scheme

Who acts: official plan, colour scheme, school, villain, you, bedroom · What happens: do, steal, make, trick, be, choose · To what, where: something, jewels, secret plans, people, set, colours

«scheme» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: scheme in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

An official plan or system for doing something: a recycling scheme, a reading scheme at school.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 plan	det
2	official	official	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 plan	amod
3	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 system	cc
5	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plan	conj
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 doing	mark
7	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 plan	acl
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 doing	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 scheme	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 scheme	det
11	recycling	recycling	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 scheme	compound
12	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plan	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 scheme	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 scheme	det
15	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 scheme	compound
16	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 scheme	appos
17	at	at	ADP	_	18 school	case
18	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 scheme	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plan	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a official plan or system and a recycling scheme not said here	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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 clever, often secret or dishonest plan: a scheme to steal the jewels.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 plan	det
2	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 plan	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 secret	punct
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 secret	advmod
5	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 clever	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 dishonest	cc
7	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 clever	conj
8	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 scheme	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 scheme	det
11	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 plan	appos
12	to	to	PART	_	13 steal	mark
13	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 scheme	acl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 jewels	det
15	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 steal	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 plan	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	to-infinitive		the jewels					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jewel=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To make secret plans, often to trick people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 trick	advcl
3	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 plans	amod
4	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 trick	punct
6	often	often	ADV	_	8 trick	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 trick	mark
8	trick	trick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 trick	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 trick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		secret plans					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset plan=Product
2	trick	to-infinitive		people				often property	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient

Meaning 4

A «colour scheme» is a set of colours chosen to go together.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 scheme	det
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 scheme	punct
3	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 scheme	compound
4	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 set	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 scheme	punct
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 set	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 set	det
8	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 colours	case
10	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 set	nmod
11	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 colours	acl
12	to	to	PART	_	13 go	mark
13	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 chosen	xcomp
14	together	together	ADV	_	13 go	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a colour scheme	a set	of colours	tree rules
2	choose	participle		colours not said here		tree rules
3	go together	to-infinitive			together property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 5

Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.

A housing estate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 estate	det
2	housing	housing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 estate	compound
3	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 estate	punct

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

Example 1

Our school has a new recycling scheme.

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 school	nmod:poss
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 scheme	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 scheme	amod
6	recycling	recycling	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scheme	compound
7	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our school	a new recycling scheme					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Patient

Example 2

The villain had a scheme to steal the crown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 villain	det
2	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 scheme	det
5	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 steal	mark
7	steal	steal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 crown	det
9	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 steal	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the villain	a scheme					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Patient
2	steal	to-infinitive	the villain not said here	the crown					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crown=Theme

Example 3

Beware of get-rich-quick schemes online.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beware	beware	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 schemes	case
3	get-rich-quick	get-rich-quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 schemes	amod
4	schemes	scheme	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Beware	obl
5	online	online	ADV	_	1 Beware	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Beware	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	beware	imperative	you not said here					of get-rich-quick schemes; online property	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

The bedroom has a blue and white colour scheme.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bedroom	det
2	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 scheme	det
5	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 scheme	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 white	cc
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blue	conj
8	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scheme	compound
9	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the bedroom	a blue colour scheme					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Patient

Example 5

The twins were scheming to stay up late.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 twins	det
2	twins	twin	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 scheming	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 scheming	aux
4	scheming	scheme	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 stay	mark
6	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 scheming	xcomp
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 stay	compound:prt
8	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 stay	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 scheming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scheme	past · progressive	the twins						vn conspire-71 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	stay up	to-infinitive	the twins not said here					late property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

In the savings scheme, you add £2 a week; how much after 10 weeks?

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	SCONJ	_	4 scheme	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 savings	det
3	savings	savings	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 scheme	nsubj
4	scheme	scheme	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 add	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 scheme	punct
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 add	nsubj
7	add	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	£	£	SYM	_	7 add	obj
9	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 £	nummod
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 week	det
11	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 add	obl:unmarked
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 much	punct
13	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	14 much	advmod
14	much	much	ADV	_	7 add	advmod
15	after	after	ADP	_	17 weeks	case
16	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 weeks	nummod
17	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 much	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 add	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scheme	present	the savings						vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	add speech: assert	present	you				week		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Patient

Example 7

In the grand scheme of things, one bad mark doesn't matter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 scheme	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 scheme	det
3	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 scheme	amod
4	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 matter	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 things	case
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 scheme	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 scheme	punct
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 mark	nummod
9	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 mark	amod
10	mark	mark	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 matter	nsubj
11	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 matter	aux
12	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 matter	advmod
13	matter	matter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 matter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not matter	present · do-support	one bad mark			the grand scheme of things			vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
2	scheme			things					nom scheme «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 8

During this time she studied magic in order to carry out her wicked scheme.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	3 time	case
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 time	det
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 studied	obl
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 studied	nsubj
5	studied	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 studied	xcomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 order	case
8	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 studied	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 carry	mark
10	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 studied	advcl
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 carry	compound:prt
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 scheme	nmod:poss
13	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 scheme	amod
14	scheme	scheme	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 carry	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 studied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study	past	she		order	time	magic property	vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	carry out	to-infinitive	she not said here	her wicked scheme				vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scheme=Eventuality
3	scheme		her = she					nom scheme «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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