proprietor
Who acts: proprietor, you, we, hotel proprietor, sign, He · What happens: give, ask, leave, greet, say, buy · To what, where: free cookies, us, proprietor, bikes, guests, apples · Speech: someone speaks here
«proprietor» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: proprietor in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The owner of a business, such as a shop, hotel, restaurant or newspaper.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 owner | det |
| 2 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 business | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 business | det |
| 5 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 owner | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 shop | punct |
| 7 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 10 shop | case |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 such | fixed |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 shop | det |
| 10 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 business | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 hotel | punct |
| 12 | hotel | hotel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 business | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 restaurant | punct |
| 14 | restaurant | restaurant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 business | conj |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 newspaper | cc |
| 16 | newspaper | newspaper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 restaurant | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 owner | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
An owner of property.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 owner | det |
| 2 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 property | case |
| 4 | property | property | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 owner | nmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 owner | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The proprietor of the café gave us free cookies.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 proprietor | det |
| 2 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 café | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 café | det |
| 5 | café | café | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 proprietor | nmod |
| 6 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 gave | iobj |
| 8 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 cookies | amod |
| 9 | cookies | cookie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 gave | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the proprietor of the café | free cookies | us | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient cookie=Theme |
Example 2
Ask the proprietor if we can leave our bikes here.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask | ask | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 proprietor | det |
| 3 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ask | obj |
| 4 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 7 leave | mark |
| 5 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 leave | nsubj |
| 6 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 leave | aux |
| 7 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Ask | ccomp |
| 8 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 bikes | nmod:poss |
| 9 | bikes | bike | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 leave | obj |
| 10 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 leave | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | imperative | you not said here | the proprietor | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent proprietor=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | leave a condition, not said to happen | can | we | our bikes | here | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |
Example 3
The hotel proprietor greeted the guests.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 proprietor | det |
| 2 | hotel | hotel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 proprietor | compound |
| 3 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 greeted | nsubj |
| 4 | greeted | greet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 guests | det |
| 6 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 greeted | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 greeted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | greet speech: greet | past | the hotel proprietor | the guests | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Theme |
Example 4
The sign said «Mrs Patel, Proprietor».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sign | det |
| 2 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 Patel | punct |
| 5 | Mrs | Mrs | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Patel | compound |
| 6 | Patel | Patel | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 said | ccomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 Proprietor | punct |
| 8 | Proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Patel | conj |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 Patel | punct |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the sign | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
The proprietor buys apples at 20p and sells them at 35p.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 proprietor | det |
| 2 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 buys | nsubj |
| 3 | buys | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | apples | apple | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 buys | obj |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 p | case |
| 6 | 20 | 20 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 p | nummod |
| 7 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 buys | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 sells | cc |
| 9 | sells | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 buys | conj |
| 10 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 sells | obj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 p | case |
| 12 | 35 | 35 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 13 p | nummod |
| 13 | p | p | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sells | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 buys | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | present | the proprietor | apples | 20 p | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent apple=Theme at p=Asset | |||
| 2 | sell | present | the proprietor not said here | apples = apple | 35 p | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Theme at p=Asset |
Example 6
The shop's proprietor closed early on Sunday.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 proprietor | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 shop | case |
| 4 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | closed | close | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 proprietor | acl |
| 6 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 closed | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 Sunday | case |
| 8 | Sunday | Sunday | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 closed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 proprietor | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | close | participle | the shop's proprietor not said here | sunday | early property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 7
He had all his company with him in a large box, for he was the proprietor of a puppet-show.
The tree, 20 words
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 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 company | det:predet |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 company | nmod:poss |
| 5 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 him | case |
| 7 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 company | nmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 box | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 box | det |
| 10 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 box | amod |
| 11 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 proprietor | punct |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 proprietor | case |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 proprietor | nsubj |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 proprietor | cop |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 proprietor | det |
| 17 | proprietor | proprietor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 show | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 show | det |
| 20 | puppet | puppet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 show | compound |
| 21 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 20 puppet | punct |
| 22 | show | show | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 proprietor | nmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | He | his company | a large box | with him = he | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent company=Patient | ||
| 2 | is | past | he | for the proprietor; of a puppet show | tree rules |
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