municipality
Who acts: municipality, that, town, many small municipalities · What happens: be, have, repair, collect, become, decide · To what, where: town, own local government, playground, own rubbish, municipality, more trees
«municipality» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: municipality in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A municipality is a town or city (or district) that has its own local government.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 municipality | det |
| 2 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 town | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 town | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 town | det |
| 5 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 city | cc |
| 7 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 town | conj |
| 8 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 district | punct |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 district | cc |
| 10 | district | district | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 city | appos |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 district | punct |
| 12 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 has | nsubj |
| 13 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 town | parataxis |
| 14 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 government | nmod:poss |
| 15 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 government | amod |
| 16 | local | local | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 government | amod |
| 17 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 has | obj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 town | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a municipality | a town or city | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | present | that | municipality's own local government | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent government=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
The local government of a town or city: the council.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 government | det |
| 2 | local | local | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 government | amod |
| 3 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 council | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 town | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 town | det |
| 6 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 government | nmod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 city | cc |
| 8 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 town | conj |
| 9 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 11 council | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 council | det |
| 11 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 council | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The municipality repaired the playground.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 municipality | det |
| 2 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 repaired | nsubj |
| 3 | repaired | repair | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 playground | det |
| 5 | playground | playground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 repaired | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 repaired | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repair | past | the municipality | the playground | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playground=Patient |
Example 2
Each municipality collects its own rubbish.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 municipality | det |
| 2 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 collects | nsubj |
| 3 | collects | collect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 rubbish | nmod:poss |
| 5 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 rubbish | amod |
| 6 | rubbish | rubbish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 collects | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 collects | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | collect | present | each municipality | municipality's own rubbish | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme |
Example 3
Our town became a municipality long ago.
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 town | nmod:poss |
| 2 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 became | nsubj |
| 3 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 municipality | det |
| 5 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 became | xcomp |
| 6 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 ago | advmod |
| 7 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 3 became | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 became | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | past | Our town | a municipality | ago property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Example 4
The municipality decided to plant more trees.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 municipality | det |
| 2 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 decided | nsubj |
| 3 | decided | decide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 plant | mark |
| 5 | plant | plant | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 decided | xcomp |
| 6 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 trees | amod |
| 7 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 plant | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 decided | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decide | past | the municipality | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | plant not said to happen | to-infinitive | the municipality not said here | more trees | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |
Example 5
There are many small municipalities in the region.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 are | expl |
| 2 | are | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 municipalities | amod |
| 4 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 municipalities | amod |
| 5 | municipalities | municipality | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 are | nsubj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 region | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 region | det |
| 8 | region | region | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 municipalities | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 are | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | does | present | many small municipalities in the region | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
The library is run by the municipality.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 library | det |
| 2 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 run | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 run | aux:pass |
| 4 | run | run | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 municipality | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 municipality | det |
| 7 | municipality | municipality | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 run | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 run | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | present · passive | the municipality | the library | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Trajectory |
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