policeman Who acts: policeman, job, old lady, you, Two policemen, uncle · What happens: be, make, obey, help, cross, lose · To what, where: member, laws, old lady, road, you, boy · Speech: someone speaks here
«policeman» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: policeman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A policeman is a man who is a member of the police, the people whose job is to keep people safe and make sure laws are obeyed.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det nsubj nsubj cop det case det nmod punct det conj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl obj xcomp cc conj xcomp nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root A DET policeman NOUN is AUX a DET man NOUN who PRON is AUX a DET member NOUN of ADP the DET police NOUN , PUNCT the DET people NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART keep VERB people NOUN safe ADJ and CCONJ make VERB sure ADJ laws NOUN are AUX obeyed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 9 member nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 member cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 member nsubj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 member nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 member cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 member det 9 member member NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 police case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 police det 12 police police NOUN Number=Plur 9 member nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 people punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 people det 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 police conj 16 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 17 job nmod:poss 17 job job NOUN Number=Sing 20 keep nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 keep cop 19 to to PART _ 20 keep mark 20 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 people acl:relcl 21 people people NOUN Number=Plur 20 keep obj 22 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 20 keep xcomp 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 make cc 24 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 keep conj 25 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 24 make xcomp 26 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 28 obeyed nsubj:pass 27 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 28 obeyed aux:pass 28 obeyed obey VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 25 sure ccomp 29 . . PUNCT _ 9 member punct
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1 is a present a policeman a member of the police and the people tree rules 2 is present job keep, safe property tree rules 3 make infinitive job not said here sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 obey present · passive laws vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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.
Example 1 The policeman helped the old lady cross the road.
det nsubj det amod obj xcomp det obj punct root The DET policeman NOUN helped VERB the DET old ADJ lady NOUN cross VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lady det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lady amod 6 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped obj 7 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 road det 9 road road NOUN Number=Sing 7 cross obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past the policeman the old lady vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent lady=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 cross infinitive the old lady not said here the road vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient
Example 2 If you get lost, look for a policeman or police officer.
mark nsubj aux:pass advcl punct case det obl cc compound conj punct root If SCONJ you PRON get AUX lost VERB , PUNCT look VERB for ADP a DET policeman NOUN or CCONJ police NOUN officer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 lost mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 lost nsubj 3 get get AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lost aux:pass 4 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 look advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 lost punct 6 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 policeman case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 policeman det 9 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 6 look obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 officer cc 11 police police NOUN Number=Sing 12 officer compound 12 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing 9 policeman conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 look punct
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1 lose a condition, not said to happen present · passive you vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 2 look imperative you not said here for a policeman or police officer vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for policeman=Theme
Example 3 Two policemen came to talk to our class about safety.
nummod nsubj mark xcomp case nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root Two NUM policemen NOUN came VERB to PART talk VERB to ADP our PRON class NOUN about ADP safety NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 policemen nummod 2 policemen policeman NOUN Number=Plur 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 talk mark 5 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 came xcomp 6 to to ADP _ 8 class case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 class nmod:poss 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk obl 9 about about ADP _ 10 safety case 10 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 8 class nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past Two policemen tree rules 2 talk to-infinitive Two policemen not said here to our class about safety vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to class=Co-Agent
Example 4 The policeman wrote down what the boy had seen.
det nsubj compound:prt obl det nsubj:pass aux ccomp punct root The DET policeman NOUN wrote VERB down ADP what PRON the DET boy NOUN had AUX seen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 wrote compound:prt 5 what what PRON PronType=Rel 9 seen obl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 boy det 7 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 9 seen nsubj:pass 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 seen aux 9 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wrote ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write down past the policeman vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 see past · perfect · passive the boy vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Example 5 My uncle is a policeman in Dublin.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX a DET policeman NOUN in ADP Dublin PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 policeman nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 policeman cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 policeman det 5 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 Dublin case 7 Dublin Dublin PROPN Number=Sing 5 policeman nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 policeman punct
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1 is a present My uncle a policeman Dublin tree rules
Example 6 A policeman on a horse rode through the park.
det case det compound nmod case det nmod punct root A DET policeman NOUN on ADP a DET horse NOUN rode NOUN through ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 rode case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rode det 5 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 6 rode compound 6 rode road NOUN Number=Sing 2 policeman nmod 7 through through ADP _ 9 park case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 6 rode nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 policeman punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 "What's the matter, old man?" asked a sympathizing policeman.
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj cop det nsubj punct amod appos punct punct det amod obj punct root " PUNCT What PRON 's AUX the DET matter NOUN , PUNCT old ADJ man NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT asked VERB a DET sympathizing VERB policeman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 matter punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 matter nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 matter cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 matter det 5 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 11 asked nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 man punct 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 man amod 8 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 matter appos 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 man punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 8 man punct 11 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 policeman det 13 sympathizing sympathize VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 policeman amod 14 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 11 asked obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 asked punct
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1 is a in a quote present the matter tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past the matter a sympathizing policeman vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent policeman=Recipient 3 sympathize gerund vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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