lieu Who acts: We, Dad, you, school, He, lieu · What happens: mean, get, take off, work, give, pay · To what, where: gift card, lieu, charity, She, extra reading, chores
«lieu» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: lieu in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
In lieu of something means instead of it.
case obl case nmod case fixed obl punct root In ADP lieu NOUN of ADP something PRON means VERB instead ADV of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 lieu case 2 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 lieu nmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 8 it case 7 of of ADP _ 6 instead fixed 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 means obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present instead lieu; in lieu of something vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in lieu=Attribute
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.
Example 1 We got a gift card in lieu of a prize.
nsubj det compound obj case obl case det nmod punct root We PRON got VERB a DET gift NOUN card NOUN in ADP lieu NOUN of ADP a DET prize 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 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 card det 4 gift gift NOUN Number=Sing 5 card compound 5 card card NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 lieu case 7 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 prize case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 prize det 10 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 7 lieu nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past We a gift card lieu of a prize vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer card=Stimulus
Example 2 Dad took a day off in lieu after working on Saturday.
nsubj det obj compound:prt case obl mark advcl case obl punct root Dad NOUN took VERB a DET day NOUN off ADP in ADP lieu NOUN after SCONJ working VERB on ADP Saturday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 day det 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 off off ADP _ 2 took compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 7 lieu case 7 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 8 after after SCONJ _ 9 working mark 9 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 took advcl 10 on on ADP _ 11 Saturday case 11 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 9 working obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take off past Dad lieu day vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 work gerund Dad not said here saturday vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 In lieu of flowers, please give to charity.
case obl case nmod punct discourse case obl punct root In ADP lieu NOUN of ADP flowers NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ give VERB to ADP charity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 lieu case 2 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 7 give obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 flowers case 4 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 lieu nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 lieu punct 6 please please INTJ _ 7 give discourse 7 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to ADP _ 9 charity case 9 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 7 give obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here charity lieu of flowers vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to charity=Recipient
Example 4 She was paid in lieu of notice.
nsubj aux:pass case obl case nmod punct root She PRON was AUX paid VERB in ADP lieu NOUN of ADP notice 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 3 paid nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 paid aux:pass 3 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 lieu case 5 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 notice case 7 notice notice NOUN Number=Sing 5 lieu nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 paid punct
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1 pay past · passive She lieu of notice vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset
Example 5 The school gave extra reading in lieu of homework.
det nsubj amod obj case obl case nmod punct root The DET school NOUN gave VERB extra ADJ reading NOUN in ADP lieu NOUN of ADP homework NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 5 reading amod 5 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 lieu case 7 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 homework case 9 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 7 lieu nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the school extra reading lieu of homework vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reading=Theme
Example 6 He did chores in lieu of paying rent.
nsubj obj case obl mark acl obj punct root He PRON did VERB chores NOUN in ADP lieu NOUN of SCONJ paying VERB rent 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 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 2 did obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 lieu case 5 lieu lieu NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obl 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 paying mark 7 paying pay VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 lieu acl 8 rent rent NOUN Number=Sing 7 paying obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past He chores lieu vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality 2 pay gerund lieu not said here rent vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rent=Asset
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