salesman Who acts: salesman, job, car salesman, uncle, you, pushy salesman · What happens: be, sell, visit, show, knock, earn · To what, where: man, things, shop, people, red car, us
«salesman» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: salesman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A salesman is a man whose job is selling things, in a shop, by phone or by visiting people.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nmod:poss nsubj aux obj punct case det obl punct case parataxis cc mark conj obj punct root A DET salesman NOUN is AUX a DET man NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX selling VERB things NOUN , PUNCT in ADP a DET shop NOUN , PUNCT by ADP phone NOUN or CCONJ by SCONJ visiting VERB people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 salesman det 2 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 man cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 job nmod:poss 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 9 selling nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 selling aux 9 selling sell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 selling obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 shop punct 12 in in ADP _ 14 shop case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 shop det 14 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 9 selling obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 phone punct 16 by by ADP _ 17 phone case 17 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 9 selling parataxis 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 visiting cc 19 by by SCONJ _ 20 visiting mark 20 visiting visit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 phone conj 21 people people NOUN Number=Plur 20 visiting obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 9 selling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a salesman a man tree rules 2 sell present · progressive a man's job things a shop vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 3 visit gerund a man's job not said here people vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Co-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.
Example 1 The car salesman showed us a red car.
det compound nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root The DET car NOUN salesman NOUN showed VERB us PRON a DET red ADJ car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 salesman det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 salesman compound 3 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 4 showed nsubj 4 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 showed iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 car det 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 car amod 8 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 showed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 showed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show past the car salesman a red car us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient car=Topic
Example 2 A salesman knocked on the door selling brushes.
det acl case det compound amod obl punct root A DET salesman NOUN knocked VERB on ADP the DET door NOUN selling VERB brushes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 salesman det 2 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 knocked knock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 salesman acl 4 on on ADP _ 8 brushes case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 brushes det 6 door door NOUN Number=Sing 7 selling compound 7 selling sell VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 brushes amod 8 brushes brush NOUN Number=Plur 3 knocked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 salesman punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 knock participle a salesman not said here the selling brushes vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on brush=Location 2 sell gerund vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The salesman earns $50 for every TV he sells.
det nsubj obj nummod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root The DET salesman NOUN earns VERB $ SYM 50 NUM for ADP every DET TV NOUN he PRON sells VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 salesman det 2 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 3 earns nsubj 3 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 $ $ SYM _ 3 earns obj 5 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 $ nummod 6 for for ADP _ 8 TV case 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 TV det 8 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 3 earns obl 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 sells nsubj 10 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 TV acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 earns punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 earn present the salesman for every TV vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent $=Theme for tv=Source 2 sell present salesman every TV not said here vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme
Example 4 My uncle is a salesman for a toy company.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case det compound nmod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX a DET salesman NOUN for ADP a DET toy NOUN company 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 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 salesman nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 salesman cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 salesman det 5 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 9 company case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 company det 8 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 9 company compound 9 company company NOUN Number=Sing 5 salesman nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 salesman punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present My uncle a salesman for a toy company tree rules
Example 5 The salesman sold 12 phones on Monday and 15 on Tuesday.
det nsubj nummod obj case obl cc conj case obl punct root The DET salesman NOUN sold VERB 12 NUM phones NOUN on ADP Monday PROPN and CCONJ 15 NUM on ADP Tuesday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 salesman det 2 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 phones nummod 5 phones phone NOUN Number=Plur 3 sold obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Monday case 7 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 3 sold obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 15 cc 9 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 Monday conj 10 on on ADP _ 11 Tuesday case 11 Tuesday Tuesday PROPN Number=Sing 3 sold obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sell past the salesman 12 phones monday; tuesday vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Theme
Example 6 Don't let a pushy salesman rush you.
aux advmod det amod obj xcomp obj punct root Do AUX n't PART let VERB a DET pushy ADJ salesman NOUN rush VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 let aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 let advmod 3 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 salesman det 5 pushy pushy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 salesman amod 6 salesman salesman NOUN Number=Sing 3 let obj 7 rush rush VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 let xcomp 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 rush obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 let punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not let imperative · do-support you not said here a pushy salesman tree rules 2 rush infinitive a pushy salesman not said here you vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Agent
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous salenext → saline↑ back to S in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/