governor Who acts: governor, school governor, that, governor general, Guv'nor, mum · What happens: be, choose, elect, help, run, represent · To what, where: person, charge, volunteer, board, school, head
«governor» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: governor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A governor is a person who is chosen or elected to be in charge of a region, such as a state of the USA or an Australian state.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl cc conj mark cop case xcomp case det nmod punct case fixed det appos case det nmod cc det amod conj punct root A DET governor NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX chosen VERB or CCONJ elected VERB to PART be AUX in ADP charge NOUN of ADP a DET region NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET state NOUN of ADP the DET USA PROPN or CCONJ an DET Australian ADJ state NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 governor det 2 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 chosen nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 chosen aux:pass 8 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 elected cc 10 elected elect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 chosen conj 11 to to PART _ 14 charge mark 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 charge cop 13 in in ADP _ 14 charge case 14 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 10 elected xcomp 15 of of ADP _ 17 region case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 region det 17 region region NOUN Number=Sing 14 charge nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 state punct 19 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 22 state case 20 as as ADP _ 19 such fixed 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 state det 22 state state NOUN Number=Sing 17 region appos 23 of of ADP _ 25 USA case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 USA det 25 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 22 state nmod 26 or or CCONJ _ 29 state cc 27 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 state det 28 Australian Australian ADJ Degree=Pos 29 state amod 29 state state NOUN Number=Sing 17 region conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a governor a person tree rules 2 choose present · passive a person vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 elect participle vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 is to-infinitive charge of a region or a Australian state tree rules
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 — kept apart, not parsed.
A school governor is a volunteer on the board that helps run a school.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj cop det case det nmod nsubj parataxis xcomp det obj punct root A DET school NOUN governor NOUN is AUX a DET volunteer NOUN on ADP the DET board NOUN that PRON helps VERB run VERB a DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 governor det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 governor compound 3 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 6 volunteer nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 volunteer cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 volunteer det 6 volunteer volunteer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 board case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 board det 9 board board NOUN Number=Sing 6 volunteer nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 helps nsubj 11 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 volunteer parataxis 12 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 helps xcomp 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 school det 14 school school NOUN Number=Sing 12 run obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 volunteer punct
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1 is a present a school governor a volunteer the board tree rules 2 help present that vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 run infinitive that not said here a school vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme school=Trajectory
Meaning 3 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
The governor of a prison or a bank is its head.
det nsubj case det nmod cc det conj cop nmod:poss punct root The DET governor NOUN of ADP a DET prison NOUN or CCONJ a DET bank NOUN is AUX its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 governor det 2 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 11 head nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 prison case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 prison det 5 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 2 governor nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 bank cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bank det 8 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 5 prison conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 head cop 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 head nmod:poss 11 head head NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 head punct
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1 is a present the governor of a prison or a bank governor's head tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A governor-general represents the king or queen in countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The tree, 16 words det compound punct nsubj det obj cc conj case nmod case nmod punct conj cc flat conj punct root A DET governor NOUN - PUNCT general NOUN represents VERB the DET king NOUN or CCONJ queen NOUN in ADP countries NOUN like ADP Canada PROPN , PUNCT Australia PROPN and CCONJ New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 general det 2 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 4 general compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 governor punct 4 general general NOUN Number=Sing 5 represents nsubj 5 represents represent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 king det 7 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 represents obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 queen cc 9 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 7 king conj 10 in in ADP _ 11 countries case 11 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 9 queen nmod 12 like like ADP _ 13 Canada case 13 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 11 countries nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 Australia punct 15 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 13 Canada conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 Zealand cc 17 New New PROPN Number=Sing 18 Zealand flat 18 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 13 Canada conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 represents punct
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1 represent present a governor general the king or queen in countries like Canada and Australia and New Zealand vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot king=Theme
Meaning 5 Usage: informal, UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.
«Guv'nor» means boss.
punct nsubj punct obj punct root « PUNCT Guv'nor NOUN » PUNCT means VERB boss NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Guv'nor punct 2 Guv'nor guv'nor NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Guv'nor punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 boss boss NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Guv'nor boss vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boss=Topic
Example 1 The governor of California gave a speech.
det nsubj case nmod det obj punct root The DET governor NOUN of ADP California PROPN gave VERB a DET speech NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 governor det 2 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 5 gave nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 California case 4 California California PROPN Number=Sing 2 governor nmod 5 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 speech det 7 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 gave obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 gave punct
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1 give past the governor of California a speech vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme
Example 2 My mum is a school governor.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det compound punct root My PRON mum NOUN is AUX a DET school NOUN governor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mum nmod:poss 2 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 6 governor nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 governor cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 governor det 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 governor compound 6 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 governor punct
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1 is a present My mum a school governor tree rules
Example 3 The prison governor visited each cell.
det compound nsubj det obj punct root The DET prison NOUN governor NOUN visited VERB each DET cell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 governor det 2 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 3 governor compound 3 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 4 visited nsubj 4 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 cell det 6 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 4 visited obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 visited punct
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1 visit past the prison governor each cell vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cell=Co-Agent
Example 4 The Governor-General of Canada opened the new park.
det compound punct nsubj case nmod det amod obj punct root The DET Governor PROPN - PUNCT General PROPN of ADP Canada PROPN opened VERB the DET new ADJ park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 General det 2 Governor Governor PROPN Number=Sing 4 General compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 Governor punct 4 General General PROPN Number=Sing 7 opened nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 Canada case 6 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 4 General nmod 7 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 park det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 park amod 10 park park NOUN Number=Sing 7 opened obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 opened punct
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1 open past the Governor General of Canada the new park vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location park=Theme
Example 5 The governor signed the new law.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET governor NOUN signed VERB the DET new ADJ law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 governor det 2 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 3 signed nsubj 3 signed sign VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 law det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 law amod 6 law law NOUN Number=Sing 3 signed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 signed punct
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1 sign past the governor the new law vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent law=Destination
Example 6 In history, the governor ruled the colony for the king.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root In ADP history NOUN , PUNCT the DET governor NOUN ruled VERB the DET colony NOUN for ADP the DET king NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 history case 2 history history NOUN Number=Sing 6 ruled obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 history punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 governor det 5 governor governor NOUN Number=Sing 6 ruled nsubj 6 ruled rule VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 colony det 8 colony colony NOUN Number=Sing 6 ruled obj 9 for for ADP _ 11 king case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 king det 11 king king NOUN Number=Sing 8 colony nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 ruled punct
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1 rule past the governor the colony history for the king vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colony=Theme
Example 7 The school governors met to plan the budget.
det compound nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET school NOUN governors NOUN met VERB to PART plan VERB the DET budget NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 governors det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 governors compound 3 governors governor NOUN Number=Plur 4 met nsubj 4 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 plan mark 6 plan plan VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 met xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 budget det 8 budget budget NOUN Number=Sing 6 plan obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 met punct
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1 meet past the school governors tree rules 2 plan to-infinitive the school governors not said here the budget vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent budget=Topic
Example 8 An hour later the real Governor returned.
det obl:unmarked advmod det amod nsubj punct root An DET hour NOUN later ADV the DET real ADJ Governor PROPN returned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hour det 2 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 later obl:unmarked 3 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 7 returned advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Governor det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Governor amod 6 Governor Governor PROPN Number=Sing 7 returned nsubj 7 returned return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 returned punct
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1 return past the real Governor late property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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