matriarch

Who acts: matriarch, woman, old female, Granny, Everyone, matriarchs · What happens: be, respect, lead, listen, know, rule · To what, where: woman, head, old female, animal groups, herd, elephants

«matriarch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: matriarch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A matriarch is a woman who is the head of a family or group, often the oldest and most respected.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 matriarch	det
2	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 woman	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 woman	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 woman	det
5	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 head	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 head	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 head	det
9	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 woman	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 family	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 family	det
12	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 head	nmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 group	cc
14	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 head	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 oldest	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	18 oldest	advmod
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 oldest	det
18	oldest	old	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 woman	parataxis
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 respected	cc
20	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	21 respected	advmod
21	respected	respect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 oldest	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 woman	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a matriarch	a woman		tree rules
2	is a	present	a woman	the head or group	of a family	tree rules
3	respect	participle	a matriarch not said here			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

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

In animal groups like elephants, the matriarch is the old female who leads the herd.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 groups	case
2	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 groups	compound
3	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 female	obl
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 elephants	case
5	elephants	elephant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 groups	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 groups	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 matriarch	det
8	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 female	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 female	cop
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 female	det
11	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 female	amod
12	female	female	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 leads	nsubj
14	leads	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 female	acl:relcl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 herd	det
16	herd	herd	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 leads	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 female	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the matriarch	the old female		animal groups like elephants			tree rules
2	lead	present	the old female	the herd					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Theme

Example 1

The matriarch led the elephants to the waterhole.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 matriarch	det
2	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 elephants	det
5	elephants	elephant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 waterhole	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 waterhole	det
8	waterhole	waterhole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the matriarch	the elephants		the waterhole			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent elephant=Theme to waterhole=Destination

Example 2

Granny is the matriarch of our family.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 matriarch	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 matriarch	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 matriarch	det
4	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 family	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 family	nmod:poss
7	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 matriarch	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 matriarch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Granny	the matriarch				of our family	tree rules

Example 3

Everyone listened to the matriarch's advice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 listened	nsubj
2	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	7 advice	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 matriarch	det
5	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 advice	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 matriarch	case
7	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 listened	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 listened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	listen	past	Everyone					to the matriarch's advice	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to advice=Theme

Example 4

Killer whale pods are led by matriarchs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Killer	killer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 whale	compound
2	whale	whale	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pods	compound
3	pods	pod	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 led	nsubj:pass
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 led	aux:pass
5	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 matriarchs	case
7	matriarchs	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 led	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	present · passive	matriarchs	whale pods					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 5

The old matriarch knew every path in the forest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 matriarch	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 matriarch	amod
3	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knew	nsubj
4	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 path	det
6	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knew	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 forest	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 forest	det
9	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knew	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 knew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	past	the old matriarch	every path		the forest			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer path=Stimulus

Example 6

In the story, the matriarch ruled the family business.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ruled	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 matriarch	det
6	matriarch	matriarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ruled	nsubj
7	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 business	det
9	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 business	compound
10	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ruled	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ruled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	past	the matriarch	the family business		the story			vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent business=Theme

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