referee Who acts: referee, person, players, you, teacher, Mum · What happens: be, make, follow, decide, happen, not do · To what, where: person, rules, game, argument, whistle, red card · Speech: someone speaks here
«referee» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: referee in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A referee is the person who makes sure players follow the rules in a game like football, rugby or basketball, and decides what happens when they do not.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp nsubj ccomp det obj case det obl case nmod punct conj cc conj punct cc conj nsubj ccomp advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root A DET referee NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN who PRON makes VERB sure ADJ players NOUN follow VERB the DET rules NOUN in ADP a DET game NOUN like ADP football NOUN , PUNCT rugby NOUN or CCONJ basketball NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ decides VERB what PRON happens VERB when ADV they PRON do VERB not PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 7 makes xcomp 9 players player NOUN Number=Plur 10 follow nsubj 10 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sure ccomp 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 rules det 12 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 10 follow obj 13 in in ADP _ 15 game case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 game det 15 game game NOUN Number=Sing 10 follow obl 16 like like ADP _ 17 football case 17 football football NOUN Number=Sing 15 game nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 rugby punct 19 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 17 football conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 basketball cc 21 basketball basketball NOUN Number=Sing 17 football conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 decides punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 decides cc 24 decides decide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 makes conj 25 what what PRON PronType=Int 26 happens nsubj 26 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 decides ccomp 27 when when ADV PronType=Int 29 do advmod 28 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 do nsubj 29 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 happens advcl 30 not not PART Polarity=Neg 29 do advmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a referee the person tree rules 2 make present the person sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 follow present players the rules a game like football and rugby or basketball vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rule=Theme in game=Trajectory 4 decide present the person not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 happen present vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 not do present players = player vn act-114-1 «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 referee is a person who writes about you to say you are good for a job or school place.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl mark advcl nsubj cop ccomp case det obl cc compound conj punct root A DET referee NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON writes VERB about ADP you PRON to PART say VERB you PRON are AUX good ADJ for ADP a DET job NOUN or CCONJ school NOUN place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 writes nsubj 7 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 about about ADP _ 9 you case 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 writes obl 10 to to PART _ 11 say mark 11 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 writes advcl 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 good nsubj 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 good cop 14 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 say ccomp 15 for for ADP _ 17 job case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 job det 17 job job NOUN Number=Sing 14 good obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 place cc 19 school school NOUN Number=Sing 20 place compound 20 place place NOUN Number=Sing 17 job conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a referee a person tree rules 2 write present a person about you vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about you=Topic 3 say speech: assert to-infinitive a person not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is present you for a job or school place; good property tree rules
Meaning 3 To referee is to act as the referee in a game.
mark advcl cop mark case det obl case det obl punct root To PART referee NOUN is AUX to PART act VERB as ADP the DET referee NOUN in ADP a DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 referee mark 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 act advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 act cop 4 to to PART _ 5 act mark 5 act act VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 referee case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 referee det 8 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 act obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 game case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 game det 11 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 act obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 act punct
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1 is present a game as the referee; act property tree rules
Meaning 4 To referee an argument is to help people sort it out fairly.
mark nsubj det obj cop mark obj xcomp obj compound:prt advmod punct root To PART referee NOUN an DET argument NOUN is AUX to PART help VERB people NOUN sort VERB it PRON out ADP fairly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 referee mark 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 7 help nsubj 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 argument det 4 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 2 referee obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 help cop 6 to to PART _ 7 help mark 7 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 help obj 9 sort sort VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 help xcomp 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 sort obj 11 out out ADP _ 9 sort compound:prt 12 fairly fairly ADV _ 9 sort advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 help punct
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1 is present referee help property tree rules 2 sort out infinitive referee not said here argument fairly property vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 1 The referee blew the whistle for half-time.
det nsubj det obj case compound punct obl punct root The DET referee NOUN blew VERB the DET whistle NOUN for ADP half NOUN - PUNCT time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew nsubj 3 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 whistle det 5 whistle whistle NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 time case 7 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 9 time compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 half punct 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 blew punct
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1 blow past the referee the whistle time vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent whistle=Patient
Example 2 The referee showed him a red card.
det nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root The DET referee NOUN showed VERB him PRON a DET red ADJ card NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 showed iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 card det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 card amod 7 card card NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the referee a red card him = he vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient card=Topic
Example 3 Don't argue with the referee.
aux advmod case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART argue VERB with ADP the DET referee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 argue aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 argue advmod 3 argue argue VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 referee case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 referee det 6 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 argue obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 argue punct
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1 not argue speech: disagree imperative · do-support you not said here with the referee vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with referee=Co-Agent
Example 4 Our teacher refereed the netball match.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN refereed VERB the DET netball NOUN match NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 refereed nsubj 3 refereed referee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 match det 5 netball netball NOUN Number=Sing 6 match compound 6 match match NOUN Number=Sing 3 refereed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 refereed punct
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1 referee past Our teacher the netball match vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Beneficiary
Example 5 The referee gave us a penalty.
det nsubj iobj det obj punct root The DET referee NOUN gave VERB us PRON a DET penalty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 referee det 2 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 penalty det 6 penalty penalty NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the referee a penalty us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient penalty=Theme
Example 6 Mum had to referee a fight over the TV remote.
nsubj mark obj det obj case det compound obl punct root Mum NOUN had VERB to PART referee NOUN a DET fight NOUN over ADP the DET TV NOUN remote NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 referee mark 4 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fight det 6 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 7 over over ADP _ 10 remote case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 remote det 9 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 10 remote compound 10 remote remote NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Mum referee the TV remote tree rules
Example 7 In rugby the referee explains decisions out loud.
case obl det nsubj obj advmod advmod punct root In ADP rugby NOUN the DET referee NOUN explains VERB decisions NOUN out ADV loud ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 rugby case 2 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 5 explains obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 referee det 4 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 explains nsubj 5 explains explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 decisions decision NOUN Number=Plur 5 explains obj 7 out out ADV _ 8 loud advmod 8 loud loud ADV _ 5 explains advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 explains punct
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1 explain speech: assert present the referee decisions rugby loud property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Topic
Example 8 A good referee is fair to both teams.
det amod nsubj cop case det obl punct root A DET good ADJ referee NOUN is AUX fair ADJ to ADP both DET teams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 referee det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 referee amod 3 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 fair nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fair cop 5 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 teams case 7 both both DET PronType=Tot 8 teams det 8 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 5 fair obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 fair punct
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1 is present a good referee to both teams; fair property tree rules
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