truce

Who acts: agreement, two armies, 's, Maddie, soldiers, cats · What happens: stop, fight, argue, agree, let, call · To what, where: 's, truce, brother, football, sofa, uneasy truce · Speech: someone speaks here

«truce» 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: truce in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a time.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 agreement	det
2	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stop	nsubj
3	between	between	ADP	_	4 enemies	case
4	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 agreement	nmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 opponents	cc
6	opponents	opponent	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 enemies	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 stop	mark
8	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	fighting	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 stop	xcomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 arguing	cc
11	arguing	argue	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 fighting	conj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 time	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 time	det
14	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 arguing	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive	a agreement between enemies or opponents		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	fight	gerund	a agreement between enemies or opponents not said here		vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	argue speech: disagree	gerund	a agreement between enemies or opponents not said here	time	vn correspond-36.1-1 «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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A pause in a quarrel, for example between brothers and sisters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pause	det
2	pause	pause	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 quarrel	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 quarrel	det
5	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pause	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 example	punct
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 example	case
8	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pause	nmod
9	between	between	ADP	_	10 brothers	case
10	brothers	brother	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 example	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sisters	cc
12	sisters	sister	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 brothers	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pause	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The two armies agreed to a truce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 armies	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 armies	nummod
3	armies	army	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 agreed	nsubj
4	agreed	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 truce	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 truce	det
7	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 agreed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 agreed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	agree speech: agree	past	the two armies					to a truce	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

«Let's call a truce,» said Maddie to her brother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Let	punct
2	Let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 said	ccomp
3	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 Let	obj
4	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Let	xcomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 truce	det
6	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Let	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Let	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	Maddie	Maddie	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 brother	case
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 brother	nmod:poss
13	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	let in a quote	infinitive		's		tree rules
2	call in a quote	infinitive	's not said here	a truce		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truce=Recipient
3	say speech: assert	past	Maddie		Maddie's brother	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to brother=Recipient clause=Topic

Example 3

During the Christmas truce, soldiers played football together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	4 truce	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 truce	det
3	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 truce	compound
4	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 played	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 truce	punct
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 played	nsubj
7	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 played	obj
9	together	together	ADV	_	7 played	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	soldiers	football			during the Christmas truce	together property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme

Example 4

The cats seem to have made a truce and share the sofa now.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cats	det
2	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 seem	nsubj
3	seem	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	6 made	mark
5	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	aux
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 seem	xcomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 truce	det
8	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 share	cc
10	share	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 made	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sofa	det
12	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 share	obj
13	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 share	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seem	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	seem	present	the cats			vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
2	make	to-infinitive · perfect	the cats not said here	a truce		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset truce=Product
3	share	present	the cats not said here	the sofa	now	tree rules

Example 5

After the argument, the twins had an uneasy truce.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 argument	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 argument	det
3	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 had	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 argument	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 twins	det
6	twins	twin	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 had	nsubj
7	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 truce	det
9	uneasy	uneasy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 truce	amod
10	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 had	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the twins	a uneasy truce			after the argument		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truce=Patient

Example 6

The truce lasted only three days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 truce	det
2	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lasted	nsubj
3	lasted	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	only	only	ADV	_	5 three	advmod
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 days	nummod
6	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lasted	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	past	the truce				day		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The teacher asked the two groups to make a truce and work together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 groups	det
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 groups	nummod
6	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 asked	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asked	ccomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 truce	det
10	truce	truce	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 work	cc
12	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 make	conj
13	together	together	ADV	_	12 work	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the teacher	the two groups		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent group=Recipient clause=Topic
2	make not said to happen	to-infinitive		a truce		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset truce=Product
3	work together	infinitive			together property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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