Example 6 The government built a new hospital in our town.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET government NOUN built VERB a DET new ADJ hospital NOUN in ADP our PRON town 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 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hospital det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hospital amod 6 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 3 built obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 town case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 town nmod:poss 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 6 hospital nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past the government a new hospital our town vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hospital=Product
Example 7 Long ago, many countries were ruled by kings, not elected governments.
advmod advmod punct amod nsubj aux:pass case obl:agent punct advmod amod conj punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT many ADJ countries NOUN were AUX ruled VERB by ADP kings NOUN , PUNCT not PART elected VERB governments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 7 ruled advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 countries amod 5 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 7 ruled nsubj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 ruled aux:pass 7 ruled rule VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by ADP _ 9 kings case 9 kings king NOUN Number=Plur 7 ruled obl:agent 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 governments punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 elected advmod 12 elected elect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 governments amod 13 governments government NOUN Number=Plur 9 kings conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 ruled punct
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1 rule past · passive kings and elected governments many countries ago property vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme 2 not elect participle vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The government gave money to farmers after the floods.
det nsubj obj case obl case det obl punct root The DET government NOUN gave VERB money NOUN to ADP farmers NOUN after ADP the DET floods 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 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 farmers case 6 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 floods case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 floods det 9 floods flood NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the government money farmers after the floods vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme to farmer=Recipient
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