mob
Who acts: large angry crowd, fans, We, mob, whole mob, flash mob · What happens: become, crowd, mob, gather, see, ask · To what, where: big group, star, angry mob, footballer, mob, Aboriginal elder · Speech: someone speaks here
«mob» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: mob in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A large, noisy, often angry crowd that may become violent.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 crowd | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 crowd | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 noisy | punct |
| 4 | noisy | noisy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 large | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 crowd | punct |
| 6 | often | often | ADV | _ | 7 angry | advmod |
| 7 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 crowd | amod |
| 8 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 become | nsubj |
| 10 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 become | aux |
| 11 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 crowd | acl:relcl |
| 12 | violent | violent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 become | xcomp |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 crowd | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | may | a large angry crowd | violent property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To crowd round someone in a big, excited or aggressive group: fans mob a star.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 crowd | mark |
| 2 | crowd | crowd | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | round | round | ADP | _ | 4 someone | case |
| 4 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 crowd | obl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 group | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 group | det |
| 7 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 group | amod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 excited | punct |
| 9 | excited | excited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 big | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 aggressive | cc |
| 11 | aggressive | aggressive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 big | conj |
| 12 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 crowd | obl |
| 13 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 15 mob | punct |
| 14 | fans | fan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 mob | nsubj |
| 15 | mob | mob | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 crowd | conj |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 star | det |
| 17 | star | star | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 mob | obj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 crowd | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crowd | to-infinitive | a big group | round someone | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme round someone=Destination | ||||
| 2 | mob | present | fans | a star | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Patient |
Meaning 3
Usage: the Mob — kept apart, not parsed.
Organised criminals, the Mafia.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organised | organised | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 criminals | amod |
| 2 | criminals | criminal | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Mafia | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Mafia | det |
| 5 | Mafia | Mafia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 criminals | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 criminals | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
Usage: informal, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A group of people or animals, also a group of kangaroos or cattle; (Aboriginal English) a person's family, clan or community.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 group | det |
| 2 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 people | case |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 group | nmod |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 animals | cc |
| 6 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 people | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 group | punct |
| 8 | also | also | ADV | _ | 10 group | advmod |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 group | det |
| 10 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 group | appos |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 kangaroos | case |
| 12 | kangaroos | kangaroo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 group | nmod |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 cattle | cc |
| 14 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 kangaroos | conj |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 23 family | punct |
| 16 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 18 English | punct |
| 17 | Aboriginal | aboriginal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 English | amod |
| 18 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 family | compound |
| 19 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 18 English | punct |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 person | det |
| 21 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 family | nmod:poss |
| 22 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 21 person | case |
| 23 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 group | appos |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 clan | punct |
| 25 | clan | clan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 family | conj |
| 26 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 27 community | cc |
| 27 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 family | conj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 group | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5
Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A gang or crowd of friends: «the whole mob».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 gang | det |
| 2 | gang | gang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 crowd | cc |
| 4 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gang | conj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 friends | case |
| 6 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 crowd | nmod |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 mob | punct |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 11 mob | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 mob | det |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 mob | amod |
| 11 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gang | appos |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 mob | punct |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
An angry mob gathered outside the castle gates.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 mob | det |
| 2 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mob | amod |
| 3 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | gathered | gather | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 mob | acl |
| 5 | outside | outside | ADP | _ | 8 gates | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 gates | det |
| 7 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 gates | compound |
| 8 | gates | gate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 gathered | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mob | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gather | participle | a angry mob not said here | outside the castle gates | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The footballer was mobbed by fans after the match.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 footballer | det |
| 2 | footballer | footballer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mobbed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 mobbed | aux:pass |
| 4 | mobbed | mob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 fans | case |
| 6 | fans | fan | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 mobbed | obl |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 match | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 match | det |
| 9 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mobbed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 mobbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mob | past · passive | fans | the footballer | after the match | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
Example 3
We saw a mob of kangaroos in the paddock.
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 saw | nsubj |
| 2 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 mob | det |
| 4 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 saw | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 kangaroos | case |
| 6 | kangaroos | kangaroo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 mob | nmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 paddock | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 paddock | det |
| 9 | paddock | paddock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 kangaroos | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | We | a mob of kangaroos in the paddock | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mob=Stimulus |
Example 4
«Which mob are you from?» asked the Aboriginal elder.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 mob | punct |
| 2 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 mob | det |
| 3 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 from | cop |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 from | nsubj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 3 mob | nmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 mob | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 mob | punct |
| 9 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 elder | det |
| 11 | Aboriginal | aboriginal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 elder | amod |
| 12 | elder | elder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | which mob | the Aboriginal elder | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent elder=Recipient |
Example 5
The whole mob came round for Sunday lunch.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 mob | det |
| 2 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mob | amod |
| 3 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 came | nsubj |
| 4 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | round | round | ADV | _ | 4 came | advmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 lunch | case |
| 7 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 lunch | compound |
| 8 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 came | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come round | past | the whole mob | for Sunday lunch; round property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
A flash mob suddenly started dancing in the shopping centre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 mob | det |
| 2 | flash | flash | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 mob | amod |
| 3 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 started | nsubj |
| 4 | suddenly | suddenly | ADV | _ | 5 started | advmod |
| 5 | started | start | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | dancing | dance | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 started | xcomp |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 centre | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 centre | det |
| 9 | shopping | shopping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 centre | compound |
| 10 | centre | centre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 dancing | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 started | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | start | past | a flash mob | suddenly property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | dance | gerund | a flash mob not said here | the shopping centre | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in centre=Location |
Example 7
In the film, the Mob ran the city's gambling.
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 ran | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Mob | det |
| 6 | Mob | Mob | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 ran | nsubj |
| 7 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 city | det |
| 9 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 gambling | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 city | case |
| 11 | gambling | gambling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ran | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | the Mob | the city's gambling | the film | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent gambling=Theme in film=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | gamble | the city | nom gambling «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 8
Just then they heard a shout of "Stop, thief!" and looking around, saw a mob of people armed with clubs coming down the road.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just | just | ADV | _ | 4 heard | advmod |
| 2 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 heard | advmod |
| 3 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 heard | nsubj |
| 4 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 shout | det |
| 6 | shout | shout | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 heard | obj |
| 7 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 9 Stop | mark |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 Stop | punct |
| 9 | Stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 shout | acl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 thief | punct |
| 11 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 Stop | obj |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 11 thief | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 thief | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 looking | cc |
| 15 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 Stop | conj |
| 16 | around | around | ADV | _ | 15 looking | advmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 saw | punct |
| 18 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 heard | conj |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 mob | det |
| 20 | mob | mob | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 saw | obj |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 people | case |
| 22 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 mob | nmod |
| 23 | armed | arm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 people | acl |
| 24 | with | with | ADP | _ | 25 clubs | case |
| 25 | clubs | club | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 armed | obl |
| 26 | coming | come | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 25 clubs | acl |
| 27 | down | down | ADP | _ | 29 road | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 road | det |
| 29 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 coming | obl |
| 30 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | they | a shout | then | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer shout=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | stop in a quote | infinitive | a shout not said here | thief | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality thief=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | look around | gerund | a shout not said here | around property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||
| 4 | see | past | they not said here | a mob of people | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mob=Stimulus | ||||
| 5 | arm | participle | people not said here | with clubs | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent with club=Theme | ||||
| 6 | come down | gerund | clubs not said here | the road | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location road=Theme |
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