plaudits
Who acts: Plaudits, people, crowd, Genius, Everyone · What happens: be, give, mean, call, shower, make · To what, where: loud praise, performer, shout, approval, plaudits, young singer · Speech: someone speaks here
«plaudits» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: plaudits in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Plaudits are loud praise or clapping that people give to a performer or a hero.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaudits | plaudit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 praise | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 praise | cop |
| 3 | loud | loud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 praise | amod |
| 4 | praise | praise | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 clapping | cc |
| 6 | clapping | clapping | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 praise | conj |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 give | obj |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 give | nsubj |
| 9 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 praise | acl:relcl |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 performer | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 performer | det |
| 12 | performer | performer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 give | obl |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 hero | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 hero | det |
| 15 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 performer | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 praise | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Plaudits | loud praise or clapping | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | give | present | people | loud praise or clapping | a performer or a hero | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent that=Theme to performer=Recipient |
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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
Plaudits can also mean a shout or call of approval from a crowd.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaudits | plaudit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | also | also | ADV | _ | 4 mean | advmod |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 shout | det |
| 6 | shout | shout | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mean | obj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 call | cc |
| 8 | call | call | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 shout | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 approval | case |
| 10 | approval | approval | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 call | nmod |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 13 crowd | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 crowd | det |
| 13 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 approval | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | can | Plaudits | a shout or call of approval from a crowd | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shout=Topic | ||||
| 2 | call | approval from a crowd | nom call «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Example 1
The crowd showered plaudits on the young singer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 crowd | det |
| 2 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showered | nsubj |
| 3 | showered | shower | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | plaudits | plaudit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 showered | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 singer | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 singer | det |
| 7 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 singer | amod |
| 8 | singer | singer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 showered | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 showered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shower | past | the crowd | plaudits | the young singer | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plaudit=Theme on singer=Destination |
Example 2
The Genius made the wood ring with his plaudits.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Genius | det |
| 2 | Genius | Genius | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ring | det |
| 5 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ring | compound |
| 6 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 plaudits | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 plaudits | nmod:poss |
| 9 | plaudits | plaudit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 ring | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the Genius | the wood ring | with Genius's plaudits | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Product |
Example 3
Everyone cheered and gave the winner plaudits.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 2 cheered | nsubj |
| 2 | cheered | cheer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 gave | cc |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 cheered | conj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 plaudits | det |
| 6 | winner | winner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 plaudits | compound |
| 7 | plaudits | plaudit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 gave | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cheered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheer | past | Everyone | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | give | past | Everyone not said here | the winner plaudits | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plaudit=Theme |
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