populace Who acts: ordinary people, king, new law, whole populace, populace, emperor · What happens: live, tax, be, ask, vote, have · To what, where: general public, country, populace, whole populace, ration books, bread
«populace» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: populace in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
All the ordinary people who live in a country or area; the general public.
The tree, 14 words det:predet det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj punct det amod obl punct root All DET the DET ordinary ADJ people NOUN who PRON live VERB in ADP a DET country NOUN or CCONJ area NOUN ; PUNCT the DET general ADJ public NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 4 people det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 people det 3 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 4 people amod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 live nsubj 6 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 in in ADP _ 9 country case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 country det 9 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 area cc 11 area area NOUN Number=Sing 9 country conj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 public punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 public det 14 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 15 public amod 15 public public NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 people punct
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1 live present all ordinary people the general public a country or area vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location
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 king taxed the populace heavily.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET king NOUN taxed VERB the DET populace NOUN heavily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 taxed nsubj 3 taxed tax VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 populace det 5 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 3 taxed obj 6 heavily heavily ADV _ 3 taxed advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 taxed punct
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1 tax past the king the populace heavily property vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent populace=Recipient
Example 2 The new law was popular with the populace.
det amod nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET new ADJ law NOUN was AUX popular ADJ with ADP the DET populace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 law det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 law amod 3 law law NOUN Number=Sing 5 popular nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 popular cop 5 popular popular ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 populace case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 populace det 8 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 5 popular obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 popular punct
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1 is past the new law with the populace; popular property tree rules
Example 3 The whole populace was asked to vote.
det amod nsubj aux:pass mark xcomp punct root The DET whole ADJ populace NOUN was AUX asked VERB to PART vote VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 populace det 2 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 3 populace amod 3 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 5 asked nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 asked aux:pass 5 asked ask VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 vote mark 7 vote vote VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 asked xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past · passive the whole populace vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 vote not said to happen to-infinitive the whole populace not said here vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 During the war, the populace had to use ration books.
case det obl punct det nsubj mark xcomp compound obj punct root During ADP the DET war NOUN , PUNCT the DET populace NOUN had VERB to PART use VERB ration NOUN books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 war case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 war det 3 war war NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 war punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 populace det 6 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 use mark 9 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 had xcomp 10 ration ration NOUN Number=Sing 11 books compound 11 books book NOUN Number=Plur 9 use obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 had punct
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1 have past the populace during the war tree rules 2 use to-infinitive the populace not said here ration books vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient
Example 5 The emperor gave bread and games to keep the populace happy.
det nsubj obj cc conj mark advcl det obj xcomp punct root The DET emperor NOUN gave VERB bread NOUN and CCONJ games NOUN to PART keep VERB the DET populace NOUN happy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 emperor det 2 emperor emperor NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 games cc 6 games game NOUN Number=Plur 4 bread conj 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 gave advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 populace det 10 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 8 keep obj 11 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 keep xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the emperor bread and games vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Theme 2 keep to-infinitive the emperor not said here the populace happy property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent populace=Theme
Example 6 The town's populace gathered in the square.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl punct root The DET town NOUN 's PART populace NOUN gathered VERB in ADP the DET square NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 populace nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 town case 4 populace populace NOUN Number=Sing 5 gathered nsubj 5 gathered gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 square case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 square det 8 square square NOUN Number=Sing 5 gathered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 gathered punct
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1 gather past the town's populace the square vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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