npc

Who acts: person, insult, you, your, NPC, Minecraft villagers · What happens: control, seem, follow, not think, talk, get · To what, where: video game, crowd, village, next quest, same line, NPCs · Speech: someone speaks here

«npc» 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: npc in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for "non-player character": a character in a video game controlled by the computer, not by a player.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	5 character	case
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 character	punct
4	non-player	non-player	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 character	compound
5	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 character	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 character	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 character	det
9	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 character	appos
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 game	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 game	det
12	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 game	compound
13	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 character	nmod
14	controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 game	acl
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 computer	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 computer	det
17	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 controlled	obl:agent
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 player	punct
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 player	advmod
20	by	by	ADP	_	22 player	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 player	det
22	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 character	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	participle		a video game not said here					vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: 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

Usage: slang, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

An insult for a person who seems boring, follows the crowd or does not think for themselves.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 insult	det
2	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 follows	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 person	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 insult	nmod
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 seems	nsubj
7	seems	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
8	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 seems	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 insult	punct
10	follows	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 crowd	det
12	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 follows	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 think	cc
14	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 think	aux
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 think	advmod
16	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 follows	conj
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 themselves	case
18	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	16 think	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 follows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	seem	present	a person		boring property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	follow	present	a insult for a person	the crowd		vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crowd=Theme
3	not think speech: other	present · do-support	a insult for a person not said here		for themselves = they	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Talk to the NPC in the village to get your next quest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 NPC	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 NPC	det
4	NPC	NPC	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Talk	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 village	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 village	det
7	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Talk	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 get	mark
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Talk	advcl
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 quest	nmod:poss
11	next	next	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 quest	amod
12	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 get	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	talk	imperative	you not said here		the village	to the NPC	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to npc=Co-Agent
2	get	to-infinitive	you not said here	your next quest			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer quest=Stimulus
3	quest		your				nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The NPC kept saying the same line over and over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 NPC	det
2	NPC	NPC	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	saying	say	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 line	det
6	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 line	amod
7	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 saying	obj
8	over	over	ADV	_	4 saying	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 over	cc
10	over	over	ADV	_	8 over	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the NPC						tree rules
2	say speech: assert	gerund	the NPC not said here	the same line				over property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent line=Topic

Example 3

In Minecraft, villagers are NPCs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Minecraft	case
2	Minecraft	Minecraft	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 villagers	compound
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Minecraft	punct
4	villagers	villager	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 NPCs	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 NPCs	cop
6	NPCs	npc	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 NPCs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Minecraft villagers	NPCs					tree rules

Example 4

That NPC sells potions and swords.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 NPC	det
2	NPC	NPC	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sells	nsubj
3	sells	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	potions	potion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sells	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 swords	cc
6	swords	sword	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 potions	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	present	that NPC	potions and swords					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potion=Theme

Example 5

"Stop acting like an NPC!" he said, which was mean. (slang)

Sentence 1: "Stop acting like an NPC!" he said, which was mean.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stop	punct
2	Stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
3	acting	act	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 Stop	xcomp
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 NPC	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 NPC	det
6	NPC	NPC	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 acting	obl
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Stop	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Stop	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 mean	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 mean	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 mean	cop
14	mean	mean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 said	ccomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	stop in a quote	infinitive			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	act in a quote	gerund		like a NPC	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like npc=Attribute
3	say speech: express	past	he		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	is	past		mean property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

Some NPCs in the game help you, others attack you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 NPCs	det
2	NPCs	npc	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 help	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 game	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 game	det
5	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 NPCs	nmod
6	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 help	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 attack	punct
9	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 attack	nsubj
10	attack	attack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 help	conj
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 attack	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	some NPCs in the game		you				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary
2	attack	present	others	you					vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient

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