task Who acts: task, that, they, first task, Your, Feeding · What happens: be, have, do, give, task, take · To what, where: piece, something, formal, someone, them, cat · Speech: someone speaks here
«task» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: task in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A task is a piece of work that someone has to do, often given by someone else.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj nsubj parataxis mark xcomp punct advmod conj case obl advmod punct root A DET task NOUN is AUX a DET piece NOUN of ADP work NOUN that PRON someone PRON has VERB to PART do VERB , PUNCT often ADV given VERB by ADP someone PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 task det 2 task task NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 work case 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 has nsubj 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 has nsubj 10 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece parataxis 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 has xcomp 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 given punct 14 often often ADV _ 15 given advmod 15 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 has conj 16 by by ADP _ 17 someone case 17 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 given obl 18 else else ADV _ 17 someone advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 piece punct
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1 is a present a task a piece of work tree rules 2 have present that tree rules 3 do to-infinitive that not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 give participle that not said here by someone; often property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 To be tasked with something is to be given a job to do (formal).
The tree, 14 words mark aux:pass mark nsubj:pass aux mark aux:pass advcl det obj mark acl punct obj punct punct root To PART be AUX tasked VERB with SCONJ something PRON is AUX to PART be AUX given VERB a DET job NOUN to PART do VERB ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 tasked mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 tasked aux:pass 3 tasked task VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 with with SCONJ _ 9 given mark 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 given nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 given aux 7 to to PART _ 9 given mark 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 given aux:pass 9 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 tasked advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 job det 11 job job NOUN Number=Sing 9 given obj 12 to to PART _ 13 do mark 13 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 job acl 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 15 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 13 do obj 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 formal punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 tasked punct
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1 task to-infinitive · passive tree rules 2 give present · passive something vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient job=Theme 3 do to-infinitive formal vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent formal=Eventuality
Meaning 3 «Take someone to task» means to tell them off for something they did.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj obj mark advcl punct mark xcomp iobj compound:prt case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root « PUNCT Take VERB someone PRON to PART task NOUN » PUNCT means VERB to PART tell VERB them PRON off ADP for ADP something PRON they PRON did VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Take punct 2 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 means nsubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 Take obj 4 to to PART _ 5 task mark 5 task task NOUN Number=Sing 2 Take advcl 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Take punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 tell mark 9 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 means xcomp 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tell iobj 11 off off ADP _ 9 tell compound:prt 12 for for ADP _ 13 something case 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 tell obl 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 did nsubj 15 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 something acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 take in a quote infinitive someone vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument someone=Destination 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 tell off speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive them = they for something vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient 4 do past they vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Your first task is to read the story.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop mark det obj punct root Your PRON first ADJ task NOUN is AUX to PART read VERB the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 task nmod:poss 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 task amod 3 task task NOUN Number=Sing 6 read nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 read cop 5 to to PART _ 6 read mark 6 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 story det 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 read obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 read punct
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1 is present Your first task read property tree rules 2 task Your nom task «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Feeding the cat is my task every morning.
csubj det obj cop nmod:poss det nmod:unmarked punct root Feeding VERB the DET cat NOUN is AUX my PRON task NOUN every DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Feeding feed VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 task csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cat det 3 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Feeding obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 task cop 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 task nmod:poss 6 task task NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 morning det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 6 task nmod:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 task punct
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1 feed gerund the cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient 2 is a present Feeding my task morning tree rules
Example 3 Stay on task, please.
case obl punct discourse punct root Stay VERB on ADP task NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stay stay VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 3 task case 3 task task NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stay obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 1 Stay punct 5 please please INTJ _ 1 Stay discourse 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stay punct
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1 stay imperative you not said here task vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on task=Location
Example 4 This task is harder than the last one.
det nsubj cop case det amod obl punct root This DET task NOUN is AUX harder ADJ than ADP the DET last ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 task det 2 task task NOUN Number=Sing 4 harder nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 harder cop 4 harder hard ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 8 one case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 one det 7 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 8 one amod 8 one one NOUN Number=Sing 4 harder obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 harder punct
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1 is present this task than the last one; hard property tree rules
Example 5 Break a big task into smaller parts.
det amod obj case amod obl punct root Break VERB a DET big ADJ task NOUN into ADP smaller ADJ parts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 task det 3 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 task amod 4 task task NOUN Number=Sing 1 Break obj 5 into into ADP _ 7 parts case 6 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 parts amod 7 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 1 Break obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Break punct
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1 break imperative you not said here a big task into smaller parts result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent task=Patient into part=Result
Example 6 The class finished the task in ten minutes.
det nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root The DET class NOUN finished VERB the DET task NOUN in ADP ten NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 finished nsubj 3 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 task det 5 task task NOUN Number=Sing 3 finished obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 minutes case 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 minutes nummod 8 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 finished obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 finished punct
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1 finish past the class the task minute vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality task=Eventuality
Example 7 Each group had a different task.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root Each DET group NOUN had VERB a DET different ADJ task NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 group det 2 group group NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 task det 5 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 6 task amod 6 task task NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past each group a different task vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Patient
Example 8 The third task was the hardest.
det amod nsubj cop det punct root The DET third ADJ task NOUN was AUX the DET hardest ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 task det 2 third third ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 task amod 3 task task NOUN Number=Sing 6 hardest nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 hardest cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hardest det 6 hardest hard ADJ Degree=Sup root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 hardest punct
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1 is past the third task hard property tree rules
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