nation Who acts: people, history, France, whole nation, United Nations, nation · What happens: share, not have, be, watch, work, have · To what, where: history, own country, nation, Europe, final, TV · Speech: someone speaks here
«nation» 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: nation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A country, with its people, land and government.
det punct case nmod:poss appos punct appos cc conj punct root A DET country NOUN , PUNCT with ADP its PRON people NOUN , PUNCT land NOUN and CCONJ government NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 country det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 people punct 4 with with ADP _ 6 people case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 people nmod:poss 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 country appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 land punct 8 land land NOUN Number=Sing 6 people appos 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 government cc 10 government government NOUN Number=Sing 8 land conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 country punct
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Meaning 2 A large group of people who share a history, language and culture, even if they do not have their own country (for example, First Nations in Canada).
The tree, 27 words det amod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct conj cc conj punct advmod mark nsubj aux advmod parataxis nmod:poss amod obj punct case nmod punct amod appos case nmod punct punct root A DET large ADJ group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON share VERB a DET history NOUN , PUNCT language NOUN and CCONJ culture NOUN , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ they PRON do AUX not PART have VERB their PRON own ADJ country NOUN ( PUNCT for ADP example NOUN , PUNCT First ADJ Nations PROPN in ADP Canada PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 group det 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 3 group amod 3 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 people case 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 group nmod 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 share nsubj 7 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 history det 9 history history NOUN Number=Sing 7 share obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 language punct 11 language language NOUN Number=Sing 9 history conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 culture cc 13 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 9 history conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 20 have punct 15 even even ADV _ 20 have advmod 16 if if SCONJ _ 20 have mark 17 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 have nsubj 18 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 have aux 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 have advmod 20 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 group parataxis 21 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 country nmod:poss 22 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 23 country amod 23 country country NOUN Number=Sing 20 have obj 24 ( ( PUNCT _ 26 example punct 25 for for ADP _ 26 example case 26 example example NOUN Number=Sing 23 country nmod 27 , , PUNCT _ 29 Nations punct 28 First First ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 29 Nations amod 29 Nations Nation PROPN Number=Plur 26 example appos 30 in in ADP _ 31 Canada case 31 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 29 Nations nmod 32 ) ) PUNCT _ 26 example punct 33 . . PUNCT _ 3 group punct
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1 share present people a history and language and culture tree rules 2 not have present · do-support history history's own country for example vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent country=Patient
Example 1 France is a nation in Europe.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root France PROPN is AUX a DET nation NOUN in ADP Europe PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 France France PROPN Number=Sing 4 nation nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 nation cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nation det 4 nation nation NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Europe case 6 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 4 nation nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 nation punct
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1 is a present France a nation Europe tree rules
Example 2 The whole nation watched the final on TV.
det amod nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET whole ADJ nation NOUN watched VERB the DET final NOUN on ADP TV NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 nation det 2 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nation amod 3 nation nation NOUN Number=Sing 4 watched nsubj 4 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 final det 6 final final NOUN Number=Sing 4 watched obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 TV case 8 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 4 watched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 watched punct
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1 watch past the whole nation the final TV vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Theme
Example 3 The United Nations works for peace between countries.
det compound nsubj case obl case nmod punct root The DET United PROPN Nations PROPN works VERB for ADP peace NOUN between ADP countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Nations det 2 United United PROPN _ 3 Nations compound 3 Nations Nation PROPN Number=Plur 4 works nsubj 4 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 peace case 6 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 4 works obl 7 between between ADP _ 8 countries case 8 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 6 peace nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 works punct
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1 work present the United Nations for peace between countries vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for peace=Beneficiary
Example 4 Each nation has its own flag.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Each DET nation NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ flag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 nation det 2 nation nation NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have 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 flag nmod:poss 5 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flag amod 6 flag flag NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present each nation nation's own flag vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient
Example 5 People from many nations came to the Olympics.
nsubj case amod nmod case det obl punct root People NOUN from ADP many ADJ nations NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET Olympics PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 5 came nsubj 2 from from ADP _ 4 nations case 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nations amod 4 nations nation NOUN Number=Plur 1 People nmod 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 Olympics case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Olympics det 8 Olympics Olympic PROPN Number=Plur 5 came obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past People from many nations the Olympics vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to olympic=Initial_Location
Example 6 First Nations people lived in Canada long before settlers arrived.
amod compound nsubj case obl advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root First ADJ Nations PROPN people NOUN lived VERB in ADP Canada PROPN long ADV before SCONJ settlers NOUN arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 First first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 Nations amod 2 Nations Nation PROPN Number=Plur 3 people compound 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 lived nsubj 4 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Canada case 6 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 4 lived obl 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 4 lived advmod 8 before before SCONJ _ 10 arrived mark 9 settlers settler NOUN Number=Plur 10 arrived nsubj 10 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lived advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 lived punct
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1 live past Nations people Canada long property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canada=Location 2 arrive past settlers vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The president spoke to the nation.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET president NOUN spoke VERB to ADP the DET nation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 president det 2 president president NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 nation case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 nation det 6 nation nation NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the president to the nation vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to nation=Co-Agent
Example 8 A stir ran through the whole youth of the nation.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root A DET stir NOUN ran VERB through ADP the DET whole ADJ youth NOUN of ADP the DET nation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stir det 2 stir stir NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 7 youth case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 youth det 6 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 7 youth amod 7 youth youth NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 nation case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 nation det 10 nation nation NOUN Number=Sing 7 youth nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run past a stir the whole youth of the nation vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through youth=Trajectory
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