lawyer Who acts: person, you, aunt, lawyer, He, Mum · What happens: be, give, speak, argue, sound, help · To what, where: advice, lawyer, families, court, rules · Speech: someone speaks here
«lawyer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: lawyer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person whose job is to know the law, give advice about it and speak for people in court.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark det obj punct conj obj case nmod cc conj case obl case nmod punct root A DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART know VERB the DET law NOUN , PUNCT give VERB advice NOUN about ADP it PRON and CCONJ speak VERB for ADP people NOUN in ADP court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 know nsubj 3 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 know nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 know cop 6 to to PART _ 7 know mark 7 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 law det 9 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 know obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 give punct 11 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 know conj 12 advice advice NOUN Number=Sing 11 give obj 13 about about ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 advice nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 speak cc 16 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 give conj 17 for for ADP _ 18 people case 18 people people NOUN Number=Plur 16 speak obl 19 in in ADP _ 20 court case 20 court court NOUN Number=Sing 18 people nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 know punct
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1 is present a person know property tree rules 2 give infinitive a person not said here advice about job vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme 3 speak speech: other infinitive a person not said here for people in court vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Someone who argues very cleverly (you sound like a lawyer).
nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod punct nsubj conj case det obl punct punct root Someone PRON who PRON argues VERB very ADV cleverly ADV ( PUNCT you PRON sound VERB like ADP a DET lawyer NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 argues nsubj 3 argues argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Someone acl:relcl 4 very very ADV _ 5 cleverly advmod 5 cleverly cleverly ADV _ 3 argues advmod 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 sound punct 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 sound nsubj 8 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 argues conj 9 like like ADP _ 11 lawyer case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lawyer det 11 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound obl 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 sound punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Someone punct
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1 argue speech: disagree present cleverly property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 sound present you like a lawyer vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 My aunt is a lawyer who helps families.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX a DET lawyer NOUN who PRON helps VERB families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 5 lawyer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lawyer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lawyer det 5 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 helps nsubj 7 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lawyer acl:relcl 8 families family NOUN Number=Plur 7 helps obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 lawyer punct
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1 is a present My aunt a lawyer tree rules 2 help present a lawyer families vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Beneficiary
Example 2 The lawyer spoke to the jury in court.
det nsubj case det obl case obl punct root The DET lawyer NOUN spoke VERB to ADP the DET jury NOUN in ADP court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lawyer det 2 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 jury case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 jury det 6 jury jury NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 court case 8 court court NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the lawyer court to the jury vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to jury=Co-Agent
Example 3 You need a lawyer to help with the contract.
nsubj det obj mark acl case det obl punct root You PRON need VERB a DET lawyer NOUN to PART help VERB with ADP the DET contract NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lawyer det 4 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 5 to to PART _ 6 help mark 6 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 lawyer acl 7 with with ADP _ 9 contract case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 contract det 9 contract contract NOUN Number=Sing 6 help obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present You a lawyer vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lawyer=Theme 2 help to-infinitive You not said here a lawyer not said here with the contract vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with contract=Theme
Example 4 He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up.
nsubj mark cop det xcomp advmod nsubj conj compound:prt punct root He PRON wants VERB to PART be AUX a DET lawyer NOUN when ADV he PRON grows VERB up ADP . 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 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 6 lawyer mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 lawyer cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lawyer det 6 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants xcomp 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 grows advmod 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 grows nsubj 9 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 wants conj 10 up up ADP _ 9 grows compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
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1 want present He vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is a not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here a lawyer tree rules 3 grow up present lawyer vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 "You argue like a lawyer!" said Mum.
punct nsubj ccomp case det obl punct punct nsubj punct root " PUNCT You PRON argue VERB like ADP a DET lawyer NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Mum PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 argue punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 argue nsubj 3 argue argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 said ccomp 4 like like ADP _ 6 lawyer case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lawyer det 6 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 3 argue obl 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 argue punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 3 argue punct 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 argue speech: disagree in a quote present You like a lawyer vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: express past Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 6 The lawyer read the rules very carefully.
det nsubj det obj advmod advmod punct root The DET lawyer NOUN read VERB the DET rules NOUN very ADV carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lawyer det 2 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rules det 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 read obj 6 very very ADV _ 7 carefully advmod 7 carefully carefully ADV _ 3 read advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read past the lawyer the rules carefully property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic
Example 7 I know that he never married, I believe he became a lawyer.
nsubj mark nsubj advmod advcl punct nsubj ccomp nsubj ccomp det xcomp punct root I PRON know VERB that SCONJ he PRON never ADV married VERB , PUNCT I PRON believe VERB he PRON became VERB a DET lawyer NOUN . PUNCT 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 know nsubj 2 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 married mark 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 married nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 married advmod 6 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 believe advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 married punct 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 believe nsubj 9 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 know ccomp 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 became nsubj 11 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 believe ccomp 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 lawyer det 13 lawyer lawyer NOUN Number=Sing 11 became xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 know punct
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1 know present I vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 not marry past he vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 believe present I vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 become past he a lawyer vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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