paperwork

Who acts: boring work, writing, Dad, You, vet, Mrs · What happens: fill in, keep, sort, see, get, work · To what, where: other papers, such papers, way, paperwork, us, mountain · Speech: someone speaks here

«paperwork» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: paperwork in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Forms, letters, reports and other papers that must be filled in or kept, especially for school, work or the government.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 letters	punct
3	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Forms	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 reports	punct
5	reports	report	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Forms	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 papers	cc
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 papers	amod
8	papers	paper	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Forms	conj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 filled	nsubj:pass
10	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 filled	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 filled	aux:pass
12	filled	fill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 papers	acl:relcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	12 filled	compound:prt
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 kept	cc
15	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 filled	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 school	punct
17	especially	especially	ADV	_	19 school	advmod
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 school	case
19	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 kept	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 work	punct
21	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 school	conj
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 government	cc
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 government	det
24	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 work	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Forms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill in	must · passive		other papers					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
2	keep	participle						for school and work or the government	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: 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

The boring work of writing, filling in and sorting such papers, often seen as getting in the way of real work.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 work	det
2	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 work	amod
3	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 writing	case
5	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 work	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 filling	punct
7	filling	fill	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 work	acl
8	in	in	ADV	_	7 filling	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 sorting	cc
10	sorting	sort	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 filling	conj
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 papers	amod
12	papers	paper	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 sorting	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 seen	punct
14	often	often	ADV	_	15 seen	advmod
15	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 papers	acl
16	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 getting	mark
17	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 seen	advcl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 way	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 way	det
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 getting	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 work	case
22	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 work	amod
23	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 way	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	fill in	gerund	the boring work of writing not said here				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	sort	gerund	the boring work of writing not said here	such papers			vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Theme
3	see	participle		such papers not said here		often property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	get	gerund			the way of real work		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
5	work		writing				nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Any official record, even on a computer, such as online forms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	3 record	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 record	amod
3	record	record	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 computer	punct
5	even	even	ADV	_	8 computer	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 computer	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 computer	det
8	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 record	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 forms	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 forms	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	online	online	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 forms	amod
13	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 record	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 record	punct

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

Example 1

Dad stayed up late doing the paperwork for our new car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stayed	nsubj
2	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADV	_	2 stayed	advmod
4	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 stayed	advmod
5	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stayed	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 paperwork	det
7	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 doing	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 car	case
9	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 car	nmod:poss
10	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 car	amod
11	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 doing	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay up	past	Dad					late property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	do	gerund	Dad not said here	the paperwork				for our new car	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paperwork=Eventuality

Example 2

You must hand in the paperwork before the school trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 hand	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 hand	aux
3	hand	hand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 paperwork	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 paperwork	det
6	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hand	obl
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 trip	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 trip	det
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trip	compound
10	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hand	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hand	must	You			the paperwork	before the school trip		vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The vet asked us to fill in some paperwork about our dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vet	det
2	vet	vet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 asked	iobj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 fill	mark
6	fill	fill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asked	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	6 fill	compound:prt
8	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	9 paperwork	det
9	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fill	obj
10	about	about	ADP	_	12 dog	case
11	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 dog	nmod:poss
12	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 paperwork	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the vet		us				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic
2	fill in not said to happen	to-infinitive	the vet not said here	some paperwork				about our dog	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paperwork=Patient

Example 4

Mrs Lee had a mountain of paperwork on her desk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
2	Lee	Lee	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Mrs	flat
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mountain	det
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 paperwork	case
7	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mountain	nmod
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 desk	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 desk	nmod:poss
10	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 paperwork	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Mrs	a mountain of paperwork on Mrs's desk					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient

Example 5

The police officer said the paperwork would take an hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 officer	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 officer	compound
3	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 paperwork	det
6	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 take	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 take	aux
8	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	ccomp
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hour	det
10	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 take	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the police officer						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	would	the paperwork				hour		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Each form in the paperwork had 4 pages, and there were 12 forms.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 form	det
2	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 paperwork	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 paperwork	det
5	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 form	nmod
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 pages	nummod
8	pages	page	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 had	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 were	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 were	cc
11	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	12 were	expl
12	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 had	conj
13	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 forms	nummod
14	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 were	nsubj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	each form in the paperwork	4 pages					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient
2	be	past	12 forms			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Moving house means lots of paperwork.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 means	csubj
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 means	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 paperwork	case
6	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lots	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund		house					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme
2	mean	present	Moving	lots of paperwork					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Topic

Example 8

"Ugh, more paperwork," groaned the coach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 paperwork	punct
2	Ugh	ugh	INTJ	_	5 paperwork	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Ugh	punct
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 paperwork	amod
5	paperwork	paperwork	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 groaned	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 paperwork	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 groaned	punct
8	groaned	groan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 coach	det
10	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 groaned	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 groaned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	groan	past	more paperwork	the coach					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coach=Theme

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