headcount
Who acts: headcount, count, people, teacher, bus, we · What happens: be, do, count, work, leave, cut · To what, where: count, heads, number, headcount, 120
«headcount» 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: headcount in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A headcount is a count of how many people are present, done by counting heads.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 headcount | det |
| 2 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 count | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 count | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 count | det |
| 5 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 people | case |
| 7 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 many | advmod |
| 8 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 people | amod |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 present | obl |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 present | cop |
| 11 | present | present | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 count | acl:relcl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 done | punct |
| 13 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 count | parataxis |
| 14 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 15 counting | mark |
| 15 | counting | count | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 done | advcl |
| 16 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 counting | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a headcount | a count | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | a count not said here | of many people; present property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | do | participle | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | count | gerund | heads | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=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
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Headcount is the number of people working in a company.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 number | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 number | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 number | det |
| 4 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 people | case |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 number | nmod |
| 7 | working | work | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 people | acl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 company | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 company | det |
| 10 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 working | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 number | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Headcount | the number | of people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | work | gerund | people not said here | in a company | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in company=Theme |
Example 1
The teacher did a headcount before the bus left.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teacher | det |
| 2 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 headcount | det |
| 5 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 6 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 9 left | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bus | det |
| 8 | bus | bus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 left | nsubj |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 did | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the teacher | a headcount | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headcount=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | leave | past | the bus | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
Headcount: 28 pupils, all here.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 pupils | punct |
| 3 | 28 | 28 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 pupils | nummod |
| 4 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Headcount | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 here | punct |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 here | advmod |
| 7 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 pupils | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Headcount | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3
After lunch we did another headcount.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 2 lunch | case |
| 2 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obl |
| 3 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 6 headcount | det |
| 6 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | we | another headcount | after lunch | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headcount=Eventuality |
Example 4
The company cut its headcount by 50.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 company | det |
| 2 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cut | nsubj |
| 3 | cut | cut | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 headcount | nmod:poss |
| 5 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cut | obj |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 50 | case |
| 7 | 50 | 50 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 cut | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 cut | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut | past | the company | company's headcount | by 50 | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset headcount=Product |
Example 5
The headcount was 120; 15 left early — how many stayed?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 headcount | det |
| 2 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 120 | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 120 | cop |
| 4 | 120 | 120 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 left | obl |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 left | punct |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 left | nsubj |
| 7 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | early | early | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 left | xcomp |
| 9 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 stayed | punct |
| 10 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 many | advmod |
| 11 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 stayed | nsubj |
| 12 | stayed | stay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 left | conj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the headcount | 120 | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave | past | 15 | early property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | stay | participle | many | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
We need a headcount for the pizza order.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 need | nsubj |
| 2 | need | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 headcount | det |
| 4 | headcount | headcount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 need | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 order | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 order | det |
| 7 | pizza | pizza | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 order | compound |
| 8 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 need | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 need | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | present | We | a headcount | for the pizza order | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot headcount=Theme |
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