procedure

Who acts: set, you, your, procedure, doctor, visitors · What happens: follow, do, leave, write, experiment, have · To what, where: certain order, something, task, drill procedure, procedure, five steps · Speech: someone speaks here

«procedure» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: procedure in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A set of steps to follow in a certain order to do something correctly or safely (the fire drill procedure).

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 set	det
2	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 follow	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 steps	case
4	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 set	nmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 follow	mark
6	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 order	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 order	det
9	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 order	amod
10	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 follow	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 do	mark
12	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 follow	conj
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 do	obj
14	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	12 do	advmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 safely	cc
16	safely	safely	ADV	_	14 correctly	conj
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	21 procedure	punct
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 procedure	det
19	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 drill	compound
20	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 procedure	compound
21	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 do	parataxis
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	21 procedure	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	to-infinitive	a set of steps			a certain order			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in order=Location
2	do	to-infinitive	a set of steps not said here	something				correctly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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

Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

A medical operation or treatment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 operation	det
2	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 operation	amod
3	operation	operation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 treatment	cc
5	treatment	treatment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 operation	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 operation	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: computing, maths — kept apart, not parsed.

A set of instructions that does a task, like a method.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 set	det
2	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 instructions	case
4	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 set	nmod
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 does	nsubj
6	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 set	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 task	det
8	task	task	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 does	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 method	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	12 method	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 method	det
12	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 task	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	a set of instructions	a task and a method					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality

Example 1

Follow the fire drill procedure and leave quietly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 procedure	det
3	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 procedure	compound
5	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Follow	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 leave	cc
7	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Follow	conj
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	7 leave	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	imperative	you not said here	the drill procedure					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procedure=Theme
2	leave	infinitive	you not said here					quietly property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Write the procedure for your experiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 procedure	det
3	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 experiment	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 experiment	nmod:poss
6	experiment	experiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	the procedure				for your experiment	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent procedure=Result for experiment=Beneficiary
2	experiment		your						nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The procedure has five steps.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 procedure	det
2	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 steps	nummod
5	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the procedure	five steps					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Patient

Example 4

The doctor said it was a simple procedure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 procedure	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 procedure	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 procedure	det
7	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 procedure	amod
8	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the doctor						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	past	doctor	a simple procedure					tree rules

Example 5

Learn the procedure for long division.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Learn	learn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 procedure	det
3	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Learn	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 division	case
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 division	amod
6	division	division	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Learn	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Learn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	imperative	you not said here	the procedure				for long division	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procedure=Topic

Example 6

All visitors must follow the safety procedures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	2 visitors	det
2	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 follow	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 follow	aux
4	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 procedures	det
6	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 procedures	compound
7	procedures	procedure	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 follow	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	must	all visitors	the safety procedures					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procedure=Theme

Example 7

That this was the usual procedure was so well known to Hook that in disregarding it he cannot be excused on the plea of ignorance.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 known	nsubj:pass
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 procedure	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 procedure	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 procedure	det
5	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 procedure	amod
6	procedure	procedure	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 That	acl:relcl
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 known	aux:pass
8	so	so	ADV	_	9 well	advmod
9	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 known	advmod
10	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 Hook	mark
12	Hook	hook	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 known	xcomp
13	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 disregarding	mark
14	in	in	SCONJ	_	15 disregarding	mark
15	disregarding	disregard	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Hook	advcl
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 disregarding	obj
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 excused	nsubj
18	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 excused	aux
19	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	21 excused	advmod
20	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	21 excused	aux:pass
21	excused	excuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 disregarding	parataxis
22	on	on	ADP	_	24 plea	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 plea	det
24	plea	plea	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 excused	obl
25	of	of	ADP	_	26 ignorance	case
26	ignorance	ignorance	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 plea	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 known	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	past	this	the usual procedure			tree rules
2	know	past · passive		That		well property	tree rules
3	hook	to-infinitive					vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme
4	disregard	gerund		procedure			vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
5	not excuse	can · passive		he	the plea of ignorance		vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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