theatre Who acts: theatre, people, work, movie theater, operating theatre, doctors · What happens: be, watch, show, act, do, have · To what, where: building, plays, stage, work, cinema, room
«theatre» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: theatre in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A theatre is a building where people watch plays, musicals, dances or shows on a stage.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct conj punct conj cc conj case det obl punct root A DET theatre NOUN is AUX a DET building NOUN where ADV people NOUN watch VERB plays NOUN , PUNCT musicals NOUN , PUNCT dances NOUN or CCONJ shows VERB on ADP a DET stage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 theatre det 2 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 5 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 building det 5 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 watch advmod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 watch nsubj 8 watch watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 building acl:relcl 9 plays play NOUN Number=Plur 8 watch obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 musicals punct 11 musicals musical NOUN Number=Plur 9 plays conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 dances punct 13 dances dance NOUN Number=Plur 9 plays conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 shows cc 15 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 watch conj 16 on on ADP _ 18 stage case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 stage det 18 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 15 shows obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 building punct
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1 is a present a theatre a building tree rules 2 watch present people plays and musicals and dances vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Theme 3 show present people not said here a stage vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Theatre is also the work of writing and acting in plays.
nsubj cop advmod det case nmod cc acl case obl punct root Theatre NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET work NOUN of ADP writing NOUN and CCONJ acting VERB in ADP plays NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 5 work nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 work cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 work advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 work det 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 writing case 7 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 5 work nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 acting cc 9 acting act VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 work acl 10 in in ADP _ 11 plays case 11 plays play NOUN Number=Plur 9 acting obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 work punct
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1 is a present Theatre the work of writing tree rules 2 act gerund the work not said here plays vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A movie theater (USA) is a cinema.
det compound nsubj punct appos punct cop det punct root A DET movie NOUN theater NOUN ( PUNCT USA PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET cinema NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 theater det 2 movie movie NOUN Number=Sing 3 theater compound 3 theater theater NOUN Number=Sing 9 cinema nsubj 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 USA punct 5 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 3 theater appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 USA punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 cinema cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cinema det 9 cinema cinema NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 cinema punct
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1 is a present a movie theater a cinema tree rules
Meaning 4 An operating theatre is a room in a hospital where doctors do operations.
det compound nsubj cop det case det nmod advmod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root An DET operating NOUN theatre NOUN is AUX a DET room NOUN in ADP a DET hospital NOUN where ADV doctors NOUN do VERB operations NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 theatre det 2 operating operating NOUN Number=Sing 3 theatre compound 3 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 6 room nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 room cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 room det 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 hospital case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hospital det 9 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 6 room nmod 10 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 do advmod 11 doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 12 do nsubj 12 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hospital acl:relcl 13 operations operation NOUN Number=Plur 12 do obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 room punct
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1 is a present a operating theatre a room a hospital tree rules 2 do present doctors operations vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Eventuality
Example 1 The theatre has 20 rows of 15 seats.
det nsubj nummod obj case nummod nmod punct root The DET theatre NOUN has VERB 20 NUM rows NOUN of ADP 15 NUM seats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 theatre det 2 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 rows nummod 5 rows row NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 seats case 7 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 seats nummod 8 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 5 rows nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the theatre 20 rows of 15 seats vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent row=Patient
Example 2 A ticket costs 8 dollars.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET ticket NOUN costs VERB 8 NUM dollars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ticket det 2 ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs nsubj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 dollars nummod 5 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 3 costs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 costs punct
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1 cost present a ticket 8 dollars vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme dollar=Value
Example 3 300 people came to the theatre.
nummod nsubj case det obl punct root 300 NUM people NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET theatre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 300 300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 people nummod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 theatre case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 theatre det 6 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past 300 people the theatre vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to theatre=Initial_Location
Example 4 How many seats are empty?
advmod amod nsubj cop punct root How ADV many ADJ seats NOUN are AUX empty ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seats amod 3 seats seat NOUN Number=Plur 5 empty nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 empty cop 5 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 empty punct
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1 is present many seats empty property tree rules
Example 5 We went to the theatre to see a pantomime.
nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root We PRON went VERB to ADP the DET theatre NOUN to PART see VERB a DET pantomime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 theatre case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 theatre det 5 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 went advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pantomime det 9 pantomime pantomime NOUN Number=Sing 7 see obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We the theatre vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to theatre=Initial_Location 2 see to-infinitive We not said here a pantomime vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pantomime=Stimulus
Example 6 The actors bowed and the theatre filled with clapping.
det nsubj cc det nsubj conj case obl punct root The DET actors NOUN bowed VERB and CCONJ the DET theatre NOUN filled VERB with ADP clapping NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 actors det 2 actors actor NOUN Number=Plur 3 bowed nsubj 3 bowed bow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 filled cc 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 theatre det 6 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 7 filled nsubj 7 filled fill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 bowed conj 8 with with ADP _ 9 clapping case 9 clapping clapping NOUN Number=Sing 7 filled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 bowed punct
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1 bow past the actors vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fill participle the theatre with clapping vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with clapping=Instrument
Example 7 Our class put on a play in the school theatre.
nmod:poss nsubj case det obl case det compound nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN put VERB on ADP a DET play NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN theatre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 put nsubj 3 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 play case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 play det 6 play play NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obl 7 in in ADP _ 10 theatre case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 theatre det 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 theatre compound 10 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 6 play nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put participle Our class a play in the school theatre vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on play=Destination
Example 8 The doctor took the patient into the operating theatre.
det nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN took VERB the DET patient NOUN into ADP the DET operating NOUN theatre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 patient det 5 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obj 6 into into ADP _ 9 theatre case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 theatre det 8 operating operating NOUN Number=Sing 9 theatre compound 9 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 3 took obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past the doctor the patient the operating theatre vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent patient=Theme into theatre=Destination
Example 9 The theatre was his ideal world.
det nsubj cop nmod:poss amod punct root The DET theatre NOUN was AUX his PRON ideal ADJ world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 theatre det 2 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 6 world nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 world cop 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 world nmod:poss 5 ideal ideal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 world amod 6 world world NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 world punct
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1 is a past the theatre his ideal world tree rules
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