pallbearer Who acts: people, person, Six pallbearers, grandsons, pallbearers, She · What happens: carry, walk, be, wear, ask · To what, where: coffin, funeral, church, pallbearers, pallbearer, honour
«pallbearer» 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: pallbearer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 One of the people who carry the coffin at a funeral.
case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj case det obl punct root One NUM of ADP the DET people NOUN who PRON carry VERB the DET coffin NOUN at ADP a DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 2 of of ADP _ 4 people case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 people det 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 One nmod 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 carry nsubj 6 carry carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 coffin det 8 coffin coffin NOUN Number=Sing 6 carry obj 9 at at ADP _ 11 funeral case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 funeral det 11 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 6 carry obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 One punct
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1 carry present the people the coffin a funeral vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme
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 A person who walks beside the coffin at a funeral as an honour.
det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case det obl case det obl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON walks VERB beside ADP the DET coffin NOUN at ADP a DET funeral NOUN as ADP an DET honour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 walks nsubj 4 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 beside beside ADP _ 7 coffin case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 coffin det 7 coffin coffin NOUN Number=Sing 4 walks obl 8 at at ADP _ 10 funeral case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 funeral det 10 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 4 walks obl 11 as as ADP _ 13 honour case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 honour det 13 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing 4 walks obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 walk present a person the coffin at a funeral; as a honour vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside coffin=Trajectory
Example 1 Six pallbearers carried the coffin into the church.
nummod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Six NUM pallbearers NOUN carried VERB the DET coffin NOUN into ADP the DET church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 pallbearers nummod 2 pallbearers pallbearer NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 coffin det 5 coffin coffin NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 church case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 church det 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past Six pallbearers the coffin the church vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme
Example 2 Grandad's grandsons were his pallbearers.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root Grandad PROPN 's PART grandsons NOUN were AUX his PRON pallbearers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 grandsons nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandad case 3 grandsons grandson NOUN Number=Plur 6 pallbearers nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 pallbearers cop 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 pallbearers nmod:poss 6 pallbearers pallbearer NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 pallbearers punct
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1 is a past Grandad's grandsons Grandad's pallbearers tree rules
Example 3 Being a pallbearer is an honour.
cop det csubj cop det punct root Being AUX a DET pallbearer NOUN is AUX an DET honour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 pallbearer cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pallbearer det 3 pallbearer pallbearer NOUN Number=Sing 6 honour csubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 honour cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 honour det 6 honour honour NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 honour punct
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1 is a gerund a pallbearer tree rules 2 is a present a honour tree rules
Example 4 The pallbearers walked slowly and carefully.
det nsubj advmod cc conj punct root The DET pallbearers NOUN walked VERB slowly ADV and CCONJ carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pallbearers det 2 pallbearers pallbearer NOUN Number=Plur 3 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 3 walked advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 carefully cc 6 carefully carefully ADV _ 4 slowly conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk past the pallbearers slowly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 At the soldier's funeral, the pallbearers wore uniforms.
case det nmod:poss case obl punct det nsubj obj punct root At ADP the DET soldier NOUN 's PART funeral NOUN , PUNCT the DET pallbearers NOUN wore VERB uniforms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 5 funeral case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soldier det 3 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 5 funeral nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 soldier case 5 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 9 wore obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 funeral punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pallbearers det 8 pallbearers pallbearer NOUN Number=Plur 9 wore nsubj 9 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 uniforms uniform NOUN Number=Plur 9 wore obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 wore punct
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1 wear past the pallbearers uniforms the soldier's funeral vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme
Example 6 She asked her brothers to be pallbearers for their mum.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark cop xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON asked VERB her PRON brothers NOUN to PART be AUX pallbearers NOUN for ADP their PRON mum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brothers nmod:poss 4 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 2 asked obj 5 to to PART _ 7 pallbearers mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 pallbearers cop 7 pallbearers pallbearer NOUN Number=Plur 2 asked xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 10 mum case 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 mum nmod:poss 10 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 asked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past She her brothers for pallbearers's mum vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient 2 is a not said to happen to-infinitive She not said here pallbearers tree rules
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