role Who acts: role, actor, someone, I, big sister, we · What happens: be, play, have, get, practise, do · To what, where: part, film, job, role, situation, big role · Speech: someone speaks here
«role» 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: role in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A role is a part that an actor plays in a film, play or show.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det obj det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET role NOUN is AUX a DET part NOUN that PRON an DET actor NOUN plays VERB in ADP a DET film NOUN , PUNCT play NOUN or CCONJ show NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 role det 2 role role NOUN Number=Sing 5 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 part det 5 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 plays obj 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 actor det 8 actor actor NOUN Number=Sing 9 plays nsubj 9 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 part acl:relcl 10 in in ADP _ 12 film case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 film det 12 film film NOUN Number=Sing 9 plays obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 play punct 14 play play NOUN Number=Sing 12 film conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 show cc 16 show show NOUN Number=Sing 12 film conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 part punct
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1 is a present a role a part tree rules 2 play present a actor a part a film and play or show vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
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 role is a job, position or purpose someone or something has, like the role of a captain.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det punct conj cc conj nsubj cc conj parataxis punct case det obj case det nmod punct root A DET role NOUN is AUX a DET job NOUN , PUNCT position NOUN or CCONJ purpose NOUN someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON has VERB , PUNCT like ADP the DET role NOUN of ADP a DET captain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 role det 2 role role NOUN Number=Sing 5 job nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 job cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 job det 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 position punct 7 position position NOUN Number=Sing 5 job conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 purpose cc 9 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 5 job conj 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 has nsubj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 something cc 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 someone conj 13 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 job parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 role punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 role case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 role det 17 role role NOUN Number=Sing 13 has obj 18 of of ADP _ 20 captain case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 captain det 20 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 17 role nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 job punct
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1 is a present a role a job and position or purpose tree rules 2 have present someone the role of a captain vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Patient
Meaning 3 A role is how important something is in a situation, as in "play a big role".
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop advmod amod nsubj cop case det punct mark mark punct parataxis det amod obj punct punct root A DET role NOUN is AUX how ADV important ADJ something PRON is AUX in ADP a DET situation NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in SCONJ " PUNCT play VERB a DET big ADJ role NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 role det 2 role role NOUN Number=Sing 10 situation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 situation cop 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 important advmod 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 situation nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 situation cop 8 in in ADP _ 10 situation case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 situation det 10 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 play punct 12 as as SCONJ _ 15 play mark 13 in in SCONJ _ 15 play mark 14 " " PUNCT _ 15 play punct 15 play play VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 10 situation parataxis 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 role det 17 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 18 role amod 18 role role NOUN Number=Sing 15 play obj 19 " " PUNCT _ 15 play punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 situation punct
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1 is present a role a situation tree rules 2 play in a quote infinitive a big role vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Theme
Example 1 I got the role of the wolf in the school play.
nsubj det obj case det nmod case det compound nmod punct root I PRON got VERB the DET role NOUN of ADP the DET wolf NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN play NOUN . PUNCT 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 role det 4 role role NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 wolf case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wolf det 7 wolf wolf NOUN Number=Sing 4 role nmod 8 in in ADP _ 11 play case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 play det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 11 play compound 11 play play NOUN Number=Sing 7 wolf nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past I the role of the wolf in the school play vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer role=Stimulus
Example 2 What is the role of the heart in the body?
cop det nsubj case det nmod case det nmod punct root What PRON is AUX the DET role NOUN of ADP the DET heart NOUN in ADP the DET body NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 role det 4 role role NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 7 heart case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 heart det 7 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 4 role nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 body case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 body det 10 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 heart nmod 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
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1 is a present the role of the heart in the body tree rules
Example 3 My big sister is my role model.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop nmod:poss compound punct root My PRON big ADJ sister NOUN is AUX my PRON role NOUN model NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 7 model nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 model cop 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 model nmod:poss 6 role role NOUN Number=Sing 7 model compound 7 model model NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 model punct
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1 is a present My big sister my role model tree rules
Example 4 In role play, we practised what to do if a stranger asks us to go with them.
The tree, 17 words case compound obl punct nsubj obj mark xcomp mark det nsubj advcl obj mark xcomp case obl punct root In ADP role NOUN play NOUN , PUNCT we PRON practised VERB what PRON to PART do VERB if SCONJ a DET stranger NOUN asks VERB us PRON to PART go VERB with ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 play case 2 role role NOUN Number=Sing 3 play compound 3 play play NOUN Number=Sing 6 practised obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 play punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 practised nsubj 6 practised practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 do obj 8 to to PART _ 9 do mark 9 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 practised xcomp 10 if if SCONJ _ 13 asks mark 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 stranger det 12 stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 13 asks nsubj 13 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 do advcl 14 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 asks obj 15 to to PART _ 16 go mark 16 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 asks xcomp 17 with with ADP _ 18 them case 18 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 go obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 practised punct
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1 practise past we role play tree rules 2 do to-infinitive we not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 3 ask speech: ask a condition, not said to happen present a stranger us vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 4 go not said to happen to-infinitive a stranger not said here with them = they vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with they=Beneficiary
Example 5 Exercise plays an important role in staying healthy.
nsubj det amod obj mark advcl xcomp punct root Exercise NOUN plays VERB an DET important ADJ role NOUN in SCONJ staying VERB healthy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Exercise exercise NOUN Number=Sing 2 plays nsubj 2 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 role det 4 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 5 role amod 5 role role NOUN Number=Sing 2 plays obj 6 in in SCONJ _ 7 staying mark 7 staying stay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 plays advcl 8 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 staying xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 plays punct
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1 play present Exercise a important role vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent role=Theme 2 stay gerund Exercise not said here healthy property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Her role in the team is goalkeeper.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod cop punct root Her PRON role NOUN in ADP the DET team NOUN is AUX goalkeeper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 role nmod:poss 2 role role NOUN Number=Sing 7 goalkeeper nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 team case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 team det 5 team team NOUN Number=Sing 2 role nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 goalkeeper cop 7 goalkeeper goalkeeper NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 goalkeeper punct
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1 is a present Her role in the team goalkeeper tree rules
Example 7 Mum took on the role of class rep this year.
nsubj case det obl case compound nmod det obl:unmarked punct root Mum NOUN took VERB on ADP the DET role NOUN of ADP class NOUN rep NOUN this DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 role case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 role det 5 role role NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 rep case 7 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 rep compound 8 rep rep NOUN Number=Sing 5 role nmod 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 year det 10 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Mum the role of class rep year vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on role=Destination
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