terrorist Who acts: terrorist, person, government, police, he, terrorist attack · What happens: be, use, threat, bomb, attack, frighten · To what, where: person, violence, people, government, terrorist, innocent people · Speech: someone speaks here
«terrorist» 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: terrorist in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A terrorist is a person who uses violence or threats against ordinary people, often by bombing or attacking, to frighten people and force a government or society to do what they want, usually for political or religious aims.
The tree, 38 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj case amod obl punct advmod mark advcl cc conj punct mark advcl obj cc conj det obj cc conj mark xcomp obj nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod case amod cc conj obl punct root A DET terrorist NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON uses VERB violence NOUN or CCONJ threats VERB against ADP ordinary ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT often ADV by SCONJ bombing VERB or CCONJ attacking VERB , PUNCT to PART frighten VERB people NOUN and CCONJ force VERB a DET government NOUN or CCONJ society NOUN to PART do VERB what PRON they PRON want VERB , PUNCT usually ADV for ADP political ADJ or CCONJ religious ADJ aims NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 terrorist det 2 terrorist terrorist NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 uses nsubj 7 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 violence violence NOUN Number=Sing 7 uses obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 threats cc 10 threats threat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 uses conj 11 against against ADP _ 13 people case 12 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 13 people amod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 threats obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 bombing punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 bombing advmod 16 by by SCONJ _ 17 bombing mark 17 bombing bomb VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 threats advcl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 attacking cc 19 attacking attack VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 bombing conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 frighten punct 21 to to PART _ 22 frighten mark 22 frighten frighten VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 attacking advcl 23 people people NOUN Number=Plur 22 frighten obj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 force cc 25 force force VERB VerbForm=Inf 22 frighten conj 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 government det 27 government government NOUN Number=Sing 25 force obj 28 or or CCONJ _ 29 society cc 29 society society NOUN Number=Sing 27 government conj 30 to to PART _ 31 do mark 31 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 25 force xcomp 32 what what PRON PronType=Int 31 do obj 33 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 34 want nsubj 34 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 32 what acl:relcl 35 , , PUNCT _ 41 aims punct 36 usually usually ADV _ 41 aims advmod 37 for for ADP _ 41 aims case 38 political political ADJ Degree=Pos 41 aims amod 39 or or CCONJ _ 40 religious cc 40 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 38 political conj 41 aims aim NOUN Number=Plur 17 bombing obl 42 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a terrorist a person tree rules 2 use present a person violence vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent violence=Patient 3 threat present a person not said here against ordinary people tree rules 4 bomb gerund a person not said here for political aims; often property vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 attack gerund a person not said here vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 frighten to-infinitive a person not said here people vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer 7 force infinitive a person not said here a government or society vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent government=Recipient clause=Topic 8 do to-infinitive a government or society not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 9 want present government vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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 The police arrested a terrorist before he could attack.
det nsubj det obj mark nsubj aux advcl punct root The DET police NOUN arrested VERB a DET terrorist NOUN before SCONJ he PRON could AUX attack VERB . PUNCT 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 arrested nsubj 3 arrested arrest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 terrorist det 5 terrorist terrorist NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrested obj 6 before before SCONJ _ 9 attack mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 attack nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 attack aux 9 attack attack VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 arrested advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrested punct
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1 arrest past the police a terrorist vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent terrorist=Patient 2 attack could he vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 A terrorist attack hurts innocent people.
det amod nsubj amod obj punct root A DET terrorist ADJ attack NOUN hurts VERB innocent ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 attack det 2 terrorist terrorist ADJ Degree=Pos 3 attack amod 3 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 4 hurts nsubj 4 hurts hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 innocent innocent ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 hurts obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 hurts punct
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1 hurt present a terrorist attack innocent people vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Patient
Example 3 Airport checks help stop terrorists.
compound nsubj xcomp obj punct root Airport NOUN checks NOUN help VERB stop VERB terrorists NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Airport airport NOUN Number=Sing 2 checks compound 2 checks check NOUN Number=Plur 3 help nsubj 3 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 help xcomp 5 terrorists terrorist NOUN Number=Plur 4 stop obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help present Airport checks vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 stop infinitive Airport checks not said here terrorists vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality terrorist=Eventuality
Example 4 The news said the group was listed as terrorist by several countries.
det nsubj det nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp case obl case amod obl punct root The DET news NOUN said VERB the DET group NOUN was AUX listed VERB as ADP terrorist NOUN by ADP several ADJ countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 news det 2 news news NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 group det 5 group group NOUN Number=Sing 7 listed nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 listed aux:pass 7 listed list VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 said ccomp 8 as as ADP _ 9 terrorist case 9 terrorist terrorist NOUN Number=Sing 7 listed obl 10 by by ADP _ 12 countries case 11 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 12 countries amod 12 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 7 listed obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the news vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 list past · passive several countries the group as terrorist tree rules
Example 5 Terrorists want people to feel afraid.
nsubj obj mark xcomp xcomp punct root Terrorists NOUN want VERB people NOUN to PART feel VERB afraid ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Terrorists terrorist NOUN Number=Plur 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 want obj 4 to to PART _ 5 feel mark 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 6 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feel xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 want punct
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1 want present Terrorists people tree rules 2 feel not said to happen to-infinitive people not said here afraid property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 Remember: run, hide, tell.
punct conj punct conj punct conj punct root Remember VERB : PUNCT run VERB , PUNCT hide VERB , PUNCT tell VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Remember remember VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 3 run punct 3 run run VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Remember conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 hide punct 5 hide hide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 run conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 tell punct 7 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 run conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Remember punct
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1 remember imperative you not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 run infinitive you not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 hide infinitive you not said here vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 If the news about terrorists worries you, talk to an adult.
mark det nsubj case nmod advcl obj punct case det obl punct root If SCONJ the DET news NOUN about ADP terrorists NOUN worries VERB you PRON , PUNCT talk VERB to ADP an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 6 worries mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 news det 3 news news NOUN Number=Sing 6 worries nsubj 4 about about ADP _ 5 terrorists case 5 terrorists terrorist NOUN Number=Plur 3 news nmod 6 worries worry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 talk advcl 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 worries obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 6 worries punct 9 talk talk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to ADP _ 12 adult case 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 adult det 12 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 9 talk obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 talk punct
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1 worry a condition, not said to happen present the news about terrorists you vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer 2 talk imperative you not said here to a adult vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to adult=Co-Agent
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