holiday Who acts: holiday, people, you, this, holidays, They · What happens: be, not go, take, last, spend, read · To what, where: day, school, trip, vacation, longer time, 300 dollars
«holiday» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: holiday in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A holiday is a day when people do not go to school or work, often because of a special event, like a public holiday.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det advmod nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl cc conj punct advmod case fixed det amod parataxis punct case det amod parataxis punct root A DET holiday NOUN is AUX a DET day NOUN when ADV people NOUN do AUX not PART go VERB to ADP school NOUN or CCONJ work NOUN , PUNCT often ADV because ADP of ADP a DET special ADJ event NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET public ADJ holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 holiday det 2 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 5 day nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 day cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 day det 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 go advmod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 go nsubj 8 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 go aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 go advmod 10 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 day acl:relcl 11 to to ADP _ 12 school case 12 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 go obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 work cc 14 work work NOUN Number=Sing 12 school conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 21 event punct 16 often often ADV _ 21 event advmod 17 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 21 event case 18 of of ADP _ 17 because fixed 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 event det 20 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 21 event amod 21 event event NOUN Number=Sing 10 go parataxis 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 holiday punct 23 like like ADP _ 26 holiday case 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 holiday det 25 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 26 holiday amod 26 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 10 go parataxis 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 day punct
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1 is a present a holiday a day tree rules 2 not go present · do-support people school or work vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location
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 holiday is a trip you take for fun and rest, away from home (in American English this is a vacation).
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc conj punct advmod case obl punct case amod appos nsubj cop det appos punct punct root A DET holiday NOUN is AUX a DET trip NOUN you PRON take VERB for ADP fun NOUN and CCONJ rest NOUN , PUNCT away ADV from ADP home NOUN ( PUNCT in ADP American ADJ English PROPN this PRON is AUX a DET vacation NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 holiday det 2 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 5 trip nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trip cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 trip det 5 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 take nsubj 7 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trip acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 fun case 9 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 7 take obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 rest cc 11 rest rest NOUN Number=Sing 9 fun conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 away punct 13 away away ADV _ 7 take advmod 14 from from ADP _ 15 home case 15 home home NOUN Number=Sing 13 away obl 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 19 English punct 17 in in ADP _ 19 English case 18 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 19 English amod 19 English English PROPN Number=Sing 15 home appos 20 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 23 vacation nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 vacation cop 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 vacation det 23 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 19 English appos 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 English punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 trip punct
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1 is a present a holiday a trip tree rules 2 take present you a trip not said here for fun and rest; away property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent trip=Theme for fun=Beneficiary 3 is a present this a vacation tree rules
Meaning 3 The holidays are a longer time off school, like the summer holidays.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct case det compound parataxis punct root The DET holidays NOUN are AUX a DET longer ADJ time NOUN off ADP school NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET summer NOUN holidays NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 holidays det 2 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 6 time nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 time det 5 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 off off ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 time nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 holidays punct 10 like like ADP _ 13 holidays case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 holidays det 12 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 13 holidays compound 13 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 6 time parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 time punct
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1 is a present the holidays a longer time off school tree rules
Example 1 The holiday lasts 14 days.
det nsubj nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET holiday NOUN lasts VERB 14 NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 holiday det 2 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 3 lasts nsubj 3 lasts last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 14 14 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 days nummod 5 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 lasts obl:unmarked 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 lasts punct
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1 last present the holiday day vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 2 They spent 300 dollars on holiday.
nsubj nummod obj case obl punct root They PRON spent VERB 300 NUM dollars NOUN on ADP holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 spent nsubj 2 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 300 300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 dollars nummod 4 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 2 spent obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 holiday case 6 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 spent obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 spent punct
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1 spend past They 300 dollars on holiday goal vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent dollar=Asset on holiday=Goal
Example 3 She read 2 books a week during the holidays.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked case det obl punct root She PRON read VERB 2 NUM books NOUN a DET week NOUN during ADP the DET holidays NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 books nummod 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 read obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 2 read obl:unmarked 7 during during ADP _ 9 holidays case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 holidays det 9 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 2 read obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past She 2 books during the holidays; week vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 4 How many days of the holiday are left?
advmod amod nsubj case det nmod aux:pass punct root How ADV many ADJ days NOUN of ADP the DET holiday NOUN are AUX left VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 days amod 3 days day NOUN Number=Plur 8 left nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 holiday case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 holiday det 6 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 3 days nmod 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 left aux:pass 8 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 left punct
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1 leave present · passive many days of the holiday vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 We are going on holiday to the seaside.
nsubj aux case obl case det obl punct root We PRON are AUX going VERB on ADP holiday NOUN to ADP the DET seaside NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 going nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 going aux 3 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 holiday case 5 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 3 going obl 6 to to ADP _ 8 seaside case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seaside det 8 seaside seaside NOUN Number=Sing 3 going obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 going punct
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1 go present · progressive We holiday to the seaside vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to seaside=Initial_Location
Example 6 Monday is a public holiday, so there is no school.
nsubj cop det amod punct advmod expl parataxis det nsubj punct root Monday PROPN is AUX a DET public ADJ holiday NOUN , PUNCT so ADV there PRON is VERB no DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 5 holiday nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 holiday cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 holiday det 4 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 5 holiday amod 5 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 is punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 is advmod 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 is expl 9 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 holiday parataxis 10 no no DET PronType=Neg 11 school det 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 is nsubj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 holiday punct
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1 is a present Monday a public holiday tree rules 2 be present no school there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 In the summer holidays we went camping.
case det compound obl nsubj xcomp punct root In ADP the DET summer NOUN holidays NOUN we PRON went VERB camping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 holidays case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 holidays det 3 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 holidays compound 4 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 6 went obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 went nsubj 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 camping camp VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 went xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 went punct
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1 go past we the summer holidays vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 camp gerund we not said here vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme
Example 8 He sent us a postcard from his holiday.
nsubj obj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON sent VERB us PRON a DET postcard NOUN from ADP his PRON holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sent nsubj 2 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sent obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 postcard det 5 postcard postcard NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 holiday case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 holiday nmod:poss 8 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sent punct
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1 send past He a postcard us his holiday vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Destination postcard=Theme
Example 9 Thanksgiving is a big holiday in the USA and Canada.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod cc conj punct root Thanksgiving PROPN is AUX a DET big ADJ holiday NOUN in ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving PROPN Number=Sing 5 holiday nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 holiday cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 holiday det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 holiday amod 5 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 USA case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 USA det 8 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 5 holiday nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 Canada cc 10 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 8 USA conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 holiday punct
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1 is a present Thanksgiving a big holiday the USA and Canada tree rules
Example 10 On all their holidays, the Pygmies had excellent sport with Antaeus.
case det:predet nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root On ADP all DET their PRON holidays NOUN , PUNCT the DET Pygmies NOUN had VERB excellent ADJ sport NOUN with ADP Antaeus PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 holidays case 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 holidays det:predet 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 holidays nmod:poss 4 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 8 had obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 holidays punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Pygmies det 7 Pygmies pygmy NOUN Number=Plur 8 had nsubj 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 excellent excellent ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sport amod 10 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 8 had obj 11 with with ADP _ 12 Antaeus case 12 Antaeus Antaeus PROPN Number=Sing 10 sport nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 had punct
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1 have past the Pygmies excellent sport their holidays with Antaeus vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sport=Patient
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