practice Who acts: Practice, team, they, dentist, verb, She · What happens: do, get, play, be, train, wash · To what, where: something, Practice, piano, meeting, way, good practice
«practice» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: practice in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Practice is doing something again and again to get better at it, like playing the piano every day.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux obj advmod cc conj mark advcl xcomp case obl punct mark advcl det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Practice NOUN is AUX doing VERB something PRON again ADV and CCONJ again ADV to PART get VERB better ADJ at ADP it PRON , PUNCT like SCONJ playing VERB the DET piano NOUN every DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 3 doing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 doing aux 3 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 doing obj 5 again again ADV _ 3 doing advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 again cc 7 again again ADV _ 5 again conj 8 to to PART _ 9 get mark 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 doing advcl 10 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 get xcomp 11 at at ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 get obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 playing punct 14 like like SCONJ _ 15 playing mark 15 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 get advcl 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 piano det 17 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 15 playing obj 18 every every DET PronType=Tot 19 day det 19 day day NOUN Number=Sing 15 playing obl:unmarked 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 doing punct
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1 do present · progressive Practice something again vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 2 get to-infinitive Practice not said here Practice good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 play gerund Practice not said here the piano day vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=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.
Meaning 2 A practice is a meeting where a team trains, like football practice.
det nsubj cop det advmod det nsubj acl:relcl punct case compound conj punct root A DET practice NOUN is AUX a DET meeting NOUN where ADV a DET team NOUN trains VERB , PUNCT like ADP football NOUN practice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 practice det 2 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 5 meeting nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meeting cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 meeting det 5 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 trains advmod 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 team det 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 9 trains nsubj 9 trains train VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meeting acl:relcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 practice punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 practice case 12 football football NOUN Number=Sing 13 practice compound 13 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 9 trains conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 meeting punct
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1 is a present a practice a meeting tree rules 2 train present a team vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A practice is also the way something is usually done, a habit: it is good practice to wash your hands.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop advmod det nsubj aux:pass advmod acl:relcl punct det parataxis punct nsubj cop amod conj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root A DET practice NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET way NOUN something PRON is AUX usually ADV done VERB , PUNCT a DET habit NOUN : PUNCT it PRON is AUX good ADJ practice NOUN to PART wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 practice det 2 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 way advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 done nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 done aux:pass 9 usually usually ADV _ 10 done advmod 10 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 way acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 habit punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 habit det 13 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 6 way parataxis 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 practice punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 practice nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 practice cop 17 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 18 practice amod 18 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 way conj 19 to to PART _ 20 wash mark 20 wash wash VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 practice acl 21 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 hands nmod:poss 22 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 20 wash obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 way punct
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1 is a present a practice the way and good practice tree rules 2 do present · passive something usually property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality 3 is a present practice good practice tree rules 4 wash to-infinitive a practice not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
Meaning 4 A doctor's or dentist's practice is the place where they work.
det nmod:poss case cc nmod:poss case nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET doctor NOUN 's PART or CCONJ dentist NOUN 's PART practice NOUN is AUX the DET place NOUN where ADV they PRON work VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 10 place nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 doctor case 4 or or CCONJ _ 10 place cc 5 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 7 practice nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 dentist case 7 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 10 place nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 place cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 place det 10 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 work advmod 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 work nsubj 13 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 place acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 place punct
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1 is a present dentist's practice a doctor's place tree rules 2 work present they vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 practice dentist nom practice «act transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 5 Practice can also be a verb, meaning to carry on an activity regularly, as a habit or skill.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux advmod cop det punct acl mark xcomp case det obl advmod punct case det obl cc conj punct root Practice NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET verb NOUN , PUNCT meaning VERB to PART carry VERB on ADP an DET activity NOUN regularly ADV , PUNCT as ADP a DET habit NOUN or CCONJ skill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 verb nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 verb aux 3 also also ADV _ 6 verb advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 verb cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 verb det 6 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 meaning punct 8 meaning mean VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 verb acl 9 to to PART _ 10 carry mark 10 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 meaning xcomp 11 on on ADP _ 13 activity case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 activity det 13 activity activity NOUN Number=Sing 10 carry obl 14 regularly regularly ADV _ 10 carry advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 habit punct 16 as as ADP _ 18 habit case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 habit det 18 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 8 meaning obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 skill cc 20 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 18 habit conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 verb punct
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1 is a can Practice a verb tree rules 2 mean gerund a verb not said here as a habit or skill vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 carry not said to happen to-infinitive a verb not said here a activity regularly property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She does 20 minutes of piano practice each day.
nsubj nummod obj case compound nmod det obl:unmarked punct root She PRON does VERB 20 NUM minutes NOUN of ADP piano NOUN practice NOUN each DET day NOUN . PUNCT 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 does nsubj 2 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 minutes nummod 4 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 does obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 practice case 6 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 7 practice compound 7 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 4 minutes nmod 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 9 day det 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 does obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 does punct
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1 do present She day; minute vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Football practice is 2 hours long.
compound nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root Football NOUN practice NOUN is AUX 2 NUM hours NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Football football NOUN Number=Sing 2 practice compound 2 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 long cop 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 hours nummod 5 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 6 long obl:unmarked 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 long punct
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1 is present Football practice hour long property tree rules
Example 3 How many minutes of practice in 5 days?
advmod amod case nmod case nummod nmod punct root How ADV many ADJ minutes NOUN of ADP practice NOUN in ADP 5 NUM days NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 minutes amod 3 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 practice case 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 3 minutes nmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 days case 7 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 days nummod 8 days day NOUN Number=Plur 5 practice nmod 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 minutes punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 He went to 3 practices this week.
nsubj case nummod obl det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON went VERB to ADP 3 NUM practices NOUN this DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 practices case 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 practices nummod 5 practices practice NOUN Number=Plur 2 went obl 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 week det 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past He 3 practices week vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to practice=Initial_Location
Example 5 Practice makes perfect.
nsubj xcomp punct root Practice NOUN makes VERB perfect ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 2 makes xcomp 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Practice perfect property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 6 We did some spelling practice before the test.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON did VERB some DET spelling NOUN practice NOUN before ADP the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 practice det 4 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 5 practice compound 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 test case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 test det 8 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past We some spelling practice before the test vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Eventuality
Example 7 I am out of practice, so I play slowly now.
nsubj cop case case punct advmod nsubj conj advmod advmod punct root I PRON am AUX out ADP of ADP practice NOUN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON play VERB slowly ADV now ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 practice nsubj 2 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 practice cop 3 out out ADP _ 5 practice case 4 of of ADP _ 5 practice case 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 play punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 play advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 play nsubj 9 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 practice conj 10 slowly slowly ADV _ 9 play advmod 11 now now ADV PronType=Dem 9 play advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 practice punct
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1 is present I practice tree rules 2 play present I now slowly property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 It is good practice to check your answer.
nsubj cop amod mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root It PRON is AUX good ADJ practice NOUN to PART check VERB your PRON answer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 practice nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 practice cop 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 practice amod 4 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 check mark 6 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 practice acl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 answer nmod:poss 8 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 6 check obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 practice punct
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1 is a present It good practice tree rules 2 check to-infinitive your answer vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 3 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 The dentist's practice is next to the library.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop advmod case det punct root The DET dentist NOUN 's PART practice NOUN is AUX next ADV to ADP the DET library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dentist det 2 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 4 practice nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dentist case 4 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 9 library nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 library cop 6 next next ADV _ 9 library advmod 7 to to ADP _ 9 library case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 library det 9 library library NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 library punct
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1 is present the dentist's practice to the library; next property tree rules 2 practice the dentist nom practice «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 10 But vainly they practice their cruel arts, For nought can sever our two fond hearts.’
The tree, 15 words cc advmod nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct mark nsubj aux conj nmod:poss nummod amod obj punct punct root But CCONJ vainly ADV they PRON practice VERB their PRON cruel ADJ arts NOUN , PUNCT For SCONJ nought PRON can AUX sever VERB our PRON two NUM fond ADJ hearts NOUN . PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 4 practice cc 2 vainly vainly ADV _ 4 practice advmod 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 practice nsubj 4 practice practice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 arts nmod:poss 6 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 7 arts amod 7 arts art NOUN Number=Plur 4 practice obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 sever punct 9 For for SCONJ _ 12 sever mark 10 nought nought PRON PronType=Neg 12 sever nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 sever aux 12 sever sever VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 practice conj 13 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 hearts nmod:poss 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 hearts nummod 15 fond fond ADJ Degree=Pos 16 hearts amod 16 hearts heart NOUN Number=Plur 12 sever obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 practice punct 18 ’ ' PUNCT _ 4 practice punct
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1 practice present they their cruel arts vainly property vn rehearse-26.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent art=Theme 2 sever can nought our two fond hearts vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heart=Theme
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