marquee

Who acts: sign, school fête, it, cinema marquee · What happens: use, show, name, have, rain, crowd · To what, where: large tent, names, shows, big white marquee, everyone, marquee

«marquee» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: marquee in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

A very large tent used for outdoor events like weddings, fairs and garden parties.

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	4 tent	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tent	amod
4	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 tent	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 events	case
7	outdoor	outdoor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 events	amod
8	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 used	obl
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 weddings	case
10	weddings	wedding	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 events	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fairs	punct
12	fairs	fair	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 weddings	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 parties	cc
14	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 parties	compound
15	parties	party	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 weddings	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a large tent not said here				for outdoor events like weddings and fairs and garden parties	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

A sign or roof over the entrance of a theatre or cinema, showing the names of shows and stars in lights.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 roof	cc
4	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	conj
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 entrance	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 entrance	det
7	entrance	entrance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 theatre	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 theatre	det
10	theatre	theatre	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 entrance	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 cinema	cc
12	cinema	cinema	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 theatre	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 showing	punct
14	showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 sign	acl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 names	det
16	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 showing	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 shows	case
18	shows	show	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 names	nmod
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 stars	cc
20	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 shows	conj
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 lights	case
22	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 shows	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund	a sign over the entrance of a theatre or cinema or roof not said here	the names of shows in lights and stars					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient
2	name			shows in lights and stars					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, US — kept apart, not parsed.

Most famous and important: «a marquee player».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	root	root
2	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Most	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 important	cc
4	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 famous	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Most	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 player	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 player	det
8	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 player	compound
9	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Most	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 player	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 player	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The school fête had a big white marquee for the cake stall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fête	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fête	compound
3	fête	fête	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 marquee	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 marquee	amod
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 marquee	amod
8	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 stall	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 stall	det
11	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stall	compound
12	stall	stall	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 marquee	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the school fête	a big white marquee				for the cake stall	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marquee=Patient

Example 2

When it rained, everyone crowded into the marquee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 rained	advmod
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 rained	nsubj
3	rained	rain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 rained	punct
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 rained	obj
6	crowded	crowd	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 everyone	acl
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 marquee	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 marquee	det
9	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 crowded	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rain	past	it	everyone					tree rules
2	crowd	participle				the marquee			vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into marquee=Destination

Example 3

The wedding party danced in a marquee in the garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 party	det
2	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 party	compound
3	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	danced	dance	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 party	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 marquee	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 marquee	det
7	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 danced	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 garden	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 garden	det
10	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 danced	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 party	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	participle		the wedding party not said here		a marquee		in the garden	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in marquee=Location

Example 4

The cinema marquee showed the name of the new film in lights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 marquee	det
2	cinema	cinema	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marquee	compound
3	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 name	det
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 film	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 film	det
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 film	amod
10	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 lights	case
12	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 film	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the cinema marquee	the name of the new film in lights					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient
2	name			the new film in lights					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The club's marquee signing scored in his first game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 club	det
2	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 marquee	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 club	case
4	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scored	nsubj:pass
5	signing	sign	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 scored	aux:pass
6	scored	score	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 game	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 game	nmod:poss
9	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 game	amod
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scored	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	gerund · passive		the club's marquee		his first game			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

It took ten people to put up the marquee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 people	nummod
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 took	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 put	mark
6	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 put	compound:prt
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 marquee	det
9	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 put	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	It		ten people				vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument people=Destination
2	put up	to-infinitive		the marquee					vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent marquee=Goal

Example 7

The flower show was held in three marquees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 show	det
2	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	compound
3	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 held	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 held	aux:pass
5	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 marquees	case
7	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 marquees	nummod
8	marquees	marquee	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 held	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past · passive		the flower show		three marquees			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in marquee=Location

Example 8

The marquee pegs were hammered deep into the grass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pegs	det
2	marquee	marquee	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pegs	compound
3	pegs	peg	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hammered	nsubj:pass
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 hammered	aux:pass
5	hammered	hammer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	deep	deep	ADV	_	9 grass	advmod
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 grass	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 grass	det
9	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hammered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 hammered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hammer	past · passive		the marquee pegs				into the grass result	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into grass=Result

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