mayor

Who acts: mayor, She, We · What happens: choose, run, represent, open, be, win · To what, where: town, council, new playground, mayor, gold chain, special events

«mayor» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: mayor in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The leader of a town or city council, chosen to run the town or to represent it.

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	2 leader	det
2	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 town	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 town	det
5	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 council	cc
7	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 council	compound
8	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 town	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 chosen	punct
10	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 leader	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 run	mark
12	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 chosen	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 town	det
14	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 run	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 represent	cc
16	to	to	PART	_	17 represent	mark
17	represent	represent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 run	conj
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 represent	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leader	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	choose	participle		tree rules
2	run	to-infinitive	the town	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme town=Trajectory
3	represent	to-infinitive	council	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme

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

The Lord Mayor (UK): the mayor of some big cities like London or Dublin, often a ceremonial job.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Mayor	det
2	Lord	Lord	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Mayor	compound
3	Mayor	Mayor	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 UK	punct
5	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Mayor	appos
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 UK	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 mayor	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mayor	det
9	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Mayor	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 cities	case
11	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	13 cities	det
12	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 cities	amod
13	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 mayor	nmod
14	like	like	ADP	_	15 London	case
15	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 cities	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 Dublin	cc
17	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 London	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 job	punct
19	often	often	ADV	_	22 job	advmod
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 job	det
21	ceremonial	ceremonial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 job	amod
22	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mayor	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Mayor	punct

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

Example 1

The mayor opened the new playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mayor	det
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 opened	nsubj
3	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 playground	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 playground	amod
6	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 opened	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	open	past	the mayor	the new playground					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location playground=Theme

Example 2

Who is the mayor of our town?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

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

Example 3

She ran for mayor and won.

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 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 mayor	case
4	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 won	cc
6	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 ran	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	She					for mayor	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for mayor=Beneficiary
2	win	past	She not said here						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The mayor wears a gold chain at special events.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mayor	det
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wears	nsubj
3	wears	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 chain	det
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chain	compound
6	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wears	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 events	case
8	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 events	amod
9	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wears	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wears	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	the mayor	a gold chain		special events			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent chain=Source

Example 5

We wrote a letter to the mayor about the broken swings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 letter	det
4	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 mayor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mayor	det
7	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
8	about	about	ADP	_	11 swings	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 swings	det
10	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 swings	amod
11	swings	swing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 mayor	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	We	a letter	the mayor about the broken swings				vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to mayor=Recipient
2	break	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

The mayor gave a speech at the parade.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mayor	det
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 speech	det
5	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 parade	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 parade	det
8	parade	parade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the mayor	a speech		the parade			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent speech=Theme at parade=Asset

Example 7

The mayor stood at the open window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mayor	det
2	mayor	mayor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 window	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 window	det
6	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 window	amod
7	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the mayor			the open window			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at window=Location

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