spokesman Who acts: spokesman, panda, police spokesman, class, captain, company spokeswoman · What happens: be, choose, speak, say, ask, stay away · To what, where: person, people, Amy, questions, short statement, spokesman · Speech: someone speaks here
«spokesman» 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: spokesman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A spokesman is a person chosen to speak officially for a group, company, team or government, especially to newspapers and TV.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det acl mark xcomp advmod case det obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct advmod case appos cc conj punct root A DET spokesman NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN chosen VERB to PART speak VERB officially ADV for ADP a DET group NOUN , PUNCT company NOUN , PUNCT team NOUN or CCONJ government NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV to ADP newspapers NOUN and CCONJ TV NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spokesman det 2 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl 7 to to PART _ 8 speak mark 8 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 chosen xcomp 9 officially officially ADV _ 8 speak advmod 10 for for ADP _ 12 group case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 group det 12 group group NOUN Number=Sing 8 speak obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 company punct 14 company company NOUN Number=Sing 12 group conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 team punct 16 team team NOUN Number=Sing 12 group conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 government cc 18 government government NOUN Number=Sing 12 group conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 newspapers punct 20 especially especially ADV _ 22 newspapers advmod 21 to to ADP _ 22 newspapers case 22 newspapers newspaper NOUN Number=Plur 12 group appos 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 TV cc 24 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 22 newspapers conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a spokesman a person tree rules 2 choose participle a person not said here tree rules 3 speak speech: other to-infinitive for a group and company and team or government; officially property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=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.
Example 1 A spokesman for the zoo said the panda was healthy.
det nsubj case det nmod det nsubj cop ccomp punct root A DET spokesman NOUN for ADP the DET zoo NOUN said VERB the DET panda NOUN was AUX healthy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spokesman det 2 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 zoo case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 zoo det 5 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 2 spokesman nmod 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 panda det 8 panda panda NOUN Number=Sing 10 healthy nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 healthy cop 10 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 said ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past a spokesman for the zoo vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past the panda healthy property tree rules
Example 2 The police spokesman asked people to stay away.
det compound nsubj iobj mark xcomp advmod punct root The DET police NOUN spokesman NOUN asked VERB people NOUN to PART stay VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spokesman det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 spokesman compound 3 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked nsubj 4 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 asked iobj 6 to to PART _ 7 stay mark 7 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 asked xcomp 8 away away ADV _ 7 stay advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the police spokesman people vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 2 stay away not said to happen to-infinitive the police spokesman not said here away property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Our class chose Amy as spokesperson for the school council.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case obl case det compound obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN chose VERB Amy PROPN as ADP spokesperson NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN council 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 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 chose nsubj 3 chose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Amy Amy PROPN Number=Sing 3 chose obj 5 as as ADP _ 6 spokesperson case 6 spokesperson spokesperson NOUN Number=Sing 3 chose obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 council case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 council det 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 council compound 10 council council NOUN Number=Sing 3 chose obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 chose punct
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1 choose past Our class Amy as spokesperson; for the school council vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent amy=Theme for council=Beneficiary
Example 4 A spokesman for the team said the captain was injured.
det nsubj case det nmod det nsubj cop ccomp punct root A DET spokesman NOUN for ADP the DET team NOUN said VERB the DET captain NOUN was AUX injured ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spokesman det 2 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 6 said nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 team case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 team det 5 team team NOUN Number=Sing 2 spokesman nmod 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 captain det 8 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 10 injured nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 injured cop 10 injured injured ADJ Degree=Pos 6 said ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past a spokesman for the team vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is past the captain injured property tree rules
Example 5 The company spokeswoman answered the reporters' questions.
det compound nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET company NOUN spokeswoman NOUN answered VERB the DET reporters NOUN ' PART questions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spokeswoman det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 spokeswoman compound 3 spokeswoman spokeswoman NOUN Number=Sing 4 answered nsubj 4 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 reporters det 6 reporters reporter NOUN Number=Plur 8 questions nmod:poss 7 ' 's PART _ 6 reporters case 8 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 4 answered obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past the company spokeswoman the reporters's questions vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality 2 question the reporters nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The government spokesman gave a short statement.
det compound nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET government NOUN spokesman NOUN gave VERB a DET short ADJ statement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spokesman det 2 government government NOUN Number=Sing 3 spokesman compound 3 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 statement det 6 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 statement amod 7 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past the government spokesman a short statement vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme
Example 7 "Sir," replied their spokesman, "we cannot find jewels enough."
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj punct punct nmod:poss obj punct punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj obj punct punct root " PUNCT Sir PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT replied VERB their PRON spokesman NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT we PRON can AUX not PART find VERB jewels NOUN enough ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Sir punct 2 Sir Sir PROPN Number=Sing 5 replied nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Sir punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Sir punct 5 replied reply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 spokesman nmod:poss 7 spokesman spokesman NOUN Number=Sing 5 replied obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 find punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 13 find punct 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 find nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 find aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 find advmod 13 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 replied parataxis 14 jewels jewel NOUN Number=Plur 13 find obj 15 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 13 find obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 find punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 13 find punct
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1 reply speech: assert past Sir their spokesman tree rules 2 not find in a quote can we jewels vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme enough=Attribute
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