spectator Who acts: person, Thousands, spectators, goal, 2,400 spectators, Football · What happens: watch, match, show, take, cheer, stand up · To what, where: event, part, runners, great spectator sport, rope, spectator · Speech: someone speaks here
«spectator» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: spectator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who watches an event, especially a sports match or show, without taking part.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct advmod det nsubj cc conj punct mark ccomp obj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON watches VERB an DET event NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET sports NOUN match VERB or CCONJ show VERB , PUNCT without SCONJ taking VERB part 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 11 match nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 watches nsubj 4 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 event det 6 event event NOUN Number=Sing 4 watches obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 match punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 11 match advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sports det 10 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 11 match nsubj 11 match match VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 show cc 13 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 match conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 taking punct 15 without without SCONJ _ 16 taking mark 16 taking take VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 show ccomp 17 part part NOUN Number=Sing 16 taking obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 match punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 watch present a person a event vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent event=Theme 2 match present a person especially property vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 show present a person not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 take gerund part vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=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 Thousands of spectators cheered the runners.
nsubj case nmod det obj punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP spectators NOUN cheered VERB the DET runners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 cheered nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 spectators case 3 spectators spectator NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 cheered cheer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 runners det 6 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 4 cheered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 cheered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cheer past Thousands of spectators the runners vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus runner=Experiencer
Example 2 The spectators stood up when the goal went in.
det nsubj compound:prt advmod det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET spectators NOUN stood VERB up ADP when ADV the DET goal NOUN went VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spectators det 2 spectators spectator NOUN Number=Plur 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 stood compound:prt 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 went advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 goal det 7 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 8 went nsubj 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stood advcl 9 in in ADV _ 8 went advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stand up past the spectators vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 go in past the goal vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 There were 2,400 spectators on Saturday and 1,900 on Sunday, so 4,300 in all.
The tree, 14 words expl nummod nsubj case nmod cc conj case nmod punct advmod appos case nmod punct root There PRON were VERB 2,400 NUM spectators NOUN on ADP Saturday PROPN and CCONJ 1,900 NUM on ADP Sunday PROPN , PUNCT so ADV 4,300 NUM in ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 were expl 2 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2,400 2,400 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 spectators nummod 4 spectators spectator NOUN Number=Plur 2 were nsubj 5 on on ADP _ 6 Saturday case 6 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 4 spectators nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 1,900 cc 8 1,900 1,900 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 spectators conj 9 on on ADP _ 10 Sunday case 10 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 8 1,900 nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 4,300 punct 12 so so ADV _ 13 4,300 advmod 13 4,300 4,300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 spectators appos 14 in in ADP _ 15 all case 15 all all DET PronType=Tot 13 4,300 nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 were punct
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1 be past 2,400 spectators on Saturday there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Football is a great spectator sport.
nsubj cop det amod compound punct root Football NOUN is AUX a DET great ADJ spectator NOUN sport NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 sport nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sport cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sport det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sport amod 5 spectator spectator NOUN Number=Sing 6 sport compound 6 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 sport punct
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1 is a present Football a great spectator sport tree rules
Example 5 Spectators must stay behind the rope.
nsubj aux case det obl punct root Spectators NOUN must AUX stay VERB behind ADP the DET rope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spectators spectator NOUN Number=Plur 3 stay nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 stay aux 3 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 behind behind ADP _ 6 rope case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rope det 6 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 3 stay obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 stay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stay must Spectators the rope vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind rope=Location
Example 6 She wasn't playing — she was just a spectator.
nsubj aux advmod punct nsubj cop advmod det parataxis punct root She PRON was AUX n't PART playing VERB — PUNCT she PRON was AUX just ADV a DET spectator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 playing nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 playing aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 playing advmod 4 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 — - PUNCT _ 10 spectator punct 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 spectator nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 spectator cop 8 just just ADV _ 10 spectator advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 spectator det 10 spectator spectator NOUN Number=Sing 4 playing parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 playing punct
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1 not play past · progressive She vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past she a spectator tree rules
Example 7 "How beautiful, how perfect it is!" cried the spectators.
punct advmod parataxis punct advmod conj nsubj cop punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT How ADV beautiful ADJ , PUNCT how ADV perfect ADJ it PRON is AUX ! PUNCT " PUNCT cried VERB the DET spectators NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 beautiful punct 2 How how ADV PronType=Int 3 beautiful advmod 3 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 11 cried parataxis 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 perfect punct 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 perfect advmod 6 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 3 beautiful conj 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 perfect nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 perfect cop 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 beautiful punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 3 beautiful punct 11 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 spectators det 13 spectators spectator NOUN Number=Plur 11 cried obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 cried punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is in a quote present it perfect property tree rules 2 cry speech: express past the spectators vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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