mayday

Who acts: international radio call, May, engine, fishing boat, boat, coastguard · What happens: use, say, be, shout, send, begin · To what, where: help, different thing, fire, pilot, mayday, mayday call · Speech: someone speaks here

«mayday» 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: mayday in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The international radio call for help used by ships and aircraft in great danger, said three times.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 call	det
2	international	international	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 call	amod
3	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	compound
4	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 said	nsubj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 help	case
6	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	nmod
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 help	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 ships	case
9	ships	ship	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 aircraft	cc
11	aircraft	aircraft	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ships	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 danger	case
13	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 danger	amod
14	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 aircraft	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 call	punct
16	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	18 times	nummod
18	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 said	obl:unmarked
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		help not said here				by ships and aircraft in great danger	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	past	the international radio call for help				time		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"Mayday, mayday, mayday".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Mayday	punct
2	Mayday	Mayday	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 mayday	punct
4	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Mayday	appos
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 mayday	punct
6	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mayday	conj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 mayday	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Mayday	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Any urgent call for help.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	3 call	det
2	urgent	urgent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 call	amod
3	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 help	case
5	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 call	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 call	punct

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

Meaning 3

May Day (two words, capital letters) is a different thing: the first day of May, a spring festival and a workers' holiday.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	May	May	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 thing	nsubj
2	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 May	flat
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 words	punct
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 words	nummod
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 May	appos
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 letters	punct
7	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 letters	compound
8	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 words	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 letters	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 thing	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thing	det
12	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 thing	amod
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 day	punct
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 day	det
16	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	17 day	amod
17	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 thing	appos
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 May	case
19	May	May	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 day	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 festival	punct
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 festival	det
22	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 festival	compound
23	festival	festival	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 day	conj
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 holiday	cc
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 workers	det
26	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	28 holiday	nmod:poss
27	'	's	PART	_	26 workers	case
28	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 day	conj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 thing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	May	a different thing					tree rules

Example 1

"Mayday, mayday, mayday! Our engine is on fire!" shouted the pilot.

Sentence 1: "Mayday, mayday, mayday!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Mayday	punct
2	Mayday	Mayday	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 mayday	punct
4	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Mayday	appos
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 mayday	punct
6	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Mayday	appos
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Mayday	punct

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

Sentence 2: Our engine is on fire!" shouted the pilot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 engine	nmod:poss
2	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fire	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fire	cop
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 fire	case
5	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shouted	ccomp
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 fire	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 fire	punct
8	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pilot	det
10	pilot	pilot	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shouted	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our engine			fire			tree rules
2	shout speech: express in a quote	past		the pilot					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pilot=Topic

Example 2

The fishing boat sent a mayday when it began to sink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boat	det
2	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boat	compound
3	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	nsubj
4	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mayday	det
6	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 began	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 began	nsubj
9	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sent	advcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 sink	mark
11	sink	sink	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 began	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	send	past	the fishing boat	a mayday	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mayday=Theme
2	begin	past	boat		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	sink	to-infinitive	boat not said here		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

The coastguard answered the mayday call within seconds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coastguard	det
2	coastguard	coastguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 answered	nsubj
3	answered	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 call	det
5	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 call	compound
6	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 answered	obj
7	within	within	ADP	_	8 seconds	case
8	seconds	second	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 answered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 answered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	past	the coastguard	the mayday call			second		vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent call=Eventuality

Example 4

Never say "mayday" on a radio as a joke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 say	advmod
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 mayday	punct
4	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 say	obj
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 mayday	punct
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 radio	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 radio	det
8	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 say	obl
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 joke	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 joke	det
11	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 radio	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not say speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	mayday		a radio as a joke			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mayday=Topic

Example 5

My sister's text was a total mayday: "Help, I forgot my homework!"

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 text	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 sister	case
4	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mayday	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 mayday	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mayday	det
7	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 mayday	amod
8	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 Help	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 Help	punct
11	Help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 forgot	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Help	punct
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 forgot	nsubj
14	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 mayday	conj
15	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 homework	nmod:poss
16	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 forgot	obj
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 mayday	punct
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 mayday	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	My sister's text	a total mayday					tree rules
2	forget in a quote	past	I	Help					tree rules

Example 6

In the film, the captain put out a mayday before the storm hit.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 film	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 film	det
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 film	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 captain	det
6	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	nsubj
7	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 put	compound:prt
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 mayday	det
10	mayday	mayday	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obj
11	before	before	ADP	_	14 hit	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hit	det
13	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hit	compound
14	hit	hit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put out	infinitive	the captain	a mayday		the film	before the storm hit		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent mayday=Theme in film=Destination

Example 7

On May Day we danced round a maypole at school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 Day	case
2	May	May	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Day	compound
3	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 danced	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 danced	nsubj
5	danced	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	round	round	ADP	_	8 maypole	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 maypole	det
8	maypole	maypole	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 danced	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 school	case
10	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 danced	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 danced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	past	we			school	on May Day	round a maypole	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on day=Location

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