punctuate Who acts: cheers, he, his, you, She, hoot · What happens: punctuate, be, stop, mean, interrupt, stress · To what, where: writing, punctuation marks, commas, something, it, speech · Speech: someone speaks here
«punctuate» 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: punctuate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To punctuate writing is to put in punctuation marks, like full stops, commas, question marks and speech marks.
The tree, 18 words mark advcl obj cop mark case compound obl punct mark amod conj punct obj punct compound conj cc compound conj punct root To PART punctuate VERB writing NOUN is AUX to PART put VERB in ADP punctuation NOUN marks NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ full ADJ stops VERB , PUNCT commas NOUN , PUNCT question NOUN marks NOUN and CCONJ speech NOUN marks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 punctuate mark 2 punctuate punctuate VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 put advcl 3 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 2 punctuate obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 put cop 5 to to PART _ 6 put mark 6 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 marks case 8 punctuation punctuation NOUN Number=Sing 9 marks compound 9 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 6 put obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 stops punct 11 like like SCONJ _ 13 stops mark 12 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 13 stops amod 13 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 put conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 commas punct 15 commas comma NOUN Number=Plur 13 stops obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 marks punct 17 question question NOUN Number=Sing 18 marks compound 18 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 15 commas conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 marks cc 20 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 21 marks compound 21 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 15 commas conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate to-infinitive writing vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent writing=Destination 2 is present punctuation marks put property tree rules 3 stop present commas and question marks and speech marks vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality comma=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 To punctuate something also means to interrupt it again and again: the speech was punctuated by cheers.
The tree, 17 words mark csubj obj advmod mark xcomp obj advmod cc conj punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj case obl punct root To PART punctuate VERB something PRON also ADV means VERB to PART interrupt VERB it PRON again ADV and CCONJ again ADV : PUNCT the DET speech NOUN was AUX punctuated VERB by ADP cheers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 punctuate mark 2 punctuate punctuate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 punctuate obj 4 also also ADV _ 5 means advmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 interrupt mark 7 interrupt interrupt VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 interrupt obj 9 again again ADV _ 7 interrupt advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 again cc 11 again again ADV _ 9 again conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 16 punctuated punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 speech det 14 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 16 punctuated nsubj:pass 15 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 punctuated aux:pass 16 punctuated punctuate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means conj 17 by by ADP _ 18 cheers case 18 cheers cheer NOUN Number=Plur 16 punctuated obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate to-infinitive something vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Destination 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 interrupt not said to happen to-infinitive it again tree rules 4 punctuate past · passive cheers the speech vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination
Meaning 3 To punctuate can mean to stress a point: he punctuated his words by banging the table.
The tree, 16 words mark aux aux mark xcomp det obj punct nsubj conj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root To PART punctuate AUX can AUX mean VERB to PART stress VERB a DET point NOUN : PUNCT he PRON punctuated VERB his PRON words NOUN by SCONJ banging VERB the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 punctuate mark 2 punctuate punctuate AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 stress mark 6 stress stress VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 point det 8 point point NOUN Number=Sing 6 stress obj 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 punctuated punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 punctuated nsubj 11 punctuated punctuate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 mean conj 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 words nmod:poss 13 words word NOUN Number=Plur 11 punctuated obj 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 banging mark 15 banging bang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 punctuated advcl 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 table det 17 table table NOUN Number=Sing 15 banging obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean can · infinitive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 stress not said to happen to-infinitive a point vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent point=Destination 3 punctuate past he his words vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Destination 4 bang gerund he not said here the table vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location table=Theme 5 word his = he nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Punctuate this sentence: where are you going asked tom
det obj punct advmod aux nsubj advcl amod obj root Punctuate VERB this DET sentence NOUN : PUNCT where ADV are AUX you PRON going VERB asked VERB tom NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Punctuate punctuate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 sentence det 3 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 1 Punctuate obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 going punct 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 going advmod 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 going aux 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 going nsubj 8 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Punctuate advcl 9 asked ask VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 tom amod 10 tom tom NOUN Number=Sing 8 going obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate imperative you not said here this sentence vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent sentence=Destination 2 go present · progressive you asked tom vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tom=Theme 3 ask speech: ask participle vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Remember to punctuate your story with full stops and capital letters.
mark xcomp nmod:poss obj mark amod advcl cc compound obj punct root Remember VERB to PART punctuate VERB your PRON story NOUN with SCONJ full ADJ stops VERB and CCONJ capital NOUN letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Remember remember VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 punctuate mark 3 punctuate punctuate VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Remember xcomp 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 story nmod:poss 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 punctuate obj 6 with with SCONJ _ 8 stops mark 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 8 stops amod 8 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 punctuate advcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 letters cc 10 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 11 letters compound 11 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 8 stops obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Remember punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 remember imperative you not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 punctuate to-infinitive you not said here your story vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent story=Destination 3 stop present you not said here capital letters vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality letter=Eventuality
Example 3 She punctuated the dialogue with speech marks.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root She PRON punctuated VERB the DET dialogue NOUN with ADP speech NOUN marks 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 punctuated nsubj 2 punctuated punctuate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dialogue det 4 dialogue dialogue NOUN Number=Sing 2 punctuated obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 marks case 6 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 7 marks compound 7 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 4 dialogue nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 punctuated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate past She the dialogue with speech marks vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dialogue=Destination with mark=Theme
Example 4 The quiet night was punctuated by an owl's hoot.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET quiet ADJ night NOUN was AUX punctuated VERB by ADP an DET owl NOUN 's PART hoot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 night det 2 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 night amod 3 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 punctuated nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 punctuated aux:pass 5 punctuated punctuate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 10 hoot case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 owl det 8 owl owl NOUN Number=Sing 10 hoot nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 owl case 10 hoot hoot NOUN Number=Sing 5 punctuated obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 punctuated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate past · passive a owl's hoot the quiet night vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Destination 2 hoot a owl nom hoot «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 His talk was punctuated with jokes.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root His PRON talk NOUN was AUX punctuated VERB with ADP jokes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 talk nmod:poss 2 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 4 punctuated nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 punctuated aux:pass 4 punctuated punctuate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 jokes case 6 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 4 punctuated obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 punctuated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate past · passive His talk with jokes vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with joke=Theme 2 talk His = he nom talk «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The teacher punctuated each rule by tapping the board.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN punctuated VERB each DET rule NOUN by SCONJ tapping VERB the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 punctuated nsubj 3 punctuated punctuate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 each each DET PronType=Tot 5 rule det 5 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 3 punctuated obj 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 tapping mark 7 tapping tap VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 punctuated advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 board det 9 board board NOUN Number=Sing 7 tapping obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 punctuated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate past the teacher each rule vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent rule=Destination 2 tap gerund the teacher not said here the board vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent board=Location
Example 7 Can you punctuate the list with commas?
aux nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Can AUX you PRON punctuate VERB the DET list NOUN with ADP commas NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 punctuate aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 punctuate nsubj 3 punctuate punctuate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 list det 5 list list NOUN Number=Sing 3 punctuate obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 commas case 7 commas comma NOUN Number=Plur 5 list nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 punctuate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 punctuate can you the list with commas vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent list=Destination with comma=Theme
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous punctuallynext → punctuation↑ back to P in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/punctuate/