pronouncement Who acts: king, pronouncement, Queen, head teacher, judge, Toad · What happens: announce, make, obey, be, pronounce, surprise · To what, where: decision, statement, grand way, way, pronouncement, palace balcony
«pronouncement» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: pronouncement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A formal or official statement, often one that announces a decision.
det amod cc conj punct advmod appos nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root A DET formal ADJ or CCONJ official ADJ statement NOUN , PUNCT often ADV one NUM that PRON announces VERB a DET decision NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 statement det 2 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 statement amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 official cc 4 official official ADJ Degree=Pos 2 formal conj 5 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 one punct 7 often often ADV _ 8 one advmod 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 statement appos 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 announces nsubj 10 announces announce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 one acl:relcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 decision det 12 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 10 announces obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 statement punct
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1 announce speech: other present a decision vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=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 statement made in a grand way, as if it must be obeyed.
The tree, 13 words det acl case det amod obl punct mark mark nsubj:pass aux aux:pass conj punct root A DET statement NOUN made VERB in ADP a DET grand ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ it PRON must AUX be 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 statement det 2 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 statement acl 4 in in ADP _ 7 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 way det 6 grand grand ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 obeyed punct 9 as as SCONJ _ 14 obeyed mark 10 if if SCONJ _ 14 obeyed mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 obeyed nsubj:pass 12 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 obeyed aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 obeyed aux:pass 14 obeyed obey VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 made conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 statement punct
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1 make participle a statement not said here a grand way vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 obey a condition, not said to happen must · passive way vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 1 The king made a pronouncement from the palace balcony.
det nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root The DET king NOUN made VERB a DET pronouncement NOUN from ADP the DET palace NOUN balcony NOUN . 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 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pronouncement det 5 pronouncement pronouncement NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 from from ADP _ 9 balcony case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 balcony det 8 palace palace NOUN Number=Sing 9 balcony compound 9 balcony balcony NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the king a pronouncement the palace balcony vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent pronouncement=Product from balcony=Material
Example 2 The Queen of Hearts' pronouncement was: «Off with her head!»
The tree, 11 words det nmod:poss case nmod case nsubj punct punct advmod case nmod:poss nsubj punct punct root The DET Queen PROPN of ADP Hearts PROPN ' PART pronouncement NOUN was VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Off ADV with ADP her PRON head NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Queen det 2 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 6 pronouncement nmod:poss 3 of of ADP _ 4 Hearts case 4 Hearts Heart PROPN Number=Plur 2 Queen nmod 5 ' 's PART _ 2 Queen case 6 pronouncement pronouncement NOUN Number=Sing 7 was nsubj 7 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 7 was punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 Off punct 10 Off off ADV _ 13 head advmod 11 with with ADP _ 13 head case 12 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 head nmod:poss 13 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 was nsubj 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 13 head punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 13 head punct
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1 be past the Queen of Hearts's pronouncement vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 pronounce the Queen of Hearts nom pronouncement «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The head teacher's pronouncement about mobile phones surprised us.
det compound nmod:poss case nsubj case amod nmod obj punct root The DET head NOUN teacher NOUN 's PART pronouncement NOUN about ADP mobile ADJ phones NOUN surprised VERB us PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teacher det 2 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 5 pronouncement nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 teacher case 5 pronouncement pronouncement NOUN Number=Sing 9 surprised nsubj 6 about about ADP _ 8 phones case 7 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 8 phones amod 8 phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 5 pronouncement nmod 9 surprised surprise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 surprised obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 surprised punct
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1 surprise past the head teacher's pronouncement about mobile phones us vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus we=Experiencer 2 pronounce the head teacher about mobile phones nom pronouncement «communication transitive»: poss=agent about=obl
Example 4 The judge's pronouncement was final.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root The DET judge NOUN 's PART pronouncement NOUN was AUX final ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 judge det 2 judge judge NOUN Number=Sing 4 pronouncement nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 judge case 4 pronouncement pronouncement NOUN Number=Sing 6 final nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 final cop 6 final final ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 final punct
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1 is past the judge's pronouncement final property tree rules 2 pronounce the judge nom pronouncement «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Toad made grand pronouncements about his own cleverness.
nsubj amod obj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root Toad PROPN made VERB grand ADJ pronouncements NOUN about ADP his PRON own ADJ cleverness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 grand grand ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pronouncements amod 4 pronouncements pronouncement NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 5 about about ADP _ 8 cleverness case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 cleverness nmod:poss 7 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cleverness amod 8 cleverness cleverness NOUN Number=Sing 4 pronouncements nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Toad grand pronouncements about Toad's own cleverness vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pronouncement=Product
Example 6 The pronouncement was printed in all the newspapers.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det:predet det obl punct root The DET pronouncement NOUN was AUX printed VERB in ADP all DET the DET newspapers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pronouncement det 2 pronouncement pronouncement NOUN Number=Sing 4 printed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 printed aux:pass 4 printed print VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 newspapers case 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 newspapers det:predet 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 newspapers det 8 newspapers newspaper NOUN Number=Plur 4 printed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 printed punct
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1 print past · passive the pronouncement all newspapers vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in newspaper=Destination
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