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selector

Who acts: person, rule, selectors, you, cricket selectors, Dad · What happens: choose, switch, pick out, pick, turn, wash · To what, where: players, setting, items, her, selector, squad

«selector» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: selector in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person who chooses players for a team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 chooses	nsubj
4	chooses	choose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 chooses	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 team	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 team	det
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 chooses	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	present	a person	players				for a team	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent player=Theme for team=Beneficiary

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 device, knob or switch for choosing a setting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 knob	punct
4	knob	knob	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 device	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 switch	cc
6	switch	switch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 device	conj
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 choosing	mark
8	choosing	choose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 switch	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 setting	det
10	setting	setting	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 choosing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 device	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	switch	infinitive							vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	choose	gerund		a setting					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent setting=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

A tool or rule that picks out items.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 rule	cc
4	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tool	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 picks	nsubj
6	picks	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 rule	acl:relcl
7	out	out	ADP	_	6 picks	compound:prt
8	items	item	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 picks	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick out	present	rule	items					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent item=Patient

Example 1

The selectors picked her for the county team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 selectors	det
2	selectors	selector	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 picked	nsubj
3	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 picked	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 team	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 team	det
7	county	county	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 team	compound
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 picked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick	past	the selectors	her = she				for the county team	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent she=Theme for team=Beneficiary

Example 2

Turn the selector to «wash».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 selector	det
3	selector	selector	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	6 wash	mark
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 wash	punct
6	wash	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Turn	advcl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 wash	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the selector					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent selector=Theme
2	wash in a quote	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The cricket selectors announced the squad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 selectors	det
2	cricket	cricket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 selectors	compound
3	selectors	selector	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 announced	nsubj
4	announced	announce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 squad	det
6	squad	squad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 announced	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 announced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	announce speech: other	past	the cricket selectors	the squad					vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent squad=Theme

Example 4

Dad moved the gear selector to reverse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 moved	nsubj
2	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 selector	det
4	gear	gear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 selector	compound
5	selector	selector	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 moved	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 reverse	mark
7	reverse	reverse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 selector	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 moved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	past	Dad	the gear selector					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent selector=Theme
2	reverse	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	the gear selector not said here					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The selector chose 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 selector	det
2	selector	selector	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chose	nsubj
3	chose	choose	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 chose	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	past	the selector	the fastest runners					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Theme

Example 6

Use the colour selector to pick blue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 selector	det
3	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 selector	compound
4	selector	selector	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 pick	mark
6	pick	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
7	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pick	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the colour selector					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent selector=Patient
2	pick	to-infinitive	you not said here	blue					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blue=Patient

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.

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