merchandise

Who acts: club, merchandise, Film merchandise, We, three items, Shops · What happens: buy, sell, call, promote, display, be · To what, where: Goods, shops, toys, Things, official merchandise, stadium · Speech: someone speaks here

«merchandise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: merchandise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Goods that are bought and sold, especially in shops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 bought	nsubj:pass
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 bought	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 bought	aux:pass
4	bought	buy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sold	cc
6	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bought	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 shops	punct
8	especially	especially	ADV	_	10 shops	advmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 shops	case
10	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bought	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	present · passive		Goods		shops			vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	sell	participle							vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: 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

Things like T-shirts, mugs and toys sold with the name or picture of a band, film, team or game on them; often called «merch».

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 called	nsubj:pass
2	like	like	ADP	_	5 shirts	case
3	T	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shirts	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 T	punct
5	shirts	shirt	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Things	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 mugs	punct
7	mugs	mug	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shirts	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 toys	cc
9	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shirts	conj
10	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 toys	acl
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 name	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 name	det
13	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sold	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 picture	cc
15	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 name	conj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 band	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 band	det
18	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 picture	nmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 film	punct
20	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 name	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 team	punct
22	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 film	conj
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 game	cc
24	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 film	conj
25	on	on	ADP	_	26 them	case
26	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 game	nmod
27	;	;	PUNCT	_	29 called	punct
28	often	often	ADV	_	29 called	advmod
29	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
30	«	«	PUNCT	_	31 merch	punct
31	merch	merch	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 called	xcomp
32	»	»	PUNCT	_	31 merch	punct
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	29 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	participle		toys not said here				with the name or picture of a band and film and team or game on Things	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
2	call	participle · passive		Things like T shirts and mugs and toys				often property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Meaning 3

Usage: verb, business — kept apart, not parsed.

To promote and sell goods, for example by how they are displayed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 promote	mark
2	promote	promote	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 sell	cc
4	sell	sell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 promote	conj
5	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 sell	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 example	punct
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 example	case
8	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 promote	obl
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	13 displayed	mark
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	13 displayed	advmod
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 displayed	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 displayed	aux:pass
13	displayed	display	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 promote	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 promote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	promote	to-infinitive		for example	vn promote-102 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	sell	infinitive	goods		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme
3	display	present · passive	goods		vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 1

The club sells official merchandise at the stadium.

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	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 merchandise	amod
5	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 stadium	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stadium	det
8	stadium	stadium	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sells	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	the club	official merchandise		the stadium			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent merchandise=Theme at stadium=Asset

Example 2

My sister bought band merch at the concert.

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	5 merch	nsubj
3	bought	buy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 merch	amod
4	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 merch	compound
5	merch	merch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 concert	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 concert	det
8	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 merch	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 merch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	participle							vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The shop's merchandise is on sale this week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 merchandise	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 shop	case
4	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sale	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sale	cop
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 sale	case
7	sale	sale	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 week	det
9	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sale	nmod:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sale	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the shop's merchandise			sale	week		tree rules

Example 4

Film merchandise like toys and lunchboxes makes a lot of money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 merchandise	compound
2	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 makes	nsubj
3	like	like	ADP	_	4 toys	case
4	toys	toy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 merchandise	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 lunchboxes	cc
6	lunchboxes	lunchbox	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 toys	conj
7	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lot	det
9	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 makes	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 money	case
11	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lot	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Film merchandise like toys and lunchboxes	a lot of money					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset lot=Product

Example 5

All damaged merchandise must be returned to the store.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 merchandise	det
2	damaged	damage	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 merchandise	amod
3	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 returned	nsubj:pass
4	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 returned	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 returned	aux:pass
6	returned	return	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 store	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 store	det
9	store	store	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 returned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 returned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	damage	participle							vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	return	must · passive		all damaged merchandise		the store			vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to store=Destination

Example 6

We set up a merchandise stall at the school fair.

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 set	nsubj
2	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 set	compound:prt
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 stall	det
5	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stall	compound
6	stall	stall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 fair	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fair	det
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 fair	compound
10	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set up	past	We	a merchandise stall		the school fair			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stall=Theme at fair=Destination

Example 7

The merchandise costs £8 each, so three items cost £24.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 merchandise	det
2	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 costs	nsubj
3	costs	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	£	£	SYM	_	3 costs	obj
5	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 £	nummod
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	5 8	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cost	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	11 cost	advmod
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 items	nummod
10	items	item	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 cost	nsubj
11	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 costs	parataxis
12	£	£	SYM	_	11 cost	obj
13	24	24	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 £	nummod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 costs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	the merchandise						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value
2	cost	present	three items						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value

Example 8

Shops put popular merchandise at eye level.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 merchandise	amod
4	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 level	case
6	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 level	compound
7	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	past	Shops	popular merchandise		eye level			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent merchandise=Theme at level=Destination

Example 9

We bought merchandise, loaded a vessel with it, and set forth with a favorable wind.

The tree, 15 words

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 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	merchandise	merchandise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 loaded	punct
5	loaded	load	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 bought	conj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 vessel	det
7	vessel	vessel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 loaded	obj
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 it	case
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 loaded	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 set	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 set	cc
12	set	set	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 bought	advcl
13	forth	forth	ADV	_	12 set	advmod
14	with	with	ADP	_	17 wind	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 wind	det
16	favorable	favorable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 wind	amod
17	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 set	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	buy	past	We	merchandise		vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent merchandise=Theme
2	load	past	We not said here	a vessel	with vessel	vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent vessel=Destination with it=Theme
3	set	infinitive	We not said here		with a favorable wind; forth property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with wind=Instrument

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