march Who acts: March, you, she, people, piece, Spring · What happens: be, march, march out, show, think, save · To what, where: third month, walk, 2 dollars, band, 6 rows, Canada · Speech: someone speaks here
«march» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: march in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 March is the third month of the year, with 31 days, between February and April.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct case nummod parataxis punct case appos cc conj punct root March PROPN is AUX the DET third ADJ month NOUN of ADP the DET year NOUN , PUNCT with ADP 31 NUM days NOUN , PUNCT between ADP February PROPN and CCONJ April PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 March March PROPN Number=Sing 5 month nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 month cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 month det 4 third third ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 month amod 5 month month NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 year case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 year det 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 month nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 days punct 10 with with ADP _ 12 days case 11 31 31 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 days nummod 12 days day NOUN Number=Plur 5 month parataxis 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 February punct 14 between between ADP _ 15 February case 15 February February PROPN Number=Sing 12 days appos 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 April cc 17 April April PROPN Number=Sing 15 February conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 month punct
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1 is a present March the third month year 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 To march is to walk in step with others, like soldiers or a band.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj cop mark case obl case obl punct case parataxis cc det conj punct root To PART march VERB is AUX to PART walk VERB in ADP step NOUN with ADP others NOUN , PUNCT like ADP soldiers NOUN or CCONJ a DET band NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 march mark 2 march march VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 walk csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 walk cop 4 to to PART _ 5 walk mark 5 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 step case 7 step step NOUN Number=Sing 5 walk obl 8 with with ADP _ 9 others case 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 walk obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 soldiers punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 soldiers case 12 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 5 walk parataxis 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 band cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 band det 15 band band NOUN Number=Sing 12 soldiers conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 walk punct
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1 march to-infinitive vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present in step; with others; walk property tree rules
Meaning 3 To march is to walk fast and firmly because you are cross or sure: she marched out.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj cop mark advmod cc conj mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj punct nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root To PART march VERB is AUX to PART walk VERB fast ADV and CCONJ firmly ADV because SCONJ you PRON are AUX cross ADJ or CCONJ sure ADJ : PUNCT she PRON marched VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 march mark 2 march march VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 walk csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 walk cop 4 to to PART _ 5 walk mark 5 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 5 walk advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 firmly cc 8 firmly firmly ADV _ 6 fast conj 9 because because SCONJ _ 12 cross mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 cross nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 cross cop 12 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 5 walk advcl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 sure cc 14 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 12 cross conj 15 : : PUNCT _ 17 marched punct 16 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 marched nsubj 17 marched march VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 walk advcl 18 out out ADP _ 17 marched compound:prt 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 walk punct
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1 march to-infinitive vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present fast, walk property tree rules 3 is present you cross property tree rules 4 be you not said here tree rules 5 march out past she vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 A march is a walk by many people to show what they think, or a piece of music for marching.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det case amod nmod mark advcl obj nsubj ccomp punct cc det conj case nmod mark acl punct root A DET march NOUN is AUX a DET walk NOUN by ADP many ADJ people NOUN to PART show VERB what PRON they PRON think VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET piece NOUN of ADP music NOUN for SCONJ marching VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 march det 2 march march NOUN Number=Sing 5 walk nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 walk cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 walk det 5 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 by by ADP _ 8 people case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 walk nmod 9 to to PART _ 10 show mark 10 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 walk advcl 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 think obj 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 think nsubj 13 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 show ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 piece punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 piece cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 piece det 17 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 5 walk conj 18 of of ADP _ 19 music case 19 music music NOUN Number=Sing 17 piece nmod 20 for for SCONJ _ 21 marching mark 21 marching march VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 piece acl 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 walk punct
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1 is a present a march a walk or a piece of music by many people tree rules 2 show to-infinitive a march not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 think speech: other present people vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme 4 march gerund a piece of music not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 She saved 2 dollars every day in March.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked case obl punct root She PRON saved VERB 2 NUM dollars NOUN every DET day NOUN in ADP March PROPN . 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 saved nsubj 2 saved save VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 dollars nummod 4 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 2 saved obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 saved obl:unmarked 7 in in ADP _ 8 March case 8 March March PROPN Number=Sing 2 saved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saved punct
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1 save past She 2 dollars day; march vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme
Example 2 March has 31 days.
nsubj nummod obj punct root March PROPN has VERB 31 NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 March March PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 31 31 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 days nummod 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present March day vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The band marched in 6 rows of 8.
det acl case nummod obl case nmod punct root The DET band NOUN marched VERB in ADP 6 NUM rows NOUN of ADP 8 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 band det 2 band band NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 marched march VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 band acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 rows case 5 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 rows nummod 6 rows row NOUN Number=Plur 3 marched obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 8 case 8 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 rows nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 band punct
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1 march participle the band not said here 6 rows of 8 vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in row=Trajectory
Example 4 How many in the band?
advmod case det obl punct root How ADV many ADJ in ADP the DET band NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 band case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 band det 5 band band NOUN Number=Sing 2 many obl 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 many punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 Spring starts in March in Canada.
nsubj case obl case obl punct root Spring NOUN starts VERB in ADP March PROPN in ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 starts nsubj 2 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 March case 4 March March PROPN Number=Sing 2 starts obl 5 in in ADP _ 6 Canada case 6 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 2 starts obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 starts punct
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1 start present Spring Canada march vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 6 In Australia, March is in autumn.
case obl punct nsubj cop case punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT March PROPN is AUX in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 7 autumn obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 March March PROPN Number=Sing 7 autumn nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 autumn cop 6 in in ADP _ 7 autumn case 7 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 autumn punct
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1 is present March Australia in autumn tree rules
Example 7 The soldiers marched past the castle.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET soldiers NOUN marched VERB past ADP the DET castle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 marched nsubj 3 marched march VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 past past ADP _ 6 castle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 castle det 6 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 3 marched obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 marched punct
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1 march past the soldiers the castle vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past castle=Trajectory
Example 8 She marched into the room and shut the door.
nsubj case det obl cc conj det obj punct root She PRON marched VERB into ADP the DET room NOUN and CCONJ shut VERB the DET door 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 marched nsubj 2 marched march VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 5 room case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 room det 5 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 marched obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shut cc 7 shut shut VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 marched conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 door det 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 7 shut obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 marched punct
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1 march past She into the room result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into room=Result 2 shut infinitive She not said here the door vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent door=Patient
Example 9 The school band played a march at the parade.
det compound nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET school NOUN band NOUN played VERB a DET march NOUN at ADP the DET parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 band det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 band compound 3 band band NOUN Number=Sing 4 played nsubj 4 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 march det 6 march march NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 parade case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 parade det 9 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
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1 play past the school band a march the parade vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent march=Theme
Example 10 A great army was marching into Swit-zer-land.
det amod nsubj aux case compound punct compound punct obl punct root A DET great ADJ army NOUN was AUX marching VERB into ADP Swit PROPN - PUNCT zer NOUN - PUNCT land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 army det 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 army amod 3 army army NOUN Number=Sing 5 marching nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 marching aux 5 marching march VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 into into ADP _ 11 land case 7 Swit Swit PROPN Number=Sing 11 land compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 Swit punct 9 zer zer NOUN Number=Sing 11 land compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 zer punct 11 land land NOUN Number=Sing 5 marching obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 marching punct
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1 march past · progressive a great army into Swit zer land result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into land=Result
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