linesman

Who acts: official, ball, player, worker, linesman, players · What happens: help, watch, show, go out, be, put up · To what, where: referee, lines, telephone, flag, power lines, tennis

«linesman» 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: linesman in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.

An official who helps the referee or umpire by watching the lines of the pitch or court and showing with a flag when the ball goes out or a player is offside.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 official	det
2	official	official	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 official	acl:relcl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 referee	det
6	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 umpire	cc
8	umpire	umpire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 referee	conj
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 watching	mark
10	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 helps	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lines	det
12	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 watching	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 pitch	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 pitch	det
15	pitch	pitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lines	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 court	cc
17	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 pitch	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 showing	cc
19	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 watching	conj
20	with	with	ADP	_	22 flag	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 flag	det
22	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 showing	obl
23	when	when	SCONJ	_	26 goes	mark
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 ball	det
25	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 goes	nsubj
26	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 showing	advcl
27	out	out	ADP	_	26 goes	compound:prt
28	or	or	CCONJ	_	32 offside	cc
29	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	30 player	det
30	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 offside	nsubj
31	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 offside	cop
32	offside	offside	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 goes	conj
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 official	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	help	present	a official	the referee or umpire		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent referee=Beneficiary
2	watch	gerund	a official not said here	the lines of the pitch or court		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
3	show	gerund	a official not said here		with a flag	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	go out	present	the ball			vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	is	present	a player		offside property	tree rules

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 worker who puts up and repairs telephone or electricity lines, or railway lines.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 worker	det
2	worker	worker	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 puts	nsubj
4	puts	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 worker	acl:relcl
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 puts	compound:prt
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 repairs	cc
7	repairs	repair	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 puts	conj
8	telephone	telephone	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 repairs	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 lines	cc
10	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lines	compound
11	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 telephone	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 lines	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 lines	cc
14	railway	railway	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lines	compound
15	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 worker	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worker	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put up	present	a worker or railway lines						vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
2	repair	present	a worker or railway lines not said here	telephone or electricity lines					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent telephone=Patient

Example 1

The linesman raised his flag for offside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 linesman	det
2	linesman	linesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	nsubj
3	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 flag	nmod:poss
5	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 offside	case
7	offside	offside	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	past	the linesman	linesman's flag				for offside	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme

Example 2

The ball went out, and the linesman pointed for a throw-in.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 went	compound:prt
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 pointed	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 pointed	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 linesman	det
8	linesman	linesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pointed	nsubj
9	pointed	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	conj
10	for	for	ADP	_	14 in	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 in	det
12	throw	throw	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 in	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 throw	punct
14	in	in	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pointed	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go out	past	the ball						vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	point	past	the linesman					for a throw in	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The players argued with the linesman.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 players	det
2	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 argued	nsubj
3	argued	argue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 linesman	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 linesman	det
6	linesman	linesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 argued	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 argued	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	argue speech: disagree	past	the players					with the linesman	vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with linesman=Co-Agent

Example 4

After the storm, linesmen worked all night to fix the power lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 storm	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 storm	det
3	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 worked	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 storm	punct
5	linesmen	linesman	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 worked	nsubj
6	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 night	det
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 worked	obl:unmarked
9	to	to	PART	_	10 fix	mark
10	fix	fix	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 worked	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lines	det
12	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lines	compound
13	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fix	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	linesmen				after the storm; night		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fix	to-infinitive	linesmen not said here	the power lines					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent line=Patient

Example 5

In tennis, the linesman shouted «Out!».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 tennis	case
2	tennis	tennis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 tennis	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 linesman	det
5	linesman	linesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	nsubj
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 Out	punct
8	Out	out	ADV	_	6 shouted	advmod
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	the linesman			tennis		out property	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The referee checked with the linesman before giving the goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 referee	det
2	referee	referee	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	checked	check	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 referee	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 linesman	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 linesman	det
6	linesman	linesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	obl
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 giving	mark
8	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 checked	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 goal	det
10	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 giving	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 referee	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	participle		the referee not said here				with the linesman	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	give	gerund		the goal					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme

Example 7

Linesmen climbed the poles to repair the broken cable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Linesmen	linesman	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 climbed	nsubj
2	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 poles	det
4	poles	pole	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 climbed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 repair	mark
6	repair	repair	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 climbed	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cable	det
8	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 cable	amod
9	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 repair	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	climb	past	Linesmen	the poles	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location pole=Theme
2	repair	to-infinitive	Linesmen not said here	the broken cable	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cable=Patient
3	break	participle			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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