seniority Who acts: Seniority, job, she, Pay, brother, you · What happens: be, give, seat, order, get, rise · To what, where: rank, job, more rights, them, prefects, order · Speech: someone speaks here
«seniority» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: seniority in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Seniority is being older or higher in rank than others.
nsubj cop cop cc conj case obl case nmod punct root Seniority NOUN is AUX being AUX older ADJ or CCONJ higher ADJ in ADP rank NOUN than ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 4 older nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 older cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 older cop 4 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 higher cc 6 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 older conj 7 in in ADP _ 8 rank case 8 rank rank NOUN Number=Sing 4 older obl 9 than than ADP _ 10 others case 10 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 rank nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 older punct
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1 is present Seniority rank than others old property tree rules 2 be Seniority not said here tree rules
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 Seniority is how long someone has worked in a job, which can give them more rights.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj aux case det obl punct nsubj aux acl:relcl iobj amod obj punct root Seniority NOUN is AUX how ADV long ADV someone PRON has AUX worked VERB in ADP a DET job NOUN , PUNCT which PRON can AUX give VERB them PRON more ADJ rights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 7 worked nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 worked cop 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 4 long advmod 4 long long ADV Degree=Pos 7 worked advmod 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 worked nsubj 6 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 worked aux 7 worked work VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 job case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 job det 10 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 worked obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 give punct 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 give nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 give aux 14 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 job acl:relcl 15 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 give iobj 16 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 rights amod 17 rights right NOUN Number=Plur 14 give obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 worked punct
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1 is present · perfect Seniority a job long, work property tree rules 2 give can a job more rights them = they vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient right=Theme
Example 1 The prefects were seated in order of seniority.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nmod punct root The DET prefects NOUN were AUX seated VERB in ADP order NOUN of ADP seniority NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prefects det 2 prefects prefect NOUN Number=Plur 4 seated nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 seated aux:pass 4 seated seat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 order case 6 order order NOUN Number=Sing 4 seated obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 seniority case 8 seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 6 order nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 seated punct
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1 seat past · passive the prefects order of seniority vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in order=Location 2 order seniority nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 With her seniority, she gets the best desk.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj det amod obj punct root With ADP her PRON seniority NOUN , PUNCT she PRON gets VERB the DET best ADJ desk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 seniority case 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 seniority nmod:poss 3 seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 6 gets obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 seniority punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 gets nsubj 6 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 desk det 8 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 9 desk amod 9 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 6 gets obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 gets punct
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1 get present she the best desk with her seniority vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer desk=Stimulus
Example 3 Pay rises with seniority.
nsubj case obl punct root Pay NOUN rises VERB with ADP seniority NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 2 rises nsubj 2 rises rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 seniority case 4 seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 2 rises obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 rises punct
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1 rise present Pay with seniority vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 «I have seniority — I'm older!» said my brother.
punct nsubj ccomp obj punct nsubj cop advcl punct punct nmod:poss nsubj punct root « PUNCT I PRON have VERB seniority NOUN — PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX older ADJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB my PRON brother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 have punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 said ccomp 4 seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 8 older punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 older nsubj 7 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 older cop 8 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 have advcl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 have punct 10 » » PUNCT _ 3 have punct 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 brother nmod:poss 13 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 11 said nsubj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 said punct
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1 have in a quote present my brother = brother seniority vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seniority=Patient 2 is in a quote present my brother = brother old property tree rules 3 say speech: express past my brother vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 5 Seniority does not always mean you are right.
nsubj aux advmod advmod nsubj cop ccomp punct root Seniority NOUN does AUX not PART always ADV mean VERB you PRON are AUX right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seniority seniority NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 mean advmod 4 always always ADV PronType=Tot 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 right nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 right cop 8 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mean ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 not mean present · do-support Seniority always property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is present you right property tree rules
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