pub Who acts: pub, adults, We, local pub, team, 4 pubs · What happens: be, buy, drink, eat, mean, go out · To what, where: place, UK, Australia, beer, meals, lunch · Speech: someone speaks here
«pub» 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: pub in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A pub (short for «public house») is a place in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand where adults buy and drink beer and other drinks, and often eat meals.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj punct amod case punct amod obl punct punct cop det case det nmod punct conj punct obl cc flat conj advmod nsubj parataxis cc conj obj cc amod conj punct cc advmod conj obj punct root A DET pub NOUN ( PUNCT short ADJ for ADP « PUNCT public ADJ house NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT is AUX a DET place NOUN in ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT Ireland PROPN , PUNCT Australia PROPN and CCONJ New PROPN Zealand PROPN where ADV adults NOUN buy VERB and CCONJ drink VERB beer NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ drinks NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ often ADV eat VERB meals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pub det 2 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 13 place nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 short punct 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pub amod 5 for for ADP _ 8 house case 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 house punct 7 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 8 house amod 8 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 short obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 house punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 short punct 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 place cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 place det 13 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 in in ADP _ 16 UK case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 UK det 16 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 13 place nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 Ireland punct 18 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 16 UK conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 Australia punct 20 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 26 buy obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 Zealand cc 22 New New PROPN Number=Sing 23 Zealand flat 23 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 20 Australia conj 24 where where ADV PronType=Rel 26 buy advmod 25 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 26 buy nsubj 26 buy buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 place parataxis 27 and and CCONJ _ 28 drink cc 28 drink drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 buy conj 29 beer beer NOUN Number=Sing 28 drink obj 30 and and CCONJ _ 32 drinks cc 31 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 32 drinks amod 32 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 29 beer conj 33 , , PUNCT _ 36 eat punct 34 and and CCONJ _ 36 eat cc 35 often often ADV _ 36 eat advmod 36 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 buy conj 37 meals meal NOUN Number=Plur 36 eat obj 38 . . PUNCT _ 13 place punct
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1 is a present a pub a place the UK and Ireland tree rules 2 buy present adults Australia and New Zealand vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 3 drink present adults not said here beer and other drinks vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beer=Patient 4 eat present adults not said here meals often property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
The pub can mean going out for a drink.
det nsubj aux xcomp compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET pub NOUN can AUX mean VERB going VERB out ADP for ADP a DET drink NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pub det 2 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 mean xcomp 6 out out ADP _ 5 going compound:prt 7 for for ADP _ 9 drink case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 drink det 9 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing 5 going obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can the pub vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 go out not said to happen gerund the pub not said here for a drink vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We had lunch at the pub after the walk.
nsubj obj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB lunch NOUN at ADP the DET pub NOUN after ADP the DET walk 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 pub case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pub det 6 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 walk case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 walk det 9 walk walk NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We lunch the pub after the walk vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lunch=Patient
Example 2 The local pub has a big garden with swings.
det amod nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET local ADJ pub NOUN has VERB a DET big ADJ garden NOUN with ADP swings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pub det 2 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pub amod 3 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 garden det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 garden amod 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 with with ADP _ 9 swings case 9 swings swing NOUN Number=Plur 7 garden nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the local pub a big garden with swings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Patient
Example 3 Dad's team won the pub quiz.
nmod:poss case nsubj det compound obj punct root Dad NOUN 's PART team NOUN won VERB the DET pub NOUN quiz NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 team nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Dad case 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 won nsubj 4 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 quiz det 6 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 7 quiz compound 7 quiz quiz NOUN Number=Sing 4 won obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 won punct
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1 win past Dad's team the pub quiz vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quiz=Eventuality
Example 4 The pub is called «The King's Head».
det nsubj:pass aux:pass punct det nmod:poss case xcomp punct punct root The DET pub NOUN is AUX called VERB « PUNCT The DET King PROPN 's PART 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 pub det 2 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 4 called nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 called aux:pass 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 9 Head punct 6 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 King det 7 King King PROPN Number=Sing 9 Head nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 King case 9 Head head NOUN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 Head punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call present · passive the pub vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 5 There are 4 pubs on the high street.
expl nummod nsubj case det amod obl punct root There PRON are VERB 4 NUM pubs NOUN on ADP the DET high ADJ street NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 pubs nummod 4 pubs pub NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 on on ADP _ 8 street case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 street det 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 street amod 8 street street NOUN Number=Sing 2 are obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present 4 pubs the high street; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on street=Location
Example 6 Uncle Mick went down the pub to watch the match. (informal)
Sentence 1: Uncle Mick went down the pub to watch the match.
compound nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root Uncle PROPN Mick PROPN went VERB down ADP the DET pub NOUN to PART watch VERB the DET match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Uncle Uncle PROPN Number=Sing 2 Mick compound 2 Mick Mick PROPN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 6 pub case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pub det 6 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 7 to to PART _ 8 watch mark 8 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 went advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 match det 10 match match NOUN Number=Sing 8 watch obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go down past Uncle Mick the pub vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient pub=Extent 2 watch to-infinitive Uncle Mick not said here the match vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Theme
Sentence 2: (informal)
punct punct root ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 In Australia, a pub is often called a hotel.
case obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT a DET pub NOUN is AUX often ADV called VERB a DET hotel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 8 called obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pub det 5 pub pub NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 called aux:pass 7 often often ADV _ 8 called advmod 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hotel det 10 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call present · passive a pub Australia often property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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