secretary Who acts: secretary, job, school secretary, I, you, your · What happens: be, type, answer, keep, arrange, work · To what, where: person, office, letters, phone, records, meetings · Speech: someone speaks here
«secretary» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: secretary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A secretary is a person whose job is to help in an office by typing letters, answering the phone, keeping records and arranging meetings.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl case det obl mark advcl obj punct conj det obj punct conj obj cc conj obj punct root A DET secretary NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART help VERB in ADP an DET office NOUN by SCONJ typing VERB letters NOUN , PUNCT answering VERB the DET phone NOUN , PUNCT keeping VERB records NOUN and CCONJ arranging VERB meetings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 secretary det 2 secretary secretary 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 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 help nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 help cop 9 to to PART _ 10 help mark 10 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 in in ADP _ 13 office case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 office det 13 office office NOUN Number=Sing 10 help obl 14 by by SCONJ _ 15 typing mark 15 typing type VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 help advcl 16 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 15 typing obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 answering punct 18 answering answer VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 typing conj 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 phone det 20 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 18 answering obj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 keeping punct 22 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 typing conj 23 records record NOUN Number=Plur 22 keeping obj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 arranging cc 25 arranging arrange VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 22 keeping conj 26 meetings meeting NOUN Number=Plur 25 arranging obj 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a secretary a person tree rules 2 is present job a office help property tree rules 3 type gerund job not said here letters vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme 4 answer speech: assert gerund job not said here the phone vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent phone=Eventuality 5 keep gerund job not said here records vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme 6 arrange gerund job not said here meetings vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meeting=Product
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 The school secretary works in the school office and deals with visitors, absences, lunch money and phone calls.
The tree, 18 words det compound nsubj case det compound obl cc conj case obl punct conj punct compound conj cc compound conj punct root The DET school NOUN secretary NOUN works VERB in ADP the DET school NOUN office NOUN and CCONJ deals VERB with ADP visitors NOUN , PUNCT absences NOUN , PUNCT lunch NOUN money NOUN and CCONJ phone NOUN calls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 secretary det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 secretary compound 3 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 4 works nsubj 4 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 office case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 office det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 office compound 8 office office NOUN Number=Sing 4 works obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 deals cc 10 deals deal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 works conj 11 with with ADP _ 12 visitors case 12 visitors visitor NOUN Number=Plur 10 deals obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 absences punct 14 absences absence NOUN Number=Plur 12 visitors conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 money punct 16 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 17 money compound 17 money money NOUN Number=Sing 12 visitors conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 calls cc 19 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 20 calls compound 20 calls call NOUN Number=Plur 17 money conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 works punct
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1 work present the school secretary in the school office vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in office=Theme 2 deal present the school secretary not said here with visitors and absences and lunch money and phone calls vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with visitor=Theme
Meaning 3 A Secretary (in government) is the head of a government department, such as the Home Secretary (UK) or the Secretary of State (USA).
The tree, 23 words det nsubj punct case appos punct cop det case det compound nmod punct case fixed det compound appos punct appos punct cc det conj case nmod punct appos punct punct root A DET Secretary NOUN ( PUNCT in ADP government NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET head NOUN of ADP a DET government NOUN department NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET Home PROPN Secretary PROPN ( PUNCT UK PROPN ) PUNCT or CCONJ the DET Secretary PROPN of ADP State PROPN ( PUNCT USA PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Secretary det 2 Secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 9 head nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 government punct 4 in in ADP _ 5 government case 5 government government NOUN Number=Sing 2 Secretary appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 government punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 head cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 head det 9 head head NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 13 department case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 department det 12 government government NOUN Number=Sing 13 department compound 13 department department NOUN Number=Sing 9 head nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 Secretary punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 Secretary case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 Secretary det 18 Home Home PROPN Number=Sing 19 Secretary compound 19 Secretary Secretary PROPN Number=Sing 13 department appos 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 UK punct 21 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 19 Secretary appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 UK punct 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 Secretary cc 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 Secretary det 25 Secretary Secretary PROPN Number=Sing 19 Secretary conj 26 of of ADP _ 27 State case 27 State State PROPN Number=Sing 25 Secretary nmod 28 ( ( PUNCT _ 29 USA punct 29 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 25 Secretary appos 30 ) ) PUNCT _ 29 USA punct 31 . . PUNCT _ 9 head punct
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1 is a present a Secretary the head of a government department tree rules
Meaning 4 The secretary of a club writes down what happens at meetings.
det nsubj case det nmod compound:prt nsubj ccomp case obl punct root The DET secretary NOUN of ADP a DET club NOUN writes VERB down ADP what PRON happens VERB at ADP meetings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 secretary det 2 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 6 writes nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 club case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 club det 5 club club NOUN Number=Sing 2 secretary nmod 6 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 down down ADP _ 6 writes compound:prt 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 happens nsubj 9 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 writes ccomp 10 at at ADP _ 11 meetings case 11 meetings meeting NOUN Number=Plur 9 happens obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 writes punct
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1 write down present the secretary of a club vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen present meetings vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at meeting=Location
Example 1 The school secretary phoned my mum when I felt sick.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET school NOUN secretary NOUN phoned VERB my PRON mum NOUN when ADV I PRON felt VERB sick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 secretary det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 secretary compound 3 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 4 phoned nsubj 4 phoned phone VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mum nmod:poss 6 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 phoned obj 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 felt advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 felt nsubj 9 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 phoned advcl 10 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 9 felt xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 phoned punct
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1 phone past the school secretary my mum vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient 2 feel past I sick property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 Hand your letter to the secretary in the office.
nmod:poss obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Hand VERB your PRON letter NOUN to ADP the DET secretary NOUN in ADP the DET office NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hand hand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 letter nmod:poss 3 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hand obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 secretary case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 secretary det 6 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hand obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 office case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 office det 9 office office NOUN Number=Sing 6 secretary nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hand punct
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1 hand imperative you not said here your letter the secretary in the office vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to secretary=Destination 2 letter your nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The Home Secretary spoke on the news.
det compound nsubj case det obl punct root The DET Home PROPN Secretary PROPN spoke VERB on ADP the DET news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Secretary det 2 Home Home PROPN Number=Sing 3 Secretary compound 3 Secretary Secretary PROPN Number=Sing 4 spoke nsubj 4 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 news case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 news det 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 4 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the Home Secretary the news vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 My aunt is a secretary at a law firm.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case det compound nmod punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX a DET secretary NOUN at ADP a DET law NOUN firm 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 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 5 secretary nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 secretary cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 secretary det 5 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 at at ADP _ 9 firm case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 firm det 8 law law NOUN Number=Sing 9 firm compound 9 firm firm NOUN Number=Sing 5 secretary nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 secretary punct
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1 is a present My aunt a secretary a law firm tree rules
Example 5 Our club voted Maya as secretary.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case obl punct root Our PRON club NOUN voted VERB Maya PROPN as ADP secretary 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 club nmod:poss 2 club club NOUN Number=Sing 3 voted nsubj 3 voted vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 3 voted obj 5 as as ADP _ 6 secretary case 6 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 3 voted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 voted punct
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1 vote past Our club Maya as secretary vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent maya=Result
Example 6 The secretary wrote down what was said at the meeting.
det nsubj compound:prt nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp case det obl punct root The DET secretary NOUN wrote VERB down ADP what PRON was AUX said VERB at ADP the DET meeting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 secretary det 2 secretary secretary NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 wrote compound:prt 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 7 said nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 said aux:pass 7 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wrote ccomp 8 at at ADP _ 10 meeting case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 meeting det 10 meeting meeting NOUN Number=Sing 7 said obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write down past the secretary vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert past · passive the meeting vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
Example 7 The Secretary of State visited Canada.
det nsubj case nmod obj punct root The DET Secretary PROPN of ADP State PROPN visited VERB Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Secretary det 2 Secretary Secretary PROPN Number=Sing 5 visited nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 State case 4 State State PROPN Number=Sing 2 Secretary nmod 5 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 5 visited obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 visited punct
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1 visit past the Secretary of State Canada vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canada=Co-Agent
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