raffle

Who acts: way, people, I, Gran, club, Tickets · What happens: raise, buy, number, draw, get, offer · To what, where: money, numbered tickets, way, prizes, something, three raffle tickets

«raffle» 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: raffle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A way of raising money where people buy numbered tickets and winning tickets are drawn to get prizes.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 drawn	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 raising	mark
4	raising	raise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 way	acl
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 raising	obj
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 buy	advmod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 buy	nsubj
8	buy	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 money	acl:relcl
9	numbered	number	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 tickets	amod
10	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 buy	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 tickets	cc
12	winning	winning	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tickets	compound
13	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 tickets	conj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 drawn	aux:pass
15	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
16	to	to	PART	_	17 get	mark
17	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 drawn	advcl
18	prizes	prize	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 get	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	raise	gerund	a way not said here	money	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
2	buy	present	people	numbered tickets and winning tickets	vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme
3	number	participle			vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	draw	present · passive		a way	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
5	get	to-infinitive		prizes	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer prize=Stimulus

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To offer something as a raffle prize.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 offer	mark
2	offer	offer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 offer	obj
4	as	as	ADP	_	7 prize	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 prize	det
6	raffle	raffle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 prize	compound
7	prize	prize	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offer	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 offer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	to-infinitive		something				as a raffle prize	vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Pivot as prize=Attribute

Example 1

I bought three raffle tickets at the school fair.

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	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 tickets	nummod
4	raffle	raffle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tickets	compound
5	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bought	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 fair	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fair	det
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fair	compound
9	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	I	three raffle tickets		the school fair			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme at fair=Asset

Example 2

Gran won a hamper in the raffle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hamper	det
4	hamper	hamper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 raffle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 raffle	det
7	raffle	raffle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	Gran	a hamper		the raffle			vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hamper=Eventuality

Example 3

The club raffled a bike to raise money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 club	det
2	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raffled	nsubj
3	raffled	raffle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bike	det
5	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raffled	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 raise	mark
7	raise	raise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 raffled	advcl
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 raise	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raffled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raffle	past	the club	a bike					tree rules
2	raise	to-infinitive	the club not said here	money					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 4

The raffle will be drawn at four o'clock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 raffle	det
2	raffle	raffle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drawn	nsubj:pass
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 drawn	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 drawn	aux:pass
5	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 o'clock	case
7	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 o'clock	nummod
8	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drawn	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	future · passive		the raffle		four o'clock			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 5

Tickets cost £1 each, or five for £4.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cost	nsubj
2	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	£	£	SYM	_	2 cost	obj
4	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 £	nummod
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 £	nmod:unmarked
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 five	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 five	cc
8	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 cost	parataxis
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 £	case
10	£	£	SYM	_	8 five	nmod
11	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 £	nummod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	Tickets						vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme £=Value

Example 6

If 200 tickets are sold and I have 4, my chance is 4 out of 200.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	5 sold	mark
2	200	200	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 tickets	nummod
3	tickets	ticket	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 sold	nsubj:pass
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sold	aux:pass
5	sold	sell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 have	cc
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 have	nsubj
8	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sold	conj
9	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 have	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 4	punct
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 chance	nmod:poss
12	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 4	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 4	cop
14	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 sold	conj
15	out	out	ADP	_	17 200	case
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 200	case
17	200	200	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 4	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	sell	present · passive		200 tickets		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	have	present	I	4		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4=Patient
3	is a	present	my chance	4	200	tree rules
4	chance		my			nom chance «state intransitive»: poss=agent

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