stance Who acts: stance, someone, they, opinion, you, your · What happens: be, stand, place, take, keep, not lose · To what, where: way, opinion, side, wide stance, balance, stance · Speech: someone speaks here
«stance» 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: stance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A stance is the way someone stands, especially how they place their feet and body, like a batting stance.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod advmod nsubj parataxis nmod:poss conj cc conj punct case det compound conj punct root A DET stance NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN someone PRON stands VERB , PUNCT especially ADV how ADV they PRON place NOUN their PRON feet NOUN and CCONJ body NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET batting NOUN stance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stance det 2 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 stands nsubj 7 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way acl:relcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 place punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 12 place advmod 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 place advmod 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 place nsubj 12 place place NOUN Number=Sing 5 way parataxis 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 feet nmod:poss 14 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 12 place conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 body cc 16 body body NOUN Number=Sing 12 place conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 stance punct 18 like like ADP _ 21 stance case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 stance det 20 batting batting NOUN Number=Sing 21 stance compound 21 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 12 place conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
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1 is a present a stance the way tree rules 2 stand present someone the way not said here vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer way=Stimulus 3 place they especially property tree rules
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 A stance is someone's opinion or attitude about something, the side they take.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop nmod:poss case cc conj case nmod punct det conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET stance NOUN is AUX someone PRON 's PART opinion NOUN or CCONJ attitude NOUN about ADP something PRON , PUNCT the DET side NOUN they PRON take VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stance det 2 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 6 opinion nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 opinion cop 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 opinion nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 someone case 6 opinion opinion NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 attitude cc 8 attitude attitude NOUN Number=Sing 6 opinion conj 9 about about ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 attitude nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 side punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 side det 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 6 opinion conj 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 take nsubj 15 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 side acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 opinion punct
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1 is a present a stance someone's opinion or attitude about something and the side tree rules 2 take present opinion the side not said here vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme
Example 1 Keep a wide stance so you don't lose your balance.
det amod obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Keep VERB a DET wide ADJ stance NOUN so SCONJ you PRON do AUX n't PART lose VERB your PRON balance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 stance det 3 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stance amod 4 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 lose mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 lose nsubj 7 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 lose aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 lose advmod 9 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep advcl 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 balance nmod:poss 11 balance balance NOUN Number=Sing 9 lose obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here a wide stance vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stance=Theme 2 not lose present · do-support you your balance vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Eventuality 3 balance your nom balance «state intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The batter took her stance at the plate.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET batter NOUN took VERB her PRON stance NOUN at ADP the DET plate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 batter det 2 batter batter NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 stance nmod:poss 5 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 plate case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 plate det 8 plate plate NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past the batter her stance the plate vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent stance=Theme at plate=Asset
Example 3 What is your stance on school uniforms?
cop nmod:poss nsubj case compound nmod punct root What PRON is AUX your PRON stance NOUN on ADP school NOUN uniforms NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 What cop 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 stance nmod:poss 4 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 1 What nsubj 5 on on ADP _ 7 uniforms case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 uniforms compound 7 uniforms uniform NOUN Number=Plur 4 stance nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 What punct
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1 is a present your stance on school uniforms tree rules
Example 4 The goalkeeper got into a ready stance.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET goalkeeper NOUN got VERB into ADP a DET ready ADJ stance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 goalkeeper det 2 goalkeeper goalkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 7 stance case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stance det 6 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stance amod 7 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 3 got obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past the goalkeeper a ready stance vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into stance=Destination
Example 5 The school takes a firm stance against bullying.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET school NOUN takes VERB a DET firm ADJ stance NOUN against ADP bullying NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 takes nsubj 3 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stance det 5 firm firm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stance amod 6 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 3 takes obj 7 against against ADP _ 8 bullying case 8 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 6 stance nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 takes punct
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1 take present the school a firm stance bullying vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stance=Theme against bullying=Destination
Example 6 In your essay, state your stance in the first paragraph.
case nmod:poss obl punct nmod:poss obj case det amod obl punct root In ADP your PRON essay NOUN , PUNCT state VERB your PRON stance NOUN in ADP the DET first ADJ paragraph NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 essay case 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 essay nmod:poss 3 essay essay NOUN Number=Sing 5 state obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 essay punct 5 state state VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 stance nmod:poss 7 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 5 state obj 8 in in ADP _ 11 paragraph case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 paragraph det 10 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 11 paragraph amod 11 paragraph paragraph NOUN Number=Sing 5 state obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 state punct
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1 state speech: other imperative you not said here your stance your essay in the first paragraph vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent stance=Topic 2 essay your nom essay «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The cat's stance showed it was ready to pounce.
det nmod:poss case nsubj nsubj cop ccomp mark xcomp punct root The DET cat NOUN 's PART stance NOUN showed VERB it PRON was AUX ready ADJ to PART pounce VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 stance nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cat case 4 stance stance NOUN Number=Sing 5 showed nsubj 5 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 ready nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 ready cop 8 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 5 showed ccomp 9 to to PART _ 10 pounce mark 10 pounce pounce VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 ready xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 showed punct
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1 show past the cat's stance vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past it ready property tree rules 3 pounce to-infinitive vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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