taxman Who acts: taxman, government office, person, Dad, You, Mum · What happens: be, collect, speak, grumble, take, pay · To what, where: government office, taxes, big part, taxman, much money, story · Speech: someone speaks here
«taxman» 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: taxman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
The taxman is the government office that collects taxes, spoken of as if it were one person.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det compound nsubj acl:relcl obj punct parataxis case mark mark nsubj cop nummod obl punct root The DET taxman NOUN is AUX the DET government NOUN office NOUN that PRON collects VERB taxes NOUN , PUNCT spoken VERB of ADP as SCONJ if SCONJ it PRON were AUX one NUM person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 taxman det 2 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 6 office nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 office cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 office det 5 government government NOUN Number=Sing 6 office compound 6 office office NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 collects nsubj 8 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 office acl:relcl 9 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 8 collects obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 spoken punct 11 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 office parataxis 12 of of ADP _ 18 person case 13 as as SCONJ _ 18 person mark 14 if if SCONJ _ 18 person mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 person nsubj 16 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 person cop 17 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 person nummod 18 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 spoken obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 office punct
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1 is a present the taxman the government office tree rules 2 collect present the government office taxes vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Theme 3 speak speech: other participle vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is a condition, not said to happen past taxman of one person 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 person who collects taxes for the government.
det nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON collects VERB taxes NOUN for ADP the DET government NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 collects nsubj 4 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 4 collects obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 government case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 government det 8 government government NOUN Number=Sing 4 collects obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 collect present a person taxes for the government vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Theme
Example 1 Dad grumbled that the taxman takes a big part of his pay.
nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Dad NOUN grumbled VERB that SCONJ the DET taxman NOUN takes VERB a DET big ADJ part NOUN of ADP his PRON pay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 grumbled nsubj 2 grumbled grumble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 takes mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 taxman det 5 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes nsubj 6 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 grumbled ccomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 part det 8 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 part amod 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes obj 10 of of ADP _ 12 pay case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 pay nmod:poss 12 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 9 part nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 grumbled punct
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1 grumble speech: other past Dad vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take present the taxman a big part of taxman's pay vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme 3 pay taxman nom pay «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 You must tell the taxman how much money you earn.
nsubj aux det obj advmod amod ccomp nsubj acl:relcl punct root You PRON must AUX tell VERB the DET taxman NOUN how ADV much ADJ money NOUN you PRON earn VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 tell nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tell aux 3 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 taxman det 5 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell obj 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 much advmod 7 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 8 money amod 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 tell ccomp 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 earn nsubj 10 earn earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 money acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert must You the taxman vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent taxman=Recipient 2 earn present you much money not said here vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
Example 3 In the story, the taxman came to the village every spring.
case det obl punct det nsubj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET taxman NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET village NOUN every DET spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 came obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 taxman det 6 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to ADP _ 10 village case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 village det 10 village village NOUN Number=Sing 7 came obl 11 every every DET PronType=Tot 12 spring det 12 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 7 came obl:unmarked 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 came punct
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1 come past the taxman the story spring to the village vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to village=Initial_Location
Example 4 Mum owes the taxman a little money this year.
nsubj det obj det amod obj det obl:unmarked punct root Mum NOUN owes VERB the DET taxman NOUN a DET little ADJ money NOUN this DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 owes nsubj 2 owes owe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 taxman det 4 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 2 owes obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 money det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 money amod 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 owes obj 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 year det 9 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 owes obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 owes punct
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1 owe present Mum the taxman year vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent taxman=Goal money=Theme
Example 5 The shop has to keep records for the taxman.
det nsubj mark xcomp obj case det obl punct root The DET shop NOUN has VERB to PART keep VERB records NOUN for ADP the DET taxman NOUN . PUNCT 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 to to PART _ 5 keep mark 5 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 has xcomp 6 records record NOUN Number=Plur 5 keep obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 taxman case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 taxman det 9 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the shop tree rules 2 keep to-infinitive the shop not said here records for the taxman vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme
Example 6 In the Bible, Zacchaeus was a taxman who changed his ways.
case det obl punct nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN , PUNCT Zacchaeus PROPN was AUX a DET taxman NOUN who PRON changed VERB his PRON ways NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Bible case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Bible det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 8 taxman obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Bible punct 5 Zacchaeus Zacchaeus PROPN Number=Sing 8 taxman nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 taxman cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 taxman det 8 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 changed nsubj 10 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 taxman acl:relcl 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 ways nmod:poss 12 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 10 changed obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 taxman punct
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1 is a past Zacchaeus a taxman the Bible tree rules 2 change past a taxman Zacchaeus's ways vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient
Example 7 Everyone has to pay the taxman, even famous people.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct advmod amod appos punct root Everyone PRON has VERB to PART pay VERB the DET taxman NOUN , PUNCT even ADV famous ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 pay mark 4 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 has xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 taxman det 6 taxman taxman NOUN Number=Sing 4 pay obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 people punct 8 even even ADV _ 10 people advmod 9 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 people amod 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 taxman appos 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Everyone tree rules 2 pay to-infinitive Everyone not said here the taxman vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taxman=Asset
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