they Who acts: They, people, it, you, person, Exams · What happens: mean, name, say, rain, use, not know · To what, where: people, general, They, boy, charge, pool · Speech: someone speaks here
«they» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: they in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 They means the people or things already named, more than one.
nsubj det obj cc conj advmod acl punct advmod fixed obj punct root They PRON means VERB the DET people NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN already ADV named VERB , PUNCT more ADJ than ADP one NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 people det 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 things cc 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 people conj 7 already already ADV _ 8 named advmod 8 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 people acl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 one punct 10 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 12 one advmod 11 than than ADP _ 10 more fixed 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 means obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present They the people or things tree rules 2 name participle the people or things not said here vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: 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 They can mean people in general: «They say it will rain».
The tree, 11 words nsubj aux obj case obl punct punct nsubj parataxis nsubj aux obj punct punct root They PRON can AUX mean VERB people NOUN in ADP general ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT They PRON say VERB it PRON will AUX rain NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 mean obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 general case 6 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean obl 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 say punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 10 say punct 9 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 say nsubj 10 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean parataxis 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 rain nsubj 12 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 rain aux 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 10 say obj 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 rain punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can They people general tree rules 2 say speech: assert in a quote present people vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 rain in a quote future it tree rules
Meaning 3 They can also be used for one person when you do not know or do not say if the person is a boy or a girl.
The tree, 26 words nsubj:pass aux advmod aux:pass case nummod obl advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl cc aux advmod conj mark det nsubj cop det ccomp cc det conj punct root They PRON can AUX also ADV be AUX used VERB for ADP one NUM person NOUN when ADV you PRON do AUX not PART know VERB or CCONJ do AUX not PART say VERB if SCONJ the DET person NOUN is AUX a DET boy NOUN or CCONJ a DET girl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 used nsubj:pass 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 used aux 3 also also ADV _ 5 used advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 used aux:pass 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 person case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 person nummod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 used obl 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 know advmod 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 know nsubj 11 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 know aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 know advmod 13 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 used advcl 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 say cc 15 do do AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 say aux 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 17 say advmod 17 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 know conj 18 if if SCONJ _ 23 boy mark 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 person det 20 person person NOUN Number=Sing 23 boy nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 boy cop 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 boy det 23 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 17 say ccomp 24 or or CCONJ _ 26 girl cc 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 girl det 26 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 23 boy conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 used punct
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1 use can · passive They for one person vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for person=Eventuality 2 not know present · do-support you vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 not say speech: assert infinitive · do-support you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 is a a condition, not said to happen present the person a boy or a girl tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.
«They» can mean the people in charge: «They're closing the pool».
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj punct aux det obj case nmod punct punct nsubj aux ccomp det obj punct punct root « PUNCT They PRON » PUNCT can AUX mean VERB the DET people NOUN in ADP charge NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT They PRON 're AUX closing VERB the DET pool NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 mean punct 2 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 mean nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 They punct 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 people det 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 mean obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 charge case 9 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 5 mean punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 closing punct 12 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 closing nsubj 13 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 closing aux 14 closing close VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 mean ccomp 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 pool det 16 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 14 closing obj 17 » » PUNCT _ 14 closing punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can They the people charge tree rules 2 close in a quote present · progressive people the pool vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient
Meaning 5 Usage: casual, nonstandard — kept apart, not parsed.
«They» is said for «there» or «their» in some speech: «they was», «they got» (UK, US South); «they're» is often typed «there».
The tree, 23 words punct nsubj:pass punct aux:pass case punct ccomp punct cc punct conj punct case det obl punct punct nsubj cop punct punct punct nsubj ccomp punct punct parataxis punct compound conj punct punct punct nsubj:pass flat punct aux:pass advmod conj punct advmod punct punct root « PUNCT They PRON » PUNCT is AUX said VERB for ADP « PUNCT there ADV » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT their PRON » PUNCT in ADP some DET speech NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT they PRON was AUX » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT they PRON got VERB » PUNCT ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT US PROPN South PROPN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT « PUNCT they PRON 're AUX » PUNCT is AUX often ADV typed VERB « PUNCT there ADV » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 said punct 2 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 said nsubj:pass 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 They punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 said aux:pass 5 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 there case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 there punct 8 there there ADV PronType=Dem 5 said ccomp 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 there punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 their cc 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 their punct 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 there conj 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 their punct 14 in in ADP _ 16 speech case 15 some some DET PronType=Ind 16 speech det 16 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 said obl 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 was punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 was punct 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 was nsubj 20 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 got cop 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 was punct 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 got punct 23 « « PUNCT _ 25 got punct 24 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 got nsubj 25 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 said ccomp 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 got punct 27 ( ( PUNCT _ 28 UK punct 28 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 25 got parataxis 29 , , PUNCT _ 31 South punct 30 US US PROPN Number=Sing 31 South compound 31 South South PROPN Number=Sing 28 UK conj 32 ) ) PUNCT _ 28 UK punct 33 ; ; PUNCT _ 40 typed punct 34 « « PUNCT _ 40 typed punct 35 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 40 typed nsubj:pass 36 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 35 they flat 37 » » PUNCT _ 36 're punct 38 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 40 typed aux:pass 39 often often ADV _ 40 typed advmod 40 typed type VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 25 got conj 41 « « PUNCT _ 42 there punct 42 there there ADV PronType=Dem 40 typed advmod 43 » » PUNCT _ 42 there punct 44 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 say speech: assert present · passive They some speech tree rules 2 is in a quote past they get property tree rules 3 type present · passive UK there often property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Meaning 6 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Exams avoid «they» and repeat the noun or say «the said persons», «the aforementioned pupils».
The tree, 15 words nsubj punct obl punct cc conj det obj cc conj punct det amod obj punct punct punct det amod conj punct punct root Exams NOUN avoid VERB « PUNCT they PRON » PUNCT and CCONJ repeat VERB the DET noun NOUN or CCONJ say VERB « PUNCT the DET said VERB persons NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT the DET aforementioned ADJ pupils NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Exams exam NOUN Number=Plur 2 avoid nsubj 2 avoid avoid VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 4 they punct 4 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 avoid obl 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 they punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 repeat cc 7 repeat repeat VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 avoid conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 noun det 9 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 7 repeat obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 say cc 11 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 repeat conj 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 persons punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 persons det 14 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 persons amod 15 persons person NOUN Number=Plur 11 say obj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 persons punct 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 pupils punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 21 pupils punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 pupils det 20 aforementioned aforementioned ADJ Degree=Pos 21 pupils amod 21 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 15 persons conj 22 » » PUNCT _ 15 persons punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 avoid punct
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1 avoid present Exams they vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 repeat infinitive Exams not said here the noun vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noun=Eventuality 3 say speech: assert infinitive Exams not said here the said persons and the aforementioned pupils vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent person=Topic 4 say speech: assert in a quote participle vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Tom and Mia have 5 apples each. How many do they have in all?
Sentence 1: Tom and Mia have 5 apples each.
nsubj cc conj nummod obj nmod:unmarked punct root Tom PROPN and CCONJ Mia PROPN have VERB 5 NUM apples NOUN each DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 4 have nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Mia cc 3 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 1 Tom conj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 apples nummod 6 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 4 have obj 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 apples nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present Tom and Mia 5 apples each vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
Sentence 2: How many do they have in all?
advmod obj aux nsubj case obl punct root How ADV many ADJ do AUX they PRON have VERB in ADP all DET ? 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 5 have obj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 have aux 4 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 have nsubj 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 all case 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 have obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 have present · do-support Tom many all vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient
Example 2 They share 12 cookies equally.
nsubj nummod obj advmod punct root They PRON share VERB 12 NUM cookies NOUN equally ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 share nsubj 2 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 cookies nummod 4 cookies cookie NOUN Number=Plur 2 share obj 5 equally equally ADV _ 2 share advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 share punct
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1 share present They 12 cookies equally property tree rules
Example 3 My grandparents live far away, but they visit at Christmas.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod advmod punct cc nsubj conj case obl punct root My PRON grandparents NOUN live VERB far ADV away ADV , PUNCT but CCONJ they PRON visit VERB at ADP Christmas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 grandparents nmod:poss 2 grandparents grandparent NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 far far ADV Degree=Pos 5 away advmod 5 away away ADV _ 3 live advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 visit punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 visit cc 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 visit nsubj 9 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 live conj 10 at at ADP _ 11 Christmas case 11 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 9 visit obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present My grandparents away property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 visit present grandparents = grandparent Christmas vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The ducks swam over, and we fed them.
det nsubj advmod punct cc nsubj conj obj punct root The DET ducks NOUN swam VERB over ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ we PRON fed VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ducks det 2 ducks duck NOUN Number=Plur 3 swam nsubj 3 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 over over ADV _ 3 swam advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 fed punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 fed cc 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 fed nsubj 8 fed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 swam conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 fed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 swam punct
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1 swim over past the ducks over property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 feed past we ducks = duck vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient
Example 5 Someone left their bag on the bus.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Someone PRON left VERB their PRON bag NOUN on ADP the DET bus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 left nsubj 2 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bag nmod:poss 4 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 left obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 bus case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bus det 7 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 2 left obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 left punct
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1 leave past Someone their bag the bus vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bag=Theme on bus=Location
Example 6 They say the new park opens soon.
nsubj det amod nsubj ccomp advmod punct root They PRON say VERB the DET new ADJ park NOUN opens VERB soon ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 say nsubj 2 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 park det 4 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 park amod 5 park park NOUN Number=Sing 6 opens nsubj 6 opens open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 say ccomp 7 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 6 opens advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert present They vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 open present the new park soon property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The twins did it all by themselves.
det nsubj obj advmod case obl punct root The DET twins NOUN did VERB it PRON all ADV by ADP themselves PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 twins det 2 twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 did obj 5 all all ADV _ 7 themselves advmod 6 by by ADP _ 7 themselves case 7 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 did obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the twins it by twins = twin vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 8 They reckon the bus'll be 10 minutes late.
nsubj det obj aux cop nummod obl:unmarked appos punct root They PRON reckon VERB the DET bus NOUN 'll AUX be AUX 10 NUM minutes NOUN late ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 reckon nsubj 2 reckon reckon VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bus det 4 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 2 reckon obj 5 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 late aux 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 late cop 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 minutes nummod 8 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 9 late obl:unmarked 9 late late ADV Degree=Pos 4 bus appos 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 reckon punct
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1 reckon present They the bus vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent bus=Attribute 2 is future minute late property tree rules
Example 9 They was gonna come but they never (nonstandard).
nsubj aux dep cc nsubj advmod punct conj punct punct root They PRON was AUX gonna X come VERB but CCONJ they PRON never ADV ( PUNCT nonstandard NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 come nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 come aux 3 gonna gonna X Foreign=Yes 4 come dep 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 9 nonstandard cc 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 nonstandard nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 nonstandard advmod 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 nonstandard punct 9 nonstandard nonstandard NOUN Number=Sing 4 come conj 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 nonstandard punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 come punct
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1 come past They vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not nonstandard they tree rules
Example 10 They can sod off, I'm not giving 'em my chips.
nsubj aux compound:prt punct nsubj aux advmod advcl iobj nmod:poss obj punct root They PRON can AUX sod VERB off ADP , PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX not PART giving VERB 'em PRON my PRON chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 sod nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sod aux 3 sod sod VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 sod compound:prt 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 giving punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 giving nsubj 7 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 giving aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 giving advmod 9 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 sod advcl 10 'em they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 giving iobj 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 chips nmod:poss 12 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 9 giving obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 sod punct
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1 sod off can They vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 2 not give present · progressive I my chips 'em = they vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient chip=Theme
Example 11 The two pupils, collectively, possess 10 apples. Ascertain the share of each, given equal division.
Sentence 1: The two pupils, collectively, possess 10 apples.
det nummod nsubj punct advmod punct nummod obj punct root The DET two NUM pupils NOUN , PUNCT collectively ADV , PUNCT possess VERB 10 NUM apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pupils det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 pupils nummod 3 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 7 possess nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 possess punct 5 collectively collectively ADV _ 7 possess advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 possess punct 7 possess possess VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 apples nummod 9 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 7 possess obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 possess punct
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1 possess infinitive the two pupils 10 apples collectively property vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot apple=Theme
Sentence 2: Ascertain the share of each, given equal division.
det obj case nmod punct acl amod obj punct root Ascertain VERB the DET share NOUN of ADP each DET , PUNCT given VERB equal ADJ division NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ascertain ascertain VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 share det 3 share share NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ascertain obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 each case 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 3 share nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 given punct 7 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 share acl 8 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 division amod 9 division division NOUN Number=Sing 7 given obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ascertain punct
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1 ascertain imperative you not said here the share of each vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent share=Topic 2 give participle the share of each not said here equal division vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent division=Theme
Example 12 They're closing the pool for a week.
nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct root They PRON 're AUX closing VERB the DET pool NOUN for ADP a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 closing nsubj 2 're be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 closing aux 3 closing close VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pool det 5 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 3 closing obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 week case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 week det 8 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 closing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 closing punct
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1 close present · progressive They the pool week vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pool=Patient
Example 13 They complain most who suffer least.
nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp advmod punct root They PRON complain VERB most ADV who PRON suffer VERB least ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 complain nsubj 2 complain complain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 most most ADV Degree=Sup 5 suffer advmod 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 suffer nsubj 5 suffer suffer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 complain ccomp 6 least least ADV Degree=Sup 5 suffer advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 complain punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 complain speech: other present They vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 suffer present least property vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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