political
Who acts: people, country, political map, They, mayor, Voting · What happens: run, have, show, give, be, choose · To what, where: country, three main political parties, countries, political argument, dinner, political speech
«political» 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: political in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
About government, how a country is run and the people in power.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | About | about | ADP | _ | 2 government | case |
| 2 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 run | obl |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 run | punct |
| 4 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 run | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 country | det |
| 6 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 run | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 run | aux:pass |
| 8 | run | run | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 people | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 people | det |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 run | obl:agent |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 power | case |
| 13 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 people | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 run | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | present · passive | the people in power | a country | about government | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent subject=Theme about government=Trajectory |
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
About political parties and elections.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | About | about | ADV | _ | 3 parties | advmod |
| 2 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 parties | amod |
| 3 | parties | party | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 elections | cc |
| 5 | elections | election | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 parties | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 parties | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
About power and arguments inside a group, like a school or a company.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | About | about | ADP | _ | 2 power | case |
| 2 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 arguments | cc |
| 4 | arguments | argument | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 power | conj |
| 5 | inside | inside | ADP | _ | 7 group | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 group | det |
| 7 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 power | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 school | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 school | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 school | det |
| 11 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 power | conj |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 company | cc |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 company | det |
| 14 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 school | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 power | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The country has three main political parties.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 country | det |
| 2 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 parties | nummod |
| 5 | main | main | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 parties | amod |
| 6 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 parties | amod |
| 7 | parties | party | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the country | three main political parties | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient |
Example 2
A political map shows countries and their borders.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 map | det |
| 2 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 map | amod |
| 3 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 shows | nsubj |
| 4 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | countries | country | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 shows | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 borders | cc |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 borders | nmod:poss |
| 8 | borders | border | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 countries | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | a political map | countries and countries's borders | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent country=Recipient |
Example 3
They had a political argument at dinner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 argument | det |
| 4 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 argument | amod |
| 5 | argument | argument | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 dinner | case |
| 7 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | They | a political argument | dinner | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Patient |
Example 4
The mayor gave a political speech.
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 | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 speech | det |
| 5 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 speech | amod |
| 6 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the mayor | a political speech | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |
Example 5
Voting is a political right.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Voting | voting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 right | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 right | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 right | det |
| 4 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 right | amod |
| 5 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 right | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Voting | a political right | tree rules |
Example 6
Choosing the team captain became quite political.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choosing | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 became | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 captain | det |
| 3 | team | team | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 captain | compound |
| 4 | captain | captain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Choosing | obj |
| 5 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | quite | quite | ADV | _ | 7 political | advmod |
| 7 | political | political | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 became | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 became | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | gerund | the team captain | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent captain=Theme | |||||
| 2 | become | past | Choosing | political property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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