surveillance

Who acts: Surveillance, shop, police, Spies, lot, Doctors · What happens: watch, check, collect, mean, use, have · To what, where: person, information, cameras, equipment, surveillance cameras, door

«surveillance» 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: surveillance in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Surveillance is carefully watching a person, place or activity, often secretly, to check for crime or danger or to collect information.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 watching	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 watching	aux
3	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	4 watching	advmod
4	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 watching	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 place	punct
8	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 activity	cc
10	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 secretly	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	13 secretly	advmod
13	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	4 watching	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 check	punct
15	to	to	PART	_	16 check	mark
16	check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 watching	parataxis
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 crime	case
18	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 check	obl
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 danger	cc
20	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 crime	conj
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 collect	cc
22	to	to	PART	_	23 collect	mark
23	collect	collect	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	16 check	conj
24	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 collect	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 watching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	watch	present · progressive	Surveillance	a person and place or activity	carefully, secretly property	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme
2	check	to-infinitive			for crime or danger	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for crime=Attribute
3	collect	to-infinitive		information		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=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.

Meaning 2

Surveillance can mean the cameras and equipment used for watching, such as CCTV.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cameras	det
5	cameras	camera	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 mean	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 equipment	cc
7	equipment	equipment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cameras	conj
8	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 equipment	acl
9	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 watching	mark
10	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 used	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 CCTV	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 CCTV	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	CCTV	CCTV	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 watching	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Surveillance	the cameras and equipment		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Topic
2	use	participle		equipment not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	watch	gerund			such CCTV	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The shop has surveillance cameras near the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cameras	compound
5	cameras	camera	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	near	near	ADP	_	8 door	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cameras	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the shop	surveillance cameras		the door			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Patient

Example 2

The police kept the house under surveillance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 house	det
5	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obj
6	under	under	ADP	_	7 surveillance	case
7	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the police	the house		surveillance			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent house=Theme under surveillance=Location

Example 3

Spies use surveillance to gather secrets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 use	nsubj
2	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 gather	mark
5	gather	gather	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
6	secrets	secret	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gather	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Spies	surveillance					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surveillance=Patient
2	gather	to-infinitive	Spies not said here	secrets					vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme

Example 4

There is a lot of CCTV surveillance in big cities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 is	expl
2	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lot	det
4	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 surveillance	case
6	CCTV	CCTV	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 surveillance	compound
7	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lot	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 cities	case
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cities	amod
10	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 surveillance	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a lot of CCTV surveillance in big cities			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Doctors use surveillance to spot new flu outbreaks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 use	nsubj
2	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 spot	mark
5	spot	spot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 use	advcl
6	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 outbreaks	amod
7	flu	flu	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 outbreaks	compound
8	outbreaks	outbreak	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 spot	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Doctors	surveillance					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surveillance=Patient
2	spot	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here	new flu outbreaks					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme outbreak=Destination

Example 6

Some people worry that too much surveillance harms privacy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 people	det
2	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 worry	nsubj
3	worry	worry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 harms	mark
5	too	too	ADV	_	6 much	advmod
6	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 surveillance	amod
7	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 harms	nsubj
8	harms	harm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 worry	advcl
9	privacy	privacy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 harms	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 worry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worry	present	some people						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	harm	present	much surveillance	privacy					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus privacy=Experiencer

Example 7

The bird watchers' surveillance of the nest lasted weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 watchers	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watchers	compound
3	watchers	watcher	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 surveillance	nmod:poss
4	'	's	PART	_	3 watchers	case
5	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lasted	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 nest	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 nest	det
8	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 surveillance	nmod
9	lasted	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 lasted	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 lasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	past	the bird watchers's surveillance of the nest				week		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

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