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plurality

Who acts: She, plurality, town, Democracy · What happens: be, win, vote, have, show, add · To what, where: majority, plurality, post, s.

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

Meaning 1

Usage: voting — kept apart, not parsed.

More votes than any other single person or party, but not more than half of all votes.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	More	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 votes	amod
2	votes	vote	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	than	than	ADP	_	7 person	case
4	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 person	det
5	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
6	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 votes	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 party	cc
9	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 person	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 half	punct
11	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 half	cc
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 more	advmod
13	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV	15 half	advmod
14	than	than	ADP	_	13 more	fixed
15	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	7 person	conj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 votes	case
17	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 votes	det
18	votes	vote	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 half	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 votes	punct

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

Meaning 2

A large number or variety of things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 variety	cc
5	variety	variety	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 number	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 things	case
7	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 variety	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 number	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a plurality of opinions".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 plurality	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 plurality	det
3	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 opinions	case
5	opinions	opinion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 plurality	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 plurality	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plurality	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

The state of being plural, more than one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 state	det
2	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 one	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 plural	case
4	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 plural	cop
5	plural	plural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 state	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 one	punct
7	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV	9 one	advmod
8	than	than	ADP	_	7 more	fixed
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						plural property	tree rules

Example 1

She won with a plurality, but not a majority.

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 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 plurality	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plurality	det
5	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 majority	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 majority	cc
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 majority	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 majority	det
10	majority	majority	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	She	a majority				with a plurality	vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

A plurality of the class voted for pizza.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 plurality	det
2	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 voted	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 class	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plurality	nmod
6	voted	vote	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 pizza	case
8	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 voted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 voted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vote	past	a plurality of the class					for pizza goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for pizza=Goal

Example 3

The town has a plurality of languages and cultures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plurality	det
5	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 languages	case
7	languages	language	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 plurality	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 cultures	cc
9	cultures	culture	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 languages	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the town	a plurality of languages and cultures					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plurality=Patient

Example 4

In first past the post, a plurality is enough to win.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 post	case
2	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 post	advmod
3	past	past	ADP	_	5 post	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 post	det
5	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 enough	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 post	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 plurality	det
8	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 enough	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 enough	cop
10	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 win	mark
12	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 enough	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 enough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a plurality			the post		enough property	tree rules
2	win	to-infinitive	a plurality not said here						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The plurality of nouns is shown by adding -s.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plurality	det
2	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shown	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 nouns	case
4	nouns	noun	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 plurality	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 shown	aux:pass
6	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 adding	mark
8	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 shown	advcl
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 s.	punct
10	s.	S.	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 adding	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present · passive		the plurality of nouns					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	add speech: assert	gerund		s.					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent s.=Patient

Example 6

Democracy needs a plurality of voices.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Democracy	democracy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 needs	nsubj
2	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plurality	det
4	plurality	plurality	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 needs	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 voices	case
6	voices	voice	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 plurality	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Democracy	a plurality of voices					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot plurality=Theme

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