imposition

Who acts: act, I, it, Staying, imposition, teacher · What happens: make, apply, write, give, hope, not be · To what, where: rule, written work, imposition, you, cat, hosts · Speech: someone speaks here

«imposition» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: imposition in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An unfair or unwelcome demand on someone's time, help or kindness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 demand	det
2	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 demand	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 unwelcome	cc
4	unwelcome	unwelcome	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 unfair	conj
5	demand	demand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 time	case
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 time	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 someone	case
9	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 demand	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 help	punct
11	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 demand	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 kindness	cc
13	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 help	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 demand	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

The act of making a rule, tax or punishment apply to people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 apply	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 making	mark
4	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rule	det
6	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 making	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 tax	punct
8	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 apply	nsubj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 punishment	cc
10	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tax	conj
11	apply	apply	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 people	case
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 apply	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 apply	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	the act not said here	a rule					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rule=Product
2	apply	infinitive	the act					to people	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: UK, old-fashioned school — kept apart, not parsed.

An extra piece of written work given as a punishment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 piece	det
2	extra	extra	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 piece	amod
3	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 work	case
5	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 work	amod
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 piece	nmod
7	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 work	acl
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 punishment	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 punishment	det
10	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 given	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	give	participle		written work not said here				as a punishment	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

I hope it's not an imposition to ask you to feed the cat.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 hope	nsubj
2	hope	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 imposition	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 imposition	cop
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 imposition	advmod
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 imposition	det
7	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hope	ccomp
8	to	to	PART	_	9 ask	mark
9	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 hope	advcl
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 ask	iobj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 feed	mark
12	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 ask	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 cat	det
14	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 feed	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hope	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	hope	present	I			vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	not is a	present	it	a imposition		tree rules
3	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	I not said here		you	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic
4	feed not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here		the cat	vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient

Example 2

Staying for a whole week would be an imposition on our hosts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Staying	stay	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 imposition	csubj
2	for	for	ADP	_	5 week	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 week	det
4	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 week	amod
5	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Staying	obl
6	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 imposition	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 imposition	cop
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 imposition	det
9	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 hosts	case
11	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hosts	nmod:poss
12	hosts	host	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 imposition	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 imposition	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	gerund					week		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	would	Staying	a imposition		our hosts			tree rules

Example 3

The imposition of a new tax made people angry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 imposition	det
2	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 tax	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tax	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tax	amod
6	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 imposition	nmod
7	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 made	obj
9	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 made	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the imposition of a new tax	people				angry property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product
2	impose			a new tax					nom imposition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The teacher gave him an imposition of a hundred lines.

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 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 imposition	det
6	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 lines	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hundred	det
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 lines	nummod
10	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 imposition	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the teacher	a imposition of hundred lines	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient imposition=Theme
2	impose			hundred lines					nom imposition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Helping you is no imposition at all.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 imposition	csubj
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Helping	obj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 imposition	cop
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 imposition	det
5	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 all	case
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 imposition	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 imposition	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	gerund			you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary
2	is a	present	Helping	no imposition		all			tree rules

Example 6

The imposition of a curfew kept everyone indoors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 imposition	det
2	imposition	imposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kept	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 curfew	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 curfew	det
5	curfew	curfew	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 imposition	nmod
6	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	6 kept	obj
8	indoors	indoors	ADV	_	6 kept	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the imposition of a curfew	everyone				indoors property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme
2	impose			a curfew					nom imposition «act transitive»: of=patient

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