select

Who acts: you, We, two numbers, coach, numerous stories, her · What happens: choose, click, highlight, select, take on, invite · To what, where: someone, group, something, screen, correct answer, list

«select» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: select in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To choose someone or something from a group, carefully.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 choose	mark
2	choose	choose	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 choose	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 something	cc
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 someone	conj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 group	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 group	det
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 choose	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 carefully	punct
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	2 choose	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 choose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	to-infinitive		someone		a group		carefully property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent someone=Theme from group=Source

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: computers — kept apart, not parsed.

To click on or highlight something on a screen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 click	mark
2	click	click	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	2 click	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 highlight	cc
5	highlight	highlight	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 click	conj
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 highlight	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 screen	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 screen	det
9	screen	screen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 highlight	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 click	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	click	to-infinitive							vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	highlight	infinitive		something		a screen			vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Only for a small group of the best or richest people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	5 group	advmod
2	for	for	ADP	_	5 group	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 group	det
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 group	amod
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	11 people	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 people	det
8	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	11 people	amod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 richest	cc
10	richest	rich	ADJ	Degree=Sup	8 best	conj
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 group	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 group	punct

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

Example 1

Select the correct answer from the list.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 answer	det
3	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 answer	amod
4	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 list	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 list	det
7	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the correct answer		the list			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent answer=Theme from list=Source

Example 2

She was selected for the school netball team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 selected	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 selected	aux:pass
3	selected	select	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	8 team	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 team	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 netball	compound
7	netball	netball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 team	compound
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 selected	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 selected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	past · passive		She				for the netball team	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 3

A marble is selected at random from the bag.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 marble	det
2	marble	marble	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 selected	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 selected	aux:pass
4	selected	select	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 random	case
6	random	random	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 selected	obl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 bag	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bag	det
9	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 random	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 selected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	present · passive		a marble		random from the bag			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

Select the word and click "delete".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 word	det
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Select	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 click	cc
5	click	click	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Select	conj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 delete	punct
7	delete	delete	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 click	obj
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 delete	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	the word					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
2	click	infinitive	you not said here	delete					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location delete=Theme

Example 5

We selected three books to take on holiday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 selected	nsubj
2	selected	select	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 books	nummod
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 selected	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 take	mark
6	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 selected	advcl
7	on	on	ADP	_	6 take	compound:prt
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 take	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 selected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	past	We	three books					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
2	take on	to-infinitive	We not said here	holiday					vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Theme

Example 6

Only a select few were invited to the party.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	4 few	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 few	det
3	select	select	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 few	amod
4	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 invited	aux:pass
6	invited	invite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 few	conj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 party	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 party	det
9	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 invited	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 few	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invite	past · passive						to the party	vn promote-102 «NP V S_ING»

Example 7

Select two numbers that add up to 10.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Select	select	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 numbers	nummod
3	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Select	obj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 add	nsubj
5	add	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 numbers	acl:relcl
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 add	compound:prt
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 10	case
8	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 add	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	imperative	you not said here	two numbers					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme
2	add up speech: assert	present	two numbers					to 10	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to 10=Co-Patient

Example 8

The coach selected the fastest runners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 selected	nsubj
3	selected	select	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 runners	det
5	fastest	fast	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 runners	amod
6	runners	runner	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 selected	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 selected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	select	past	the coach	the fastest runners					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme

Example 9

From among the numerous stories relating to the Vyed'ma we may select the following, which bears her name.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	5 stories	case
2	among	among	ADP	_	5 stories	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stories	det
4	numerous	numerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stories	amod
5	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 select	obl
6	relating	relate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 stories	acl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 Vyed'ma	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Vyed'ma	det
9	Vyed'ma	Vyed'ma	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 relating	obl
10	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 select	nsubj
11	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 select	aux
12	select	select	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 following	det
14	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 select	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 bears	punct
16	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	17 bears	det
17	bears	bear	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 select	parataxis
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 name	nmod:poss
19	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bears	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 select	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	relate	gerund	the numerous stories not said here		to the Vyed'ma	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to vyed'ma=Co-Theme
2	select	may	we	the numerous stories		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from story=Source
3	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	name		her = she			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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