layoff Who acts: layoff, enough work, period, factory, Dad, Layoffs · What happens: be, employ, not play, announce, look, worry · To what, where: workers, layoffs, many families, town, car plant
«layoff» 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: layoff in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A layoff is when a company stops employing workers, often because there is not enough work or money.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop advmod det nsubj xcomp obj punct advmod mark expl conj advmod amod nsubj cc conj punct root A DET layoff NOUN is AUX when ADV a DET company NOUN stops VERB employing VERB workers NOUN , PUNCT often ADV because SCONJ there PRON is VERB not PART enough ADJ work NOUN or CCONJ money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 layoff det 2 layoff layoff NOUN Number=Sing 7 stops nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stops cop 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 stops advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 company det 6 company company NOUN Number=Sing 7 stops nsubj 7 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 employing employ VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stops xcomp 9 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 8 employing obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 is punct 11 often often ADV _ 14 is advmod 12 because because SCONJ _ 14 is mark 13 there there PRON PronType=Dem 14 is expl 14 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stops conj 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 work advmod 16 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 17 work amod 17 work work NOUN Number=Sing 14 is nsubj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 money cc 19 money money NOUN Number=Sing 17 work conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 stops punct
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1 is present a layoff stop property tree rules 2 employ gerund a layoff not said here workers vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worker=Theme 3 does present enough work or money there often property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
A period when a player is not playing, often because of injury.
det nsubj advmod det nsubj aux advmod punct advmod case fixed obl punct root A DET period NOUN when ADV a DET player NOUN is AUX not PART playing VERB , PUNCT often ADV because ADP of ADP injury NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 period det 2 period period NOUN Number=Sing 8 playing nsubj 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 playing advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 player det 5 player player NOUN Number=Sing 8 playing nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 playing aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 playing advmod 8 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 injury punct 10 often often ADV _ 13 injury advmod 11 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 13 injury case 12 of of ADP _ 11 because fixed 13 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 8 playing obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 playing punct
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1 not play present · progressive a period because injury vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The factory announced layoffs of 200 workers.
det nsubj obj case nummod nmod punct root The DET factory NOUN announced VERB layoffs NOUN of ADP 200 NUM workers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 3 announced nsubj 3 announced announce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 layoffs layoff NOUN Number=Plur 3 announced obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 workers case 6 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 workers nummod 7 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 4 layoffs nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 announced punct
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1 announce speech: other past the factory layoffs of 200 workers vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layoff=Theme
Example 2 After the layoff, Dad looked for a new job.
case det obl punct nsubj case det amod obl punct root After ADP the DET layoff NOUN , PUNCT Dad PROPN looked VERB for ADP a DET new ADJ job NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 layoff case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 layoff det 3 layoff layoff NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 layoff punct 5 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 6 looked nsubj 6 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 for for ADP _ 10 job case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 job det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 job amod 10 job job NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 looked punct
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1 look past Dad after the layoff for a new job vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for job=Theme
Example 3 Layoffs worried many families in the town.
nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root Layoffs NOUN worried VERB many ADJ families NOUN in ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Layoffs layoff NOUN Number=Plur 2 worried nsubj 2 worried worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 families amod 4 families family NOUN Number=Plur 2 worried obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 town case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 town det 7 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 worried obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 worried punct
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1 worry past Layoffs many families the town vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer
Example 4 The striker returned after a long injury layoff.
det nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root The DET striker NOUN returned VERB after ADP a DET long ADJ injury NOUN layoff NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 striker det 2 striker striker NOUN Number=Sing 3 returned nsubj 3 returned return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 8 layoff case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 layoff det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 layoff amod 7 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 8 layoff compound 8 layoff layoff NOUN Number=Sing 3 returned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 returned punct
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1 return past the striker after a long injury layoff vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The company tried to avoid layoffs.
det nsubj mark xcomp obj punct root The DET company NOUN tried VERB to PART avoid VERB layoffs NOUN . PUNCT 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 tried nsubj 3 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 avoid mark 5 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 tried xcomp 6 layoffs layoff NOUN Number=Plur 5 avoid obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 tried punct
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1 try past the company vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 avoid not said to happen to-infinitive the company not said here layoffs vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent layoff=Location
Example 6 The news reported layoffs at the car plant.
det nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root The DET news NOUN reported VERB layoffs NOUN at ADP the DET car NOUN plant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 reported nsubj 3 reported report VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 layoffs layoff NOUN Number=Plur 3 reported obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 plant case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 plant det 7 car car NOUN Number=Sing 8 plant compound 8 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 3 reported obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 reported punct
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1 report past the news layoffs the car plant vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layoff=Patient
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