quota

Who acts: that, fixed amount, limit, target number, class, Fishing boats · What happens: fix, person, allow, have, reach, come in · To what, where: fixed amount, quota, more, time quota, many cars · Speech: someone speaks here

«quota» 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: quota in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A fixed amount or number of something that a person, group or country is allowed to have, or must reach.

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	3 amount	det
2	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 allowed	nsubj:pass
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 number	cc
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amount	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 number	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 person	nsubj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 person	det
10	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 group	punct
12	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 person	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 country	cc
14	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 person	conj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 allowed	aux:pass
16	allowed	allow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	to	to	PART	_	18 have	mark
18	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 allowed	xcomp
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 reach	punct
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 reach	cc
21	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 reach	aux
22	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	16 allowed	parataxis
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 allowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	fix	participle			vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	person		that		tree rules
3	allow	present · passive		a fixed amount or number of something	vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality
4	have not said to happen	to-infinitive	a fixed amount or number of something not said here		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	reach	must			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 limit on how many things can come in or be sold, for example a quota on fish that can be caught.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 limit	det
2	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 come	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 things	case
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 many	advmod
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	amod
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 limit	nmod
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 come	aux
8	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	in	in	ADV	_	8 come	advmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 sold	cc
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 sold	aux:pass
12	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 come	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 example	punct
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 example	case
15	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sold	obl
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 quota	det
17	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 caught	nsubj:pass
18	on	on	ADP	_	19 fish	case
19	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 quota	nmod
20	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 caught	nsubj:pass
21	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 caught	aux
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 caught	aux:pass
23	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 example	appos
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	come in	can	a limit on many things			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sell	infinitive · passive	a limit on many things not said here		for example	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: for example=Asset
3	catch	can · passive		a quota on fish		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: work — kept apart, not parsed.

A target number of jobs or sales a worker must do in a set time.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	target	target	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 number	compound
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 do	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 jobs	case
5	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 number	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 sales	cc
7	sales	sale	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 jobs	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 worker	det
9	worker	worker	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 do	nsubj
10	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 do	aux
11	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	in	in	ADP	_	15 time	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 time	det
14	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 time	compound
15	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 do	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	must	a target number of jobs or sales				time		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Each class has a quota of five tickets for the school play.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 quota	det
5	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 tickets	case
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 tickets	nummod
8	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 quota	nmod
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 play	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 play	det
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 play	compound
12	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tickets	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	each class	a quota of five tickets for the school play					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quota=Patient

Example 2

Fishing boats must not catch more than their quota of cod.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boats	compound
2	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 catch	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 catch	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 catch	advmod
5	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 catch	obj
7	than	than	ADP	_	9 quota	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 quota	nmod:poss
9	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 more	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 cod	case
11	cod	cod	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 quota	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 catch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not catch	must	Fishing boats	more					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme

Example 3

I have reached my screen-time quota for today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 reached	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 reached	aux
3	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 quota	nmod:poss
5	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 time	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 screen	punct
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 quota	compound
8	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 today	case
10	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 reached	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 reached	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	present · perfect	I	my time quota			today		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent quota=Theme

Example 4

The factory had to meet its quota of 500 bikes a week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 factory	det
2	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 meet	mark
5	meet	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	xcomp
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 quota	nmod:poss
7	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 meet	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 bikes	case
9	500	500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 bikes	nummod
10	bikes	bike	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 quota	nmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 week	det
12	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bikes	nmod:unmarked
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the factory						tree rules
2	meet	to-infinitive	the factory not said here	factory's quota of 500 bikes a week					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quota=Co-Agent

Example 5

Mum jokes that she has used up her quota of patience.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jokes	nsubj
2	jokes	joke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 used	mark
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 used	nsubj
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 used	aux
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 jokes	ccomp
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 used	compound:prt
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 quota	nmod:poss
9	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 patience	case
11	patience	patience	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 quota	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 jokes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	joke speech: other	present	Mum						tree rules
2	use up	present · perfect	Mum	Mum's quota of patience					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quota=Patient

Example 6

Some countries set a quota on how many cars can be imported.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 countries	det
2	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 set	nsubj
3	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 quota	det
5	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obj
6	on	on	SCONJ	_	12 imported	mark
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 many	advmod
8	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cars	amod
9	cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 imported	nsubj:pass
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 imported	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 imported	aux:pass
12	imported	import	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 set	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	past	some countries	a quota					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient quota=Result
2	import	can · passive		many cars					vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

If each of 8 teams has a quota of 12 players, there are 96 players in all.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	6 has	mark
2	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 has	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 teams	case
4	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 teams	nummod
5	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 each	nmod
6	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 are	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 quota	det
8	quota	quota	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 players	case
10	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 players	nummod
11	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 quota	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 has	punct
13	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	14 are	expl
14	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	96	96	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 players	nummod
16	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 are	nsubj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 all	case
18	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	16 players	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have a condition, not said to happen	present	each	a quota of 12 players					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quota=Patient
2	does	present	96 players in all			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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