severance

Who acts: Money, company, their, factory, workers, severance package · What happens: pay, end, need, call, job, sever · To what, where: them, severance pay, connection, ties, something, pay · Speech: someone speaks here

«severance» 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: severance in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Money paid to a worker when their job ends because the company no longer needs them; also called severance pay or redundancy pay.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ends	nsubj
2	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 ends	advcl
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 worker	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 worker	det
5	worker	worker	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paid	obl
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 ends	advmod
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 job	nmod:poss
8	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ends	nsubj
9	ends	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	15 needs	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 company	det
12	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 needs	nsubj
13	no	no	ADV	_	14 longer	advmod
14	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	15 needs	advmod
15	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 ends	advcl
16	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 needs	obj
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 called	punct
18	also	also	ADV	_	19 called	advmod
19	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 ends	parataxis
20	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pay	compound
21	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 called	xcomp
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 pay	cc
23	redundancy	redundancy	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 pay	compound
24	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pay	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 ends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pay	participle	Money not said here		to a worker	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	end	present	Money			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	need	present	the company	them = they	long property	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot they=Theme
4	call	participle		severance pay or redundancy pay		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	job		their = they			nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Ending a connection or relationship: the severance of ties.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ending	end	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 connection	det
3	connection	connection	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ending	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 relationship	cc
5	relationship	relationship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 connection	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 severance	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 severance	det
8	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 relationship	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 ties	case
10	ties	tie	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 severance	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	gerund		a connection or relationship					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality connection=Eventuality
2	sever			ties					nom severance «event transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Cutting something off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Cutting	obj
3	off	off	ADP	_	1 Cutting	compound:prt
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cutting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	gerund		something					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector something=Eventuality

Example 1

When the factory closed, workers got severance pay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	4 closed	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 factory	det
3	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	nsubj
4	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 got	advcl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 closed	punct
6	workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 got	nsubj
7	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pay	compound
9	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 got	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	participle	the factory						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	get	past	workers	severance pay					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pay=Stimulus

Example 2

Her severance package was three months' pay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 package	nmod:poss
2	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 package	compound
3	package	package	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pay	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 pay	cop
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 months	nummod
6	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 pay	nmod:poss
7	'	's	PART	_	6 months	case
8	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Her severance package	three months's pay			month		tree rules

Example 3

Severance is 1 week's pay for every year worked, so 6 years gives 6 weeks.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pay	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pay	cop
3	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 week	nummod
4	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pay	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 week	case
6	pay	pay	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 worked	mark
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 worked	nsubj
10	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 pay	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 gives	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	15 gives	advmod
13	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 years	nummod
14	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 gives	nsubj
15	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pay	parataxis
16	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	17 weeks	nummod
17	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 gives	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	is a	present	Severance	1 week's pay	week	tree rules
2	work	past	every year			vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	give	present	6 years		week	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

The severance of the two countries' ties surprised many.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 severance	det
2	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 surprised	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	8 ties	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 countries	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 countries	nummod
6	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ties	nmod:poss
7	'	's	PART	_	6 countries	case
8	ties	tie	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 severance	nmod
9	surprised	surprise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 surprised	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 surprised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	surprise	past	the severance of the two countries's ties	many					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus many=Experiencer
2	sever			the two countries's ties					nom severance «event transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Dad got a small severance when he was let go.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 severance	det
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 severance	amod
5	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 let	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 let	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 let	aux:pass
9	let	let	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 got	advcl
10	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	get	past	Dad	a small severance	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer severance=Stimulus
2	let	past · passive		Dad	tree rules
3	go	infinitive	Dad not said here		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The severance of the rope sent the boat drifting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 severance	det
2	severance	severance	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 rope	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rope	det
5	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 severance	nmod
6	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 boat	det
8	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	obj
9	drifting	drift	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 sent	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	send	past	the severance of the rope	the boat	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme
2	drift	gerund	the severance of the rope not said here		vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	sever			the rope	nom severance «event transitive»: of=patient

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