personage
Who acts: royal personage, Duchess, Toad, Many great personages, play, mayor · What happens: visit, be, imagine, come, have, get · To what, where: town, grand personage, Toad, wedding, four personages, important personage
«personage» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: personage in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
An important or famous person.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 2 | important | important | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 person | amod |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 famous | cc |
| 4 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 important | conj |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
A character in a play or story.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 character | det |
| 2 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 play | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 play | det |
| 5 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 character | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 story | cc |
| 7 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 play | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 character | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
A royal personage visited our town.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 personage | det |
| 2 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 personage | amod |
| 3 | personage | personage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 visited | nsubj |
| 4 | visited | visit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 town | nmod:poss |
| 6 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 visited | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 visited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | past | a royal personage | our town | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Co-Agent |
Example 2
The Duchess was a very grand personage.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Duchess | det |
| 2 | Duchess | Duchess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 personage | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 personage | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 personage | det |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 grand | advmod |
| 6 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 personage | amod |
| 7 | personage | personage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 personage | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the Duchess | a grand personage | tree rules |
Example 3
Toad imagined himself a famous personage.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 imagined | nsubj |
| 2 | imagined | imagine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 2 imagined | obj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 personage | det |
| 5 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 personage | amod |
| 6 | personage | personage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 imagined | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 imagined | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | imagine | past | Toad | Toad | tree rules |
Example 4
Many great personages came to the wedding.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 personages | amod |
| 2 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 personages | amod |
| 3 | personages | personage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 came | nsubj |
| 4 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 wedding | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wedding | det |
| 7 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 came | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | Many great personages | the wedding | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to wedding=Initial_Location |
Example 5
The play has only four personages.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 play | det |
| 2 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 5 four | advmod |
| 5 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 personages | nummod |
| 6 | personages | personage | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the play | four personages | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent personage=Patient |
Example 6
The mayor was the most important personage at the fair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 mayor | det |
| 2 | mayor | mayor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 personage | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 personage | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 personage | det |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 important | advmod |
| 6 | important | important | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 personage | amod |
| 7 | personage | personage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 fair | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 fair | det |
| 10 | fair | fair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 personage | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 personage | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the mayor | the important personage | the fair | tree rules |
Example 7
First the personages, and then we will get the play ready.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 3 personages | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 personages | det |
| 3 | personages | personage | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 get | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 get | cc |
| 6 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 get | advmod |
| 7 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 get | nsubj |
| 8 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 get | aux |
| 9 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 personages | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 play | det |
| 11 | play | play | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 get | obj |
| 12 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 get | xcomp |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 personages | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | future | we | the play | then | ready property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer play=Stimulus |
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