guard Who acts: guard, job, you, lifeguard, dog, question · What happens: be, watch, cover, protect, guard, mean · To what, where: person, prisoners, something, fire guard, British train, castle gate · Speech: someone speaks here
«guard» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: guard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A guard is a person whose job is to protect a place or people, or to watch prisoners.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nmod:poss nsubj cop mark det obj cc conj punct cc mark conj obj punct root A DET guard NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART protect VERB a DET place NOUN or CCONJ people NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART watch VERB prisoners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 guard det 2 guard guard 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 7 job nmod:poss 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 protect nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 protect cop 9 to to PART _ 10 protect mark 10 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 place det 12 place place NOUN Number=Sing 10 protect obj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 people cc 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 place conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 watch punct 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 watch cc 17 to to PART _ 18 watch mark 18 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 protect conj 19 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 18 watch obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 protect punct
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1 is a present a guard a person tree rules 2 is present a person's job protect property tree rules 3 watch to-infinitive a person's job not said here prisoners vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=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 A guard is something that covers or protects, like a fire guard or a shin guard.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct case det compound obj cc det compound conj punct root A DET guard NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON covers VERB or CCONJ protects VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET fire NOUN guard NOUN or CCONJ a DET shin NOUN guard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 guard det 2 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 covers nsubj 6 covers cover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something acl:relcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 protects cc 8 protects protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 covers conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 guard punct 10 like like ADP _ 13 guard case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 guard det 12 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 13 guard compound 13 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 8 protects obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 guard cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 guard det 16 shin shin NOUN Number=Sing 17 guard compound 17 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 13 guard conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a guard something tree rules 2 cover present vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 3 protect present a fire guard or a shin guard vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Beneficiary
Meaning 3 To guard means to protect or watch something carefully.
mark csubj mark xcomp cc conj obj advmod punct root To PART guard VERB means VERB to PART protect VERB or CCONJ watch VERB something PRON carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 guard mark 2 guard guard VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 protect mark 5 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 watch cc 7 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 protect conj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 watch obj 9 carefully carefully ADV _ 7 watch advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 guard to-infinitive vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 protect not said to happen to-infinitive vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 4 watch infinitive something carefully property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
Meaning 4 On a British train, the guard is the person in charge.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root On ADP a DET British ADJ train NOUN , PUNCT the DET guard NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN in ADP charge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 train case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 train det 3 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 4 train amod 4 train train NOUN Number=Sing 10 person obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 train punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 guard det 7 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 10 person nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 person cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 person det 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 in in ADP _ 12 charge case 12 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 10 person nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 person punct
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1 is a present the guard the person a British train in charge tree rules
Example 1 The guard stood at the castle gate.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET guard NOUN stood VERB at ADP the DET castle NOUN gate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guard det 2 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 7 gate case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gate det 6 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 7 gate compound 7 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the guard the castle gate vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at gate=Location
Example 2 Wear shin guards when you play football.
compound obj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct root Wear VERB shin NOUN guards NOUN when ADV you PRON play VERB football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 shin shin NOUN Number=Sing 3 guards compound 3 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wear obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 play advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 play nsubj 6 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Wear advcl 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 play obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here shin guards vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent guard=Source 2 play present you football vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme
Example 3 Swim where the lifeguard can see you.
advmod det nsubj aux advcl obj punct root Swim VERB where ADV the DET lifeguard NOUN can AUX see VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swim swim VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 where where ADV PronType=Rel 6 see advmod 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lifeguard det 4 lifeguard lifeguard NOUN Number=Sing 6 see nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 see aux 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Swim advcl 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 see obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Swim punct
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1 swim imperative you not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 see can the lifeguard you vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
Example 4 The dog guarded the house.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET dog NOUN guarded VERB the DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded nsubj 3 guarded guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 house det 5 house house NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 guarded punct
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1 guard past the dog the house vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary
Example 5 Put the guard in front of the fire.
det obj case obl case det nmod punct root Put VERB the DET guard NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 guard det 3 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 front case 5 front front NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 fire case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fire det 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 5 front nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the guard front of the fire vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent guard=Theme in front=Destination
Example 6 Be on your guard near busy roads.
case nmod:poss obl case amod nmod punct root Be VERB on ADP your PRON guard NOUN near ADP busy ADJ roads NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 4 guard case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 guard nmod:poss 4 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 1 Be obl 5 near near ADP _ 7 roads case 6 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 roads amod 7 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 4 guard nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Be punct
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1 be imperative you not said here your guard near busy roads vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on guard=Location
Example 7 The question caught me off guard.
det nsubj obj compound:prt obj punct root The DET question NOUN caught VERB me PRON off ADP guard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 question det 2 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught nsubj 3 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 caught obj 5 off off ADP _ 3 caught compound:prt 6 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch off past the question guard me vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary guard=Theme
Example 8 In netball, you have to guard your player.
case obl punct nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP netball NOUN , PUNCT you PRON have VERB to PART guard VERB your PRON player NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 netball case 2 netball netball NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 netball punct 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 have nsubj 5 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 guard mark 7 guard guard VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 have xcomp 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 player nmod:poss 9 player player NOUN Number=Sing 7 guard obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 have present you netball tree rules 2 guard to-infinitive you not said here your player vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Beneficiary
Example 9 Here, guards! away with him to the prison.
punct nsubj punct advmod case obl case det obl punct root Here ADV , PUNCT guards NOUN ! PUNCT away ADV with ADP him PRON to ADP the DET prison NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Here punct 3 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 1 Here nsubj 4 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Here punct 5 away away ADV _ 1 Here advmod 6 with with ADP _ 7 him case 7 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Here obl 8 to to ADP _ 10 prison case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 prison det 10 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 1 Here obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Here punct
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