grassroots Who acts: grassroots, campaign, Many famous players, recycling scheme, Our, Grassroots sport · What happens: be, describe, start, need, save, listen · To what, where: ordinary people, group, something, volunteers, library, grassroots effort
«grassroots» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: grassroots in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The grassroots are the ordinary people in a group, club or movement, not the leaders.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct conj cc conj punct advmod det conj punct root The DET grassroots NOUN are AUX the DET ordinary ADJ people NOUN in ADP a DET group NOUN , PUNCT club NOUN or CCONJ movement NOUN , PUNCT not PART the DET leaders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grassroots det 2 grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 6 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 people cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 people det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 group case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 group det 9 group group NOUN Number=Sing 6 people nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 club punct 11 club club NOUN Number=Sing 9 group conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 movement cc 13 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 9 group conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 leaders punct 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 leaders advmod 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 leaders det 17 leaders leader NOUN Number=Plur 6 people conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 people punct
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1 is a present the grassroots the ordinary people and the leaders a group and club or movement 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 Grassroots describes something that starts with ordinary people locally, not with people in power, as in grassroots football or a grassroots campaign.
The tree, 22 words nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl advmod punct advmod case obl case nmod punct case case compound conj cc det compound conj punct root Grassroots NOUN describes VERB something PRON that PRON starts VERB with ADP ordinary ADJ people NOUN locally ADV , PUNCT not PART with ADP people NOUN in ADP power NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP grassroots NOUN football NOUN or CCONJ a DET grassroots NOUN campaign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 starts nsubj 5 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 6 with with ADP _ 8 people case 7 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 starts obl 9 locally locally ADV _ 5 starts advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 people punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 people advmod 12 with with ADP _ 13 people case 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 describes obl 14 in in ADP _ 15 power case 15 power power NOUN Number=Sing 13 people nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 football punct 17 as as ADP _ 20 football case 18 in in ADP _ 20 football case 19 grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 20 football compound 20 football football NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 campaign cc 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 campaign det 23 grassroots grassroots NOUN Number=Sing 24 campaign compound 24 campaign campaign NOUN Number=Sing 20 football conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Grassroots something with people in power vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 start present with ordinary people; locally property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with people=Subeventuality
Example 1 Grassroots football clubs need volunteers.
nsubj compound conj obj punct root Grassroots NOUN football NOUN clubs NOUN need VERB volunteers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 4 need nsubj 2 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 clubs compound 3 clubs club NOUN Number=Plur 1 Grassroots conj 4 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 volunteers volunteer NOUN Number=Plur 4 need obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 need punct
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1 need present Grassroots and football clubs volunteers vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot volunteer=Theme
Example 2 The campaign to save the library was a grassroots effort.
det nsubj mark acl det obj cop det compound punct root The DET campaign NOUN to PART save VERB the DET library NOUN was AUX a DET grassroots NOUN effort NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 campaign det 2 campaign campaign NOUN Number=Sing 10 effort nsubj 3 to to PART _ 4 save mark 4 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 campaign acl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 library det 6 library library NOUN Number=Sing 4 save obj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 effort cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 effort det 9 grassroots grassroots NOUN Number=Sing 10 effort compound 10 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 effort punct
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1 save to-infinitive the campaign not said here the library vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Theme 2 is a past the campaign a grassroots effort tree rules
Example 3 Many famous players started at grassroots level.
amod amod nsubj case compound obl punct root Many ADJ famous ADJ players NOUN started VERB at ADP grassroots NOUN level NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 players amod 2 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 players amod 3 players player NOUN Number=Plur 4 started nsubj 4 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 level case 6 grassroots grassroots NOUN Number=Sing 7 level compound 7 level level NOUN Number=Sing 4 started obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 started punct
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1 start past Many famous players grassroots level vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 The party leader listened to the grassroots.
det compound acl case det obl punct root The DET party NOUN leader NOUN listened VERB to ADP the DET grassroots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 leader det 2 party party NOUN Number=Sing 3 leader compound 3 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 listened listen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 leader acl 5 to to ADP _ 7 grassroots case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 grassroots det 7 grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 4 listened obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 leader punct
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1 listen participle the party leader not said here to the grassroots vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to grassroot=Theme
Example 5 Our recycling scheme began as a grassroots idea.
nmod:poss compound nsubj case det compound obl punct root Our PRON recycling NOUN scheme NOUN began VERB as ADP a DET grassroots NOUN idea NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 scheme nmod:poss 2 recycling recycling NOUN Number=Sing 3 scheme compound 3 scheme scheme NOUN Number=Sing 4 began nsubj 4 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 as as ADP _ 8 idea case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 idea det 7 grassroots grassroots NOUN Number=Sing 8 idea compound 8 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 4 began obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 began punct
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1 begin past Our recycling scheme as a grassroots idea vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 scheme Our nom scheme «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Grassroots sport keeps children active.
compound nsubj obj xcomp punct root Grassroots NOUN sport NOUN keeps VERB children NOUN active ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grassroots grassroot NOUN Number=Plur 2 sport compound 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 3 keeps nsubj 3 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 keeps obj 5 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 3 keeps xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 keeps punct
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1 keep present Grassroots sport children active property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme
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