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suffragist

Who acts: suffragist, person, Millicent, suffragists, Kate, Women · What happens: be, campaign, vote, use, hold, write · To what, where: person, suffrage, peaceful methods, famous British suffragist, peaceful marches, petitions · Speech: someone speaks here

«suffragist» 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: suffragist in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

A suffragist was a person who campaigned for the right to vote (suffrage), especially for women, using peaceful and lawful methods such as petitions, meetings and marches.

The tree, 27 words
detnsubjcopdetnsubjacl:relclcasedetoblmarkadvclpunctobjpunctpunctadvmodcaseoblpunctadvclamodccconjobjcasefixednmodpunctconjccconjpunctrootADETsuffragistNOUNwasAUXaDETpersonNOUNwhoPRONcampaignedVERBforADPtheDETrightNOUNtoPARTvoteVERB(PUNCTsuffrageNOUN)PUNCT,PUNCTespeciallyADVforADPwomenNOUN,PUNCTusingVERBpeacefulADJandCCONJlawfulADJmethodsNOUNsuchADJasADPpetitionsNOUN,PUNCTmeetingsNOUNandCCONJmarchesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 suffragistdet
2suffragistsuffragistNOUNNumber=Sing5 personnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 personcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 persondet
5personpersonNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6whowhoPRONPronType=Rel7 campaignednsubj
7campaignedcampaignVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 personacl:relcl
8forforADP_10 rightcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 rightdet
10rightrightNOUNNumber=Sing7 campaignedobl
11totoPART_12 votemark
12votevoteVERBVerbForm=Inf7 campaignedadvcl
13((PUNCT_14 suffragepunct
14suffragesuffrageNOUNNumber=Sing12 voteobj
15))PUNCT_14 suffragepunct
16,,PUNCT_19 womenpunct
17especiallyespeciallyADV_19 womenadvmod
18forforADP_19 womencase
19womenwomanNOUNNumber=Plur12 voteobl
20,,PUNCT_21 usingpunct
21usinguseVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part12 voteadvcl
22peacefulpeacefulADJDegree=Pos25 methodsamod
23andandCCONJ_24 lawfulcc
24lawfullawfulADJDegree=Pos22 peacefulconj
25methodsmethodNOUNNumber=Plur21 usingobj
26suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP28 petitionscase
27asasADP_26 suchfixed
28petitionspetitionNOUNNumber=Plur25 methodsnmod
29,,PUNCT_30 meetingspunct
30meetingsmeetingNOUNNumber=Plur28 petitionsconj
31andandCCONJ_32 marchescc
32marchesmarchNOUNNumber=Plur28 petitionsconj
33..PUNCT_5 personpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apasta suffragista persontree rules
2campaignpasta personfor the righttree rules
3voteto-infinitivea person not said heresuffragefor women goalvn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent suffrage=Theme for woman=Goal
4usegerunda person not said herepeaceful methodssuch petitions and meetings and marchesvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient

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

Millicent Fawcett was a famous British suffragist.

nsubjflatcopdetamodamodpunctrootMillicentPROPNFawcettPROPNwasAUXaDETfamousADJBritishADJsuffragistNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MillicentMillicentPROPNNumber=Sing7 suffragistnsubj
2FawcettFawcettPROPNNumber=Sing1 Millicentflat
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 suffragistcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 suffragistdet
5famousfamousADJDegree=Pos7 suffragistamod
6BritishBritishADJDegree=Pos7 suffragistamod
7suffragistsuffragistNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 suffragistpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastMillicenta famous British suffragisttree rules

Example 2

The suffragists held peaceful marches and wrote petitions.

detnsubjamodobjccconjobjpunctrootTheDETsuffragistsNOUNheldVERBpeacefulADJmarchesNOUNandCCONJwroteVERBpetitionsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 suffragistsdet
2suffragistssuffragistNOUNNumber=Plur3 heldnsubj
3heldholdVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4peacefulpeacefulADJDegree=Pos5 marchesamod
5marchesmarchNOUNNumber=Plur3 heldobj
6andandCCONJ_7 wrotecc
7wrotewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 heldconj
8petitionspetitionNOUNNumber=Plur7 wroteobj
9..PUNCT_3 heldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1holdpastthe suffragistspeaceful marchesvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent march=Theme
2writepastthe suffragists not said herepetitionsvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent petition=Theme

Example 3

Kate Sheppard was a suffragist in New Zealand.

nsubjflatcopdetcaseflatnmodpunctrootKatePROPNSheppardPROPNwasAUXaDETsuffragistNOUNinADPNewPROPNZealandPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KateKatePROPNNumber=Sing5 suffragistnsubj
2SheppardSheppardPROPNNumber=Sing1 Kateflat
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 suffragistcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 suffragistdet
5suffragistsuffragistNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ininADP_8 Zealandcase
7NewNewPROPNNumber=Sing8 Zealandflat
8ZealandZealandPROPNNumber=Sing5 suffragistnmod
9..PUNCT_5 suffragistpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastKatea suffragistNew Zealandtree rules

Example 4

Women in the USA won the vote in 1920 after years of work by suffragists.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjcasedetnmoddetobjcaseoblcaseoblcasenmodcaseoblpunctrootWomenNOUNinADPtheDETUSAPROPNwonVERBtheDETvoteNOUNinADP1920NUMafterADPyearsNOUNofADPworkNOUNbyADPsuffragistsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WomenwomanNOUNNumber=Plur5 wonnsubj
2ininADP_4 USAcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 USAdet
4USAUSAPROPNNumber=Sing1 Womennmod
5wonwinVERBMood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 votedet
7votevoteNOUNNumber=Sing5 wonobj
8ininADP_9 1920case
919201920NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 wonobl
10afterafterADP_11 yearscase
11yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur5 wonobl
12ofofADP_13 workcase
13workworkNOUNNumber=Sing11 yearsnmod
14bybyADP_15 suffragistscase
15suffragistssuffragistNOUNNumber=Plur5 wonobl
16..PUNCT_5 wonpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1winpastWomen in the USAthe vote1920yearby suffragistsvn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vote=Eventuality

Example 5

Suffragists believed women should be able to vote like men.

nsubjnsubjauxcopccompmarkxcompcaseoblpunctrootSuffragistsNOUNbelievedVERBwomenNOUNshouldAUXbeAUXableADJtoPARTvoteVERBlikeADPmenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SuffragistssuffragistNOUNNumber=Plur2 believednsubj
2believedbelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3womenwomanNOUNNumber=Plur6 ablensubj
4shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin6 ableaux
5bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 ablecop
6ableableADJDegree=Pos2 believedccomp
7totoPART_8 votemark
8votevoteVERBVerbForm=Inf6 ablexcomp
9likelikeADP_10 mencase
10menmanNOUNNumber=Plur8 voteobl
11..PUNCT_2 believedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1believepastSuffragistsvn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2isshouldwomenable propertytree rules
3voteto-infinitivewomen not said herelike menvn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Some men were suffragists too.

detnsubjcopadvmodpunctrootSomeDETmenNOUNwereAUXsuffragistsNOUNtooADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SomesomeDETPronType=Ind2 mendet
2menmanNOUNNumber=Plur4 suffragistsnsubj
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 suffragistscop
4suffragistssuffragistNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
5tootooADV_4 suffragistsadvmod
6..PUNCT_4 suffragistspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastsome mensuffragiststree rules

Example 7

Explain the difference between a suffragist and a suffragette.

detobjcasedetnmodccdetconjpunctrootExplainVERBtheDETdifferenceNOUNbetweenADPaDETsuffragistNOUNandCCONJaDETsuffragetteNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ExplainexplainVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 differencedet
3differencedifferenceNOUNNumber=Sing1 Explainobj
4betweenbetweenADP_6 suffragistcase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 suffragistdet
6suffragistsuffragistNOUNNumber=Sing3 differencenmod
7andandCCONJ_9 suffragettecc
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 suffragettedet
9suffragettesuffragetteNOUNNumber=Sing6 suffragistconj
10..PUNCT_1 Explainpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1explain speech: assertimperativeyou not said herethe differencebetween a suffragist and a suffragettevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent difference=Topic

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