semicolon Who acts: semicolon, punctuation mark, items, It, we, you · What happens: be, join, link, contain, go, look · To what, where: punctuation mark, two, full sentences, commas, semicolon, two related sentences
«semicolon» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: semicolon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A semicolon is the punctuation mark ; which joins two closely linked full sentences.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det compound punct nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod advcl amod obj punct root A DET semicolon NOUN is AUX the DET punctuation NOUN mark NOUN ; PUNCT which PRON joins VERB two NUM closely ADV linked VERB full ADJ sentences NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 semicolon det 2 semicolon semicolon NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mark cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mark det 5 punctuation punctuation NOUN Number=Sing 6 mark compound 6 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 joins punct 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 9 joins nsubj 9 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mark acl:relcl 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 joins obj 11 closely closely ADV _ 12 linked advmod 12 linked link VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 joins advcl 13 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 14 sentences amod 14 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 12 linked obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 mark punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a semicolon the punctuation mark tree rules 2 join present the punctuation mark two vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=Patient 3 link participle the punctuation mark not said here full sentences closely property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient
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 semicolon can also separate items in a long list when the items already contain commas.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj aux advmod amod nsubj case det amod advmod det nsubj advmod advcl obj punct root A DET semicolon NOUN can AUX also ADV separate ADJ items NOUN in ADP a DET long ADJ list NOUN when ADV the DET items NOUN already ADV contain VERB commas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 semicolon det 2 semicolon semicolon NOUN Number=Sing 10 list nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 list aux 4 also also ADV _ 10 list advmod 5 separate separate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 items amod 6 items item NOUN Number=Plur 10 list nsubj 7 in in ADP _ 10 list case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 list det 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 list amod 10 list list NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 contain advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 items det 13 items item NOUN Number=Plur 15 contain nsubj 14 already already ADV _ 15 contain advmod 15 contain contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 list advcl 16 commas comma NOUN Number=Plur 15 contain obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 list punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 contain present the items commas vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot comma=Theme
Example 1 It was late; we went home.
nsubj cop punct nsubj conj advmod punct root It PRON was AUX late ADJ ; PUNCT we PRON went VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 late nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 late cop 3 late late ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 went punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 went nsubj 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 late conj 7 home home ADV _ 6 went advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 late punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past It late property tree rules 2 go past we home property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A semicolon looks like a dot on top of a comma.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod case det nmod punct root A DET semicolon NOUN looks VERB like ADP a DET dot NOUN on ADP top NOUN of ADP a DET comma NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 semicolon det 2 semicolon semicolon NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks nsubj 3 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 6 dot case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dot det 6 dot dot NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks obl 7 on on ADP _ 8 top case 8 top top NOUN Number=Sing 6 dot nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 comma case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 comma det 11 comma comma NOUN Number=Sing 8 top nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 looks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look present a semicolon like a dot on top of a comma vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Use a semicolon to join two related sentences.
det obj mark advcl nummod amod obj punct root Use VERB a DET semicolon NOUN to PART join VERB two NUM related ADJ sentences NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 semicolon det 3 semicolon semicolon NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 join mark 5 join join VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 sentences nummod 7 related related ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sentences amod 8 sentences sentence NOUN Number=Plur 5 join obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use imperative you not said here a semicolon vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent semicolon=Patient 2 join to-infinitive you not said here two related sentences vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient
Example 4 We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Dublin, Ireland.
The tree, 9 words nsubj obj punct conj punct conj punct conj punct cc obl punct conj punct root We PRON visited VERB Paris PROPN , PUNCT France PROPN ; PUNCT Rome PROPN , PUNCT Italy PROPN ; PUNCT and CCONJ Dublin PROPN , PUNCT Ireland PROPN . PUNCT 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 visited nsubj 2 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Paris Paris PROPN Number=Sing 2 visited obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 France punct 5 France France PROPN Number=Sing 3 Paris conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 Rome punct 7 Rome Rome PROPN Number=Sing 2 visited conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 Italy punct 9 Italy Italy PROPN Number=Sing 7 Rome conj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 Dublin punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 Dublin cc 12 Dublin Dublin PROPN Number=Sing 2 visited obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 Ireland punct 14 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 12 Dublin conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 visited punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 visit past We Paris and France Dublin and Ireland obl vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paris=Co-Agent
Example 5 In some code you must end each line with a semicolon.
case det obl nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct root In ADP some DET code NOUN you PRON must AUX end VERB each DET line NOUN with ADP a DET semicolon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 code case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 code det 3 code code NOUN Number=Sing 6 end obl 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 end nsubj 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 end aux 6 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 line det 8 line line NOUN Number=Sing 6 end obj 9 with with ADP _ 11 semicolon case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 semicolon det 11 semicolon semicolon NOUN Number=Sing 6 end obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 end punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 end must you each line some code with a semicolon vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector line=Eventuality with semicolon=Subeventuality
Example 6 I love reading; my brother loves football.
nsubj xcomp punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis obj punct root I PRON love VERB reading VERB ; PUNCT my PRON brother NOUN loves VERB football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 love nsubj 2 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 love xcomp 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 loves punct 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 loves nsubj 7 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 love parataxis 8 football football NOUN Number=Sing 7 loves obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 love punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 love present I vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 read not said to happen gerund I not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 love present my brother football vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer football=Stimulus
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