soundman Who acts: job, soundman, school play, Our, news crew · What happens: be, control, hold, make, ask, film · To what, where: sound, long microphone, actors, guitars, concert, everyone
«soundman» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: soundman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays.
The tree, 18 words det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl cc conj det obj case nmod punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART record VERB or CCONJ control VERB the DET sound NOUN for ADP films NOUN , PUNCT television NOUN , PUNCT radio NOUN , PUNCT concerts NOUN or CCONJ plays NOUN . PUNCT 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 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 record nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 record cop 6 to to PART _ 7 record mark 7 record record VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 person acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 control cc 9 control control VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 record conj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sound det 11 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 9 control obj 12 for for ADP _ 13 films case 13 films film NOUN Number=Plur 11 sound nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 television punct 15 television television NOUN Number=Sing 13 films conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 radio punct 17 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 13 films conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 concerts punct 19 concerts concert NOUN Number=Plur 17 radio conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 plays cc 21 plays play NOUN Number=Plur 19 concerts conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present job record property tree rules 2 control infinitive job not said here the sound for films and television and radio and concerts or plays vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=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.
Example 1 The soundman held a long microphone above the actors.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET soundman NOUN held VERB a DET long ADJ microphone NOUN above ADP the DET actors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soundman det 2 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 microphone det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 microphone amod 6 microphone microphone NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 7 above above ADP _ 9 actors case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 actors det 9 actors actor NOUN Number=Plur 6 microphone nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hold past the soundman a long microphone the actors vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent microphone=Theme above actor=Location
Example 2 At the concert the soundman made the guitars louder.
case det obl det nsubj det obj xcomp punct root At ADP the DET concert NOUN the DET soundman NOUN made VERB the DET guitars NOUN louder ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 concert case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 concert det 3 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 soundman det 5 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 guitars det 8 guitars guitar NOUN Number=Plur 6 made obj 9 louder loud ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 made xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past the soundman the guitars the concert loud property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset guitar=Product
Example 3 The soundman asked everyone to be quiet before filming.
det nsubj obj mark cop xcomp mark advcl punct root The DET soundman NOUN asked VERB everyone PRON to PART be AUX quiet ADJ before SCONJ filming VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soundman det 2 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 asked obj 5 to to PART _ 7 quiet mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 quiet cop 7 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 asked xcomp 8 before before SCONJ _ 9 filming mark 9 filming film VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 quiet advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask past the soundman everyone vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient 2 is not said to happen to-infinitive the soundman not said here quiet property tree rules 3 film gerund the soundman not said here vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Our school play had a soundman at the back of the hall.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN play NOUN had VERB a DET soundman NOUN at ADP the DET back NOUN of ADP the DET hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 play nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 play compound 3 play play NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 soundman det 6 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 back case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 back det 9 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 hall case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 hall det 12 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 9 back nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past Our school play a soundman the back of the hall vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soundman=Patient 2 play Our nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The soundman checked the microphones: «One, two, one, two.»
The tree, 9 words det nsubj det obj punct punct appos punct conj punct conj punct conj punct punct root The DET soundman NOUN checked VERB the DET microphones NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT One NUM , PUNCT two NUM , PUNCT one NUM , PUNCT two NUM . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soundman det 2 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked nsubj 3 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 microphones det 5 microphones microphone NOUN Number=Plur 3 checked obj 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 One punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 One punct 8 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 microphones appos 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 two punct 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 One conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 one punct 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 One conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 two punct 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 One conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 checked punct 16 » » PUNCT _ 3 checked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check past the soundman the microphones vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microphone=Theme
Example 6 The news crew had a cameraman and a soundman.
det compound nsubj det obj cc det conj punct root The DET news NOUN crew NOUN had VERB a DET cameraman NOUN and CCONJ a DET soundman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 crew det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 crew compound 3 crew crew NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cameraman det 6 cameraman cameraman NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 soundman cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 soundman det 9 soundman soundman NOUN Number=Sing 6 cameraman conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past the news crew a cameraman and a soundman vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cameraman=Patient
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