obligatory

Who acts: Obligatory, you, rule, law, Wearing, Swimming lessons · What happens: mean, do, say, not be, describe, happen · To what, where: something, free choice, seatbelt, car, climbing wall, obligatory photo · Speech: someone speaks here

«obligatory» 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: obligatory in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Obligatory means something you must do because a rule or law says so; it is not a free choice.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Obligatory	Obligatory	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 means	obj
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 do	nsubj
5	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 do	aux
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 something	acl:relcl
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 says	mark
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 rule	det
9	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 says	nsubj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 law	cc
11	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rule	conj
12	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 do	advcl
13	so	so	ADV	_	12 says	advmod
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 choice	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 choice	nsubj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 choice	cop
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 choice	advmod
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 choice	det
19	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 choice	amod
20	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	present	Obligatory	something	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
2	do	must	you		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	present	a rule or law		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	not is a	present	law	a free choice	tree rules

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: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

Obligatory can describe something that always happens and is expected, as in «the obligatory selfie».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Obligatory	Obligatory	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 happens	nsubj
6	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 happens	advmod
7	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 something	acl:relcl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 expected	cc
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 expected	aux:pass
10	expected	expect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 happens	xcomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 selfie	punct
12	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 selfie	mark
13	in	in	ADP	_	17 selfie	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 selfie	punct
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 selfie	det
16	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 selfie	amod
17	selfie	selfie	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 expected	parataxis
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 selfie	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	can	Obligatory	something		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	happen	present			always property	tree rules
3	expect	present · passive				vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: clause=Theme

Example 1

Wearing a seatbelt is obligatory in the car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wearing	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 obligatory	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 seatbelt	det
3	seatbelt	seatbelt	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wearing	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 obligatory	cop
5	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 car	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 car	det
8	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 obligatory	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 obligatory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	gerund		a seatbelt					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent seatbelt=Source
2	is	present	Wearing			the car		obligatory property	tree rules

Example 2

Swimming lessons are obligatory for every pupil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lessons	compound
2	lessons	lesson	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 obligatory	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 obligatory	cop
4	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 pupil	case
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 pupil	det
7	pupil	pupil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 obligatory	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 obligatory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Swimming lessons					for every pupil; obligatory property	tree rules

Example 3

School uniform is obligatory, the rules said.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	School	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uniform	compound
2	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 obligatory	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 obligatory	cop
4	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rules	det
7	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 said	nsubj
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 obligatory	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 obligatory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	School uniform					obligatory property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	the rules						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Helmets are obligatory on the climbing wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helmets	helmet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obligatory	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 obligatory	cop
3	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 wall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
6	climbing	climbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	compound
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 obligatory	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obligatory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Helmets			the climbing wall		obligatory property	tree rules

Example 5

Then came the obligatory photo with Grandma. (humorous)

Sentence 1: Then came the obligatory photo with Grandma.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 came	advmod
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 photo	det
4	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 photo	amod
5	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 Grandma	case
7	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 photo	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past		the obligatory photo			then	with Grandma	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location photo=Theme

Sentence 2: (humorous)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 humorous	punct
2	humorous	humorous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 humorous	punct

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

Example 6

The trip is not obligatory; you can choose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 trip	det
2	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 obligatory	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 obligatory	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 obligatory	advmod
5	obligatory	obligatory	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 choose	punct
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 choose	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 choose	aux
9	choose	choose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 obligatory	parataxis
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 obligatory	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	the trip					obligatory property	tree rules
2	choose	can	you						vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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