sermon Who acts: sermon, talk, Jesus, Grandpa, I, Dad · What happens: be, give, explain, teach, live, behave · To what, where: talk, Bible, long boring telling off, Sermon, Mount, bike · Speech: someone speaks here
«sermon» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: sermon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A sermon is a talk given by a priest, minister or preacher during a religious service, explaining the Bible or teaching how to live.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det acl case det obl punct appos cc conj case det amod obl punct acl det obj cc conj advmod mark xcomp punct root A DET sermon NOUN is AUX a DET talk NOUN given VERB by ADP a DET priest NOUN , PUNCT minister NOUN or CCONJ preacher NOUN during ADP a DET religious ADJ service NOUN , PUNCT explaining VERB the DET Bible PROPN or CCONJ teaching VERB how ADV to PART live VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sermon det 2 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 talk cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 talk det 5 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 talk acl 7 by by ADP _ 9 priest case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 priest det 9 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 6 given obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 minister punct 11 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 9 priest appos 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 preacher cc 13 preacher preacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 priest conj 14 during during ADP _ 17 service case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 service det 16 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 17 service amod 17 service service NOUN Number=Sing 6 given obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 explaining punct 19 explaining explain VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 talk acl 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Bible det 21 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 19 explaining obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 teaching cc 23 teaching teach VERB VerbForm=Ger 19 explaining conj 24 how how ADV PronType=Int 26 live advmod 25 to to PART _ 26 live mark 26 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 23 teaching xcomp 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 talk punct
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1 is a present a sermon a talk tree rules 2 give participle a talk not said here during a religious service by a priest or preacher vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 explain speech: assert gerund a talk not said here the Bible vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bible=Topic 4 teach speech: other gerund a talk not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 live to-infinitive a talk not said here vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A sermon is a long, boring telling-off or lecture about how to behave.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod compound punct cc conj mark advmod mark acl punct root A DET sermon NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ , PUNCT boring ADJ telling NOUN - PUNCT off NOUN or CCONJ lecture NOUN about SCONJ how ADV to PART behave VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sermon det 2 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 10 off nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 off cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 off det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 off amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 long punct 7 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 10 off amod 8 telling telling NOUN Number=Sing 10 off compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 10 off punct 10 off off NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 lecture cc 12 lecture lecture NOUN Number=Sing 10 off conj 13 about about SCONJ _ 16 behave mark 14 how how ADV PronType=Int 16 behave advmod 15 to to PART _ 16 behave mark 16 behave behave VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 lecture acl 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 off punct
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1 is a present a sermon a long boring telling off or lecture tree rules 2 behave to-infinitive a sermon not said here vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The vicar's sermon was about being kind to strangers.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop mark cop case obl punct root The DET vicar NOUN 's PART sermon NOUN was AUX about SCONJ being AUX kind ADJ to ADP strangers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 4 sermon nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 vicar case 4 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 8 kind nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 kind cop 6 about about SCONJ _ 8 kind mark 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 kind cop 8 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 to to ADP _ 10 strangers case 10 strangers stranger NOUN Number=Plur 8 kind obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 kind punct
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1 is past the vicar's sermon to strangers; kind property tree rules
Example 2 Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount on a hillside.
nsubj det obj case det obl case det obl punct root Jesus PROPN gave VERB the DET Sermon PROPN on ADP the DET Mount NOUN on ADP a DET hillside NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Sermon det 4 Sermon Sermon PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 Mount case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Mount det 7 Mount mount NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 hillside case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hillside det 10 hillside hillside NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past Jesus the Sermon the Mount on a hillside vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent sermon=Theme on mount=Asset
Example 3 Grandpa fell asleep during the sermon.
nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root Grandpa PROPN fell VERB asleep ADJ during ADP the DET sermon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 fell nsubj 2 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fell xcomp 4 during during ADP _ 6 sermon case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sermon det 6 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 2 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fell punct
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1 fall past Grandpa during the sermon asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The minister's sermon was only five minutes long today.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked obl:unmarked punct root The DET minister NOUN 's PART sermon NOUN was AUX only ADV five NUM minutes NOUN long ADJ today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 minister det 2 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 4 sermon nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 minister case 4 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 9 long nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 long cop 6 only only ADV _ 7 five advmod 7 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 minutes nummod 8 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 9 long obl:unmarked 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 today today NOUN Number=Sing 9 long obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 long punct
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1 is past the minister's sermon minute; today long property tree rules
Example 5 I got a sermon from Dad about leaving my bike in the rain.
nsubj det obj case obl mark acl nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root I PRON got VERB a DET sermon NOUN from ADP Dad NOUN about SCONJ leaving VERB my PRON bike NOUN in ADP the DET rain 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sermon det 4 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 Dad case 6 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 7 about about SCONJ _ 8 leaving mark 8 leaving leave VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 Dad acl 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 bike nmod:poss 10 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 8 leaving obj 11 in in ADP _ 13 rain case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 rain det 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 leaving obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past I a sermon from Dad vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sermon=Theme from dad=Source 2 leave gerund Dad not said here my bike the rain vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bike=Theme in rain=Location
Example 6 In his sermon, the priest talked about forgiveness.
case nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj case obl punct root In ADP his PRON sermon NOUN , PUNCT the DET priest NOUN talked VERB about ADP forgiveness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 sermon case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 sermon nmod:poss 3 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 7 talked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 sermon punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 priest det 6 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 7 talked nsubj 7 talked talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 about about ADP _ 9 forgiveness case 9 forgiveness forgiveness NOUN Number=Sing 7 talked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 talked punct
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1 talk past the priest his sermon about forgiveness vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about forgiveness=Topic
Example 7 "It was a good sermon to-day," the man said at last.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj cop det amod ccomp case punct nmod punct punct det nsubj case obl punct root " PUNCT It PRON was AUX a DET good ADJ sermon NOUN to ADP - PUNCT day NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT the DET man NOUN said VERB at ADP last ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 6 sermon punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sermon nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 sermon cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sermon det 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sermon amod 6 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 14 said ccomp 7 to to ADP _ 9 day case 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 to punct 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 sermon nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 6 sermon punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 14 said punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 man det 13 man man NOUN Number=Sing 14 said nsubj 14 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 15 at at ADP _ 16 last case 16 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 14 said obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 said punct
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1 is a in a quote past It a good sermon day tree rules 2 say speech: assert past the man last vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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