majority Who acts: number, winner, age, majority, She, girls · What happens: beat, win, vote, be, walk, mean · To what, where: others, adult, majority, 16 people, world, required information
«majority» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: majority in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The bigger part of a group; more than half.
det amod case det nmod punct advmod fixed conj punct root The DET bigger ADJ part NOUN of ADP a DET group NOUN ; PUNCT more ADJ than ADP half NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 part det 2 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 part amod 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 group case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 group det 6 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 half punct 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 10 half advmod 9 than than ADP _ 8 more fixed 10 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 3 part conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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Meaning 2 The number of votes by which a winner beats others (won by a majority of ten).
The tree, 16 words det nsubj case nmod case nsubj det nmod obj punct parataxis case det obl case nmod punct punct root The DET number NOUN of ADP votes NOUN by ADP which PRON a DET winner NOUN beats VERB others NOUN ( PUNCT won VERB by ADP a DET majority NOUN of ADP ten NUM ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 number det 2 number number NOUN Number=Sing 9 beats nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 votes case 4 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 2 number nmod 5 by by ADP _ 8 winner case 6 which which PRON PronType=Rel 8 winner nsubj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 winner det 8 winner winner NOUN Number=Sing 4 votes nmod 9 beats beat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 others other NOUN Number=Plur 9 beats obj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 won punct 12 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 beats parataxis 13 by by ADP _ 15 majority case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 majority det 15 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 12 won obl 16 of of ADP _ 17 ten case 17 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 majority nmod 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 won punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 beats punct
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1 beat present the number of votes by a winner others vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location other=Theme 2 win participle by a majority of ten vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 vote a winner nom vote «act transitive»: by=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.
The age when you are legally an adult.
det nsubj advmod nsubj cop advmod det punct root The DET age NOUN when ADV you PRON are AUX legally ADV an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 age det 2 age age NOUN Number=Sing 8 adult nsubj 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 adult advmod 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 adult nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 adult cop 6 legally legally ADV _ 8 adult advmod 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 adult det 8 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 adult punct
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1 is a present the age a adult legally property tree rules
Example 1 The majority of pupils walk to school.
det nsubj case nmod case obl punct root The DET majority NOUN of ADP pupils NOUN walk VERB to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 majority det 2 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 5 walk nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 pupils case 4 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 2 majority nmod 5 walk walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 school case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 walk obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 walk punct
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1 walk present the majority of pupils to school result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result
Example 2 The majority voted for a trip to the zoo.
det nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET majority NOUN voted VERB for ADP a DET trip NOUN to ADP the DET zoo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 majority det 2 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 3 voted nsubj 3 voted vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 trip case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 trip det 6 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 3 voted obl 7 to to ADP _ 9 zoo case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 zoo det 9 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 6 trip nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 voted punct
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1 vote past the majority for a trip to the zoo goal vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for trip=Goal
Example 3 She won by a majority of five votes.
nsubj case det obl case nummod nmod punct root She PRON won VERB by ADP a DET majority NOUN of ADP five NUM votes 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 2 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 by by ADP _ 5 majority case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 majority det 5 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 votes case 7 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 votes nummod 8 votes vote NOUN Number=Plur 5 majority nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past She by a majority of five votes vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 In our class, girls are in the majority.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj cop case det punct root In ADP our PRON class NOUN , PUNCT girls NOUN are AUX in ADP the DET majority NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 class case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 class nmod:poss 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 9 majority obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 class punct 5 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 9 majority nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 majority cop 7 in in ADP _ 9 majority case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 majority det 9 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 majority punct
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1 is present girls the majority in our class tree rules
Example 5 The vast majority of people were kind.
det amod nsubj case nmod cop punct root The DET vast ADJ majority NOUN of ADP people NOUN were AUX kind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 majority det 2 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 3 majority amod 3 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 7 kind nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 people case 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 majority nmod 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 kind cop 7 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 kind punct
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1 is past the vast majority of people kind property tree rules
Example 6 A majority of 30 people means at least 16 people.
det nsubj case nummod nmod case nmod nummod obj punct root A DET majority NOUN of ADP 30 NUM people NOUN means VERB at ADP least ADJ 16 NUM people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 majority det 2 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 people case 4 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 people nummod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 majority nmod 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 at at ADP _ 8 least case 8 least least ADJ Degree=Sup 9 16 nmod 9 16 16 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 people nummod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 means obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present a majority of 30 people 16 people vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Topic
Example 7 Most probably some such thoughts as these discouraged the majority from going out into the world to collect the required information.
The tree, 21 words nsubj advmod det amod nsubj case nmod det obj mark advcl advmod case det obl mark advcl det amod obj punct root Most ADJ probably ADV some DET such ADJ thoughts NOUN as ADP these PRON discouraged VERB the DET majority NOUN from SCONJ going VERB out ADV into ADP the DET world NOUN to PART collect VERB the DET required VERB information NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 2 probably nsubj 2 probably probably ADV _ 8 discouraged advmod 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 thoughts det 4 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thoughts amod 5 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 8 discouraged nsubj 6 as as ADP _ 7 these case 7 these this PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 thoughts nmod 8 discouraged discourage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 majority det 10 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 8 discouraged obj 11 from from SCONJ _ 12 going mark 12 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 discouraged advcl 13 out out ADV _ 12 going advmod 14 into into ADP _ 16 world case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 world det 16 world world NOUN Number=Sing 12 going obl 17 to to PART _ 18 collect mark 18 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 going advcl 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 information det 20 required require VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 information amod 21 information information NOUN Number=Sing 18 collect obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 discouraged punct
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1 discourage past some such thoughts as these the majority probably property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus majority=Experiencer 2 go out gerund some such thoughts as these not said here the world out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 collect to-infinitive some such thoughts as these not said here the required information vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme 4 require participle vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme
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