regiment

Who acts: regiment, colonel · What happens: lead, control, order, march, serve, carry · To what, where: large group, people, everything, town, great grandfather, crumbs

«regiment» 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: regiment in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 group	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 group	amod
3	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 soldiers	case
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 group	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 army	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 army	det
8	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 soldiers	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 led	punct
10	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 group	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 colonel	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 colonel	det
13	colonel	colonel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 led	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	participle		a large group of soldiers in a army not said here				by a colonel	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by colonel=Destination

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A very large number of people or things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 number	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 number	amod
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 people	case
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 number	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 things	cc
8	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 people	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 number	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To control people very strictly, so everything is ordered.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 control	mark
2	control	control	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 control	obj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 strictly	advmod
5	strictly	strictly	ADV	_	2 control	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ordered	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 ordered	advmod
8	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	10 ordered	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 ordered	aux:pass
10	ordered	order	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 control	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 control	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	to-infinitive		people				strictly property	vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme
2	order	present · passive		everything					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 1

The regiment marched through the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 regiment	det
2	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marched	nsubj
3	marched	march	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 town	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 town	det
6	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 marched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 marched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	march	past	the regiment			the town			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through town=Trajectory

Example 2

My great-grandfather served in an Irish regiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 grandfather	nmod:poss
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grandfather	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 great	punct
4	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 grandfather	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 regiment	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 regiment	det
8	Irish	Irish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 regiment	amod
9	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 served	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grandfather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	serve	participle		My great grandfather not said here				in a Irish regiment	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in regiment=Attribute

Example 3

A regiment of ants carried crumbs across the floor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 regiment	det
2	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 ants	case
4	ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 regiment	nmod
5	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 carried	obj
7	across	across	ADP	_	9 floor	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 floor	det
9	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	a regiment of ants	crumbs		the floor			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme

Example 4

Life in the boarding school was very regimented.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 regimented	nsubj:pass
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 school	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 school	det
4	boarding	boarding	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 school	compound
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Life	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 regimented	aux:pass
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 regimented	advmod
8	regimented	regiment	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 regimented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regiment	past · passive		Life in the boarding school					tree rules

Example 5

The regiment had its own band.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 regiment	det
2	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 band	nmod:poss
5	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 band	amod
6	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the regiment	regiment's own band					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Patient

Example 6

The colonel led the regiment into battle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 colonel	det
2	colonel	colonel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 regiment	det
5	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 battle	case
7	battle	battle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the colonel	the regiment		battle			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent regiment=Theme into battle=Destination

Example 7

Generals in full uniform leading regiments of cardboard soldiers passed by.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Generals	general	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 regiments	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 uniform	case
3	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 uniform	amod
4	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Generals	nmod
5	leading	lead	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 regiments	amod
6	regiments	regiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 soldiers	case
8	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 soldiers	compound
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 regiments	nmod
10	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 soldiers	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	10 passed	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 regiments	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	gerund							vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
2	pass by	participle		cardboard soldiers not said here					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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