redundancy Who acts: Redundancy, employer, factory, you, your, Redundancy pay · What happens: lose, need, close, do, job, be · To what, where: job, money, worker, more, case, Dad · Speech: someone speaks here
«redundancy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: redundancy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: work, UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
Redundancy is losing your job because the employer no longer needs that job — for example when a factory closes — not because of anything you did wrong.
The tree, 26 words nsubj aux nmod:poss obj mark det nsubj advmod advmod advcl det obj punct case nmod mark det nsubj advcl punct advmod mark fixed nsubj nsubj acl:relcl conj punct root Redundancy NOUN is AUX losing VERB your PRON job NOUN because SCONJ the DET employer NOUN no ADV longer ADV needs VERB that DET job NOUN — PUNCT for ADP example NOUN when SCONJ a DET factory NOUN closes VERB — PUNCT not PART because SCONJ of ADP anything PRON you PRON did VERB wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 3 losing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 losing aux 3 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 job nmod:poss 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing 3 losing obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 needs mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 employer det 8 employer employer NOUN Number=Sing 11 needs nsubj 9 no no ADV _ 10 longer advmod 10 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 11 needs advmod 11 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 losing advcl 12 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 job det 13 job job NOUN Number=Sing 11 needs obj 14 — - PUNCT _ 16 example punct 15 for for ADP _ 16 example case 16 example example NOUN Number=Sing 13 job nmod 17 when when SCONJ _ 20 closes mark 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 factory det 19 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 20 closes nsubj 20 closes close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 example advcl 21 — - PUNCT _ 28 wrong punct 22 not not PART Polarity=Neg 28 wrong advmod 23 because because SCONJ _ 28 wrong mark 24 of of ADP _ 23 because fixed 25 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 28 wrong nsubj 26 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 27 did nsubj 27 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 anything acl:relcl 28 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 20 closes conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 3 losing punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lose present · progressive Redundancy your job vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 2 need present the employer that job for example; long property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot job=Theme 3 close present a factory vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 do past you vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 job your nom job «act intransitive»: poss=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 Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.
Redundancy pay is money given to a worker who is made redundant.
compound nsubj cop acl case det obl nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl xcomp punct root Redundancy NOUN pay NOUN is AUX money NOUN given VERB to ADP a DET worker NOUN who PRON is AUX made VERB redundant ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 2 pay compound 2 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 4 money nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 money cop 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 money acl 6 to to ADP _ 8 worker case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 worker det 8 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 5 given obl 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 made nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 made aux:pass 11 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 worker acl:relcl 12 redundant redundant ADJ Degree=Pos 11 made xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 money punct
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1 is a present Redundancy pay money tree rules 2 give participle money not said here a worker vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to worker=Recipient 3 make present · passive a worker redundant property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Redundancy is having more of something than is needed, like spare parts kept "just in case" or repeated words.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux obj case obl fixed aux:pass parataxis punct case amod obl acl punct advmod case obj punct cc amod conj punct root Redundancy NOUN is AUX having VERB more ADJ of ADP something PRON than ADP is AUX needed VERB , PUNCT like ADP spare ADJ parts NOUN kept VERB " PUNCT just ADV in ADP case NOUN " PUNCT or CCONJ repeated VERB words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 3 having nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 having aux 3 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 3 having obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 more obl 7 than than ADP _ 4 more fixed 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 needed aux:pass 9 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 having parataxis 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 parts punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 parts case 12 spare spare ADJ Degree=Pos 13 parts amod 13 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 9 needed obl 14 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 parts acl 15 " " PUNCT _ 18 case punct 16 just just ADV _ 18 case advmod 17 in in ADP _ 18 case case 18 case case NOUN Number=Sing 14 kept obj 19 " " PUNCT _ 18 case punct 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 words cc 21 repeated repeat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 words amod 22 words word NOUN Number=Plur 14 kept conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 having punct
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1 have present · progressive Redundancy more vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Patient 2 need present · passive like spare parts vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF» 3 keep participle spare parts not said here case vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Theme 4 repeat participle vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 Dad was made redundant when the factory closed.
nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp mark det nsubj advcl punct root Dad NOUN was AUX made VERB redundant ADJ when SCONJ the DET factory NOUN closed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 redundant redundant ADJ Degree=Pos 3 made xcomp 5 when when SCONJ _ 8 closed mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 factory det 7 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 8 closed nsubj 8 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 made advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past · passive Dad redundant property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 close participle the factory vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Mum got redundancy pay to help until she finds work.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Mum NOUN got VERB redundancy ADJ pay NOUN to PART help VERB until SCONJ she PRON finds VERB work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 redundancy redundancy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pay amod 4 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 to to PART _ 6 help mark 6 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 got advcl 7 until until SCONJ _ 9 finds mark 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 finds nsubj 9 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 help advcl 10 work work NOUN Number=Sing 9 finds obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past Mum redundancy pay vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pay=Stimulus 2 help to-infinitive Mum not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 3 find present Mum work vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Topic
Example 3 Hundreds of workers faced redundancy.
nsubj case nmod obj punct root Hundreds NOUN of ADP workers NOUN faced VERB redundancy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 4 faced nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 workers case 3 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hundreds nmod 4 faced face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 4 faced obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 faced punct
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1 face past Hundreds of workers redundancy vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme redundancy=Destination
Example 4 It wasn't his fault — it was redundancy, not the sack.
nsubj cop advmod nmod:poss punct nsubj cop conj punct advmod det conj punct root It PRON was AUX n't PART his PRON fault NOUN — PUNCT it PRON was AUX redundancy NOUN , PUNCT not PART the DET sack NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 fault nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fault cop 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 fault advmod 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 fault nmod:poss 5 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 9 redundancy punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 redundancy nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 redundancy cop 9 redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 5 fault conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 sack punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 sack advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 sack det 13 sack sack NOUN Number=Sing 5 fault conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 fault punct
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1 not is a past It his fault and redundancy and the sack tree rules 2 is a past it redundancy tree rules
Example 5 Planes have redundancy: if one system fails, another takes over.
nsubj obj punct mark nummod nsubj parataxis punct nsubj conj advmod punct root Planes NOUN have VERB redundancy NOUN : PUNCT if SCONJ one NUM system NOUN fails VERB , PUNCT another PRON takes VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Planes plane NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 fails punct 5 if if SCONJ _ 8 fails mark 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 system nummod 7 system system NOUN Number=Sing 8 fails nsubj 8 fails fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 have parataxis 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 takes punct 10 another another PRON PronType=Ind 11 takes nsubj 11 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fails conj 12 over over ADV _ 11 takes advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Planes redundancy vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent redundancy=Patient 2 fail a condition, not said to happen present one system vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 take over present another over property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 "Return back" has redundancy, because return already means go back.
punct nsubj advmod punct obj punct mark nsubj advmod parataxis ccomp advmod punct root " PUNCT Return VERB back ADV " PUNCT has VERB redundancy NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ return NOUN already ADV means VERB go VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Return punct 2 Return return VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 has nsubj 3 back back ADV _ 2 Return advmod 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Return punct 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 redundancy redundancy NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 means punct 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 means mark 9 return return NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 10 already already ADV _ 11 means advmod 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 has parataxis 12 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 means ccomp 13 back back ADV _ 12 go advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 return back in a quote infinitive vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 have present redundancy vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent redundancy=Patient 3 mean present return vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 go back infinitive vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient
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