megaphone

Who acts: you, crowd, modern ones, Something, teacher, We · What happens: shape, speak, make, hear, use, be · To what, where: shaped device, voice, you, batteries, person, message · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

A cone-shaped device you speak into to make your voice louder, so a crowd can hear you; modern ones use batteries and are electric.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 device	det
2	cone	cone	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 cone	punct
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 device	amod
5	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 speak	obl
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 speak	nsubj
7	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 make	case
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 speak	conj
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 voice	nmod:poss
12	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 make	obj
13	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 make	xcomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 hear	punct
15	so	so	ADV	_	19 hear	advmod
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 crowd	det
17	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 hear	nsubj
18	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 hear	aux
19	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 speak	conj
20	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 hear	obj
21	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 use	punct
22	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 ones	amod
23	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 use	nsubj
24	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 speak	conj
25	batteries	battery	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 use	obj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 electric	cc
27	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 electric	cop
28	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 use	conj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 speak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	shape	participle				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	speak speech: other	present	you	a shaped device		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	your voice	loud property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset voice=Product
4	hear	can	a crowd	you		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
5	use	present	modern ones	batteries		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient
6	is	present	modern ones not said here		electric property	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

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

Something that helps a person spread their message widely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 spread	nsubj
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	obj
6	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 message	nmod:poss
8	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spread	obj
9	widely	widely	ADV	_	6 spread	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present			a person				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Beneficiary
2	spread	past	Something	their message				widely property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location message=Theme

Example 1

The teacher used a megaphone at sports day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 megaphone	det
5	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 day	case
7	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 day	compound
8	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the teacher	a megaphone			day		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent megaphone=Patient

Example 2

The lifeguard shouted through a megaphone to the swimmers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lifeguard	det
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 lifeguard	acl
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 megaphone	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 megaphone	det
6	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shouted	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 swimmers	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 swimmers	det
9	swimmers	swimmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shouted	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lifeguard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	participle		the lifeguard not said here	the swimmers	a megaphone			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to swimmer=Recipient

Example 3

We made a megaphone from rolled-up card.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 megaphone	det
4	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	9 card	case
6	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 card	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 up	punct
8	up	up	ADP	_	6 rolled	compound:prt
9	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a megaphone		rolled card			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent megaphone=Product from card=Material
2	roll up	participle							vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The protesters had a megaphone and a big banner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 protesters	det
2	protesters	protester	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 megaphone	det
5	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 banner	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 banner	det
8	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 banner	amod
9	banner	banner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 megaphone	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the protesters	a megaphone and a big banner					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent megaphone=Patient

Example 5

The megaphone makes your voice louder in one direction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 megaphone	det
2	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 voice	nmod:poss
5	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	obj
6	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 makes	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 direction	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 direction	nummod
9	direction	direction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 louder	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	the megaphone	your voice				loud property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset voice=Product

Example 6

During the fire drill, the head teacher used a megaphone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	4 drill	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 drill	det
3	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teacher	det
7	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 teacher	compound
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	nsubj
9	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 megaphone	det
11	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the head teacher	a megaphone			during the fire drill		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent megaphone=Patient

Example 7

Don't point a megaphone at anyone's ear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 point	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 point	advmod
3	point	point	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 megaphone	det
5	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 point	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 ear	case
7	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 ear	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 anyone	case
9	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 point	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not point	imperative · do-support	you not said here	a megaphone		anyone's ear			vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent megaphone=Patient

Example 8

Social media can be a megaphone for anyone's opinion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Social	social	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 media	amod
2	media	media	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 megaphone	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 megaphone	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 megaphone	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 megaphone	det
6	megaphone	megaphone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 opinion	case
8	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 opinion	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 anyone	case
10	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 megaphone	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 megaphone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	Social media	a megaphone				for anyone's opinion	tree rules
2	opine		anyone						nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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