vacation Who acts: school, they, We, Summer vacation, Dad, Our · What happens: travel, close, spend, vacation, go, last · To what, where: schools, time, holiday, Florida, vacation, town · Speech: someone speaks here
«vacation» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: vacation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.
A holiday: a time away from school or work, often travelling somewhere for fun.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj punct det obl:unmarked case obl cc conj punct advmod acl advmod case obl punct root A DET holiday NOUN : PUNCT a DET time NOUN away ADV from ADP school NOUN or CCONJ work NOUN , PUNCT often ADV travelling VERB somewhere ADV for ADP fun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 holiday det 2 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 6 away nsubj 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 away punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 away obl:unmarked 6 away away ADV _ root root 7 from from ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 away obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 work cc 10 work work NOUN Number=Sing 8 school conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 travelling punct 12 often often ADV _ 13 travelling advmod 13 travelling travel VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 school acl 14 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 13 travelling advmod 15 for for ADP _ 16 fun case 16 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 13 travelling obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 away punct
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1 travel gerund school or work not said here for fun; often, somewhere property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: US — kept apart, not parsed.
The time when schools or universities are closed, like the summer vacation.
det mark nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass acl:relcl punct case det compound obl punct root The DET time NOUN when SCONJ schools NOUN or CCONJ universities NOUN are AUX closed VERB , PUNCT like ADP the DET summer NOUN vacation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 8 closed mark 4 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 8 closed nsubj:pass 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 universities cc 6 universities university NOUN Number=Plur 4 schools conj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 closed aux:pass 8 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 time acl:relcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 vacation punct 10 like like ADP _ 13 vacation case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 vacation det 12 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 13 vacation compound 13 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 8 closed obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 time punct
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1 close present · passive schools or universities like the summer vacation vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The time when British universities and law courts are closed.
det nsubj:pass mark amod nsubj:pass cc compound conj aux:pass punct root The DET time NOUN when SCONJ British ADJ universities NOUN and CCONJ law NOUN courts NOUN are AUX closed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 closed nsubj:pass 3 when when SCONJ _ 10 closed mark 4 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 5 universities amod 5 universities university NOUN Number=Plur 10 closed nsubj:pass 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 courts cc 7 law law NOUN Number=Sing 8 courts compound 8 courts court NOUN Number=Plur 5 universities conj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 closed aux:pass 10 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 closed punct
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1 close present · passive the time vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: verb, US — kept apart, not parsed.
To spend a holiday somewhere: they vacation in Florida.
mark det obj advmod punct nsubj advcl case obl punct root To PART spend VERB a DET holiday NOUN somewhere ADV : PUNCT they PRON vacation VERB in ADP Florida PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spend mark 2 spend spend VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 holiday det 4 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 spend obj 5 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 2 spend advmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 vacation punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 vacation nsubj 8 vacation vacation VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 spend advcl 9 in in ADP _ 10 Florida case 10 Florida Florida PROPN Number=Sing 8 vacation obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 spend punct
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1 spend to-infinitive a holiday somewhere property vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Asset 2 vacation present they Florida vn weekend-56 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in florida=Location
Example 1 We went on vacation to the beach last summer.
nsubj case obl case det obl amod obl:unmarked punct root We PRON went VERB on ADP vacation NOUN to ADP the DET beach NOUN last ADJ summer 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 on on ADP _ 4 vacation case 4 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 5 to to ADP _ 7 beach case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 beach det 7 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 8 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 9 summer amod 9 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We vacation summer to the beach vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location
Example 2 Summer vacation lasts about ten weeks in our town.
compound nsubj advmod nummod obl:unmarked case nmod:poss obl punct root Summer NOUN vacation NOUN lasts VERB about ADV ten NUM weeks NOUN in ADP our PRON town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 vacation compound 2 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 3 lasts nsubj 3 lasts last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADV _ 5 ten advmod 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 weeks nummod 6 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 3 lasts obl:unmarked 7 in in ADP _ 9 town case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 town nmod:poss 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 lasts obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lasts punct
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1 last present Summer vacation our town week vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Dad took a week's vacation from work.
nsubj det nmod:poss case obj case obl punct root Dad NOUN took VERB a DET week NOUN 's PART vacation NOUN from ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 week det 4 week week NOUN Number=Sing 6 vacation nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 week case 6 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 7 from from ADP _ 8 work case 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Dad a week's vacation work vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent vacation=Theme from work=Initial_Location
Example 4 They vacation at the lake every year.
nsubj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root They PRON vacation VERB at ADP the DET lake NOUN every DET year 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 2 vacation nsubj 2 vacation vacation VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 lake case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lake det 5 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 2 vacation obl 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 year det 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 vacation obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 vacation punct
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1 vacation present They the lake year vn weekend-56 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at lake=Location
Example 5 Our vacation cost 1,200 dollars for the hotel and 300 dollars for food.
nmod:poss compound nsubj nummod case det nmod cc nummod conj case nmod punct root Our PRON vacation NOUN cost NOUN 1,200 NUM dollars NOUN for ADP the DET hotel NOUN and CCONJ 300 NUM dollars NOUN for ADP food 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 3 cost nmod:poss 2 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 3 cost compound 3 cost cost NOUN Number=Sing 5 dollars nsubj 4 1,200 1200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 dollars nummod 5 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 hotel case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hotel det 8 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 5 dollars nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 dollars cc 10 300 300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 dollars nummod 11 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 5 dollars conj 12 for for ADP _ 13 food case 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 11 dollars nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 dollars punct
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1 cost Our nom cost «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 In Britain my cousin calls it "the summer holidays".
case obl nmod:poss nsubj obj punct det compound obj punct punct root In ADP Britain PROPN my PRON cousin NOUN calls VERB it PRON " PUNCT the DET summer NOUN holidays NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Britain case 2 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 5 calls obl 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 cousin nmod:poss 4 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 calls nsubj 5 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 calls obj 7 " " PUNCT _ 10 holidays punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 holidays det 9 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 10 holidays compound 10 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 5 calls obj 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 holidays punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 calls punct
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1 call present my cousin it Britain vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme holiday=Result
Example 7 While the family was on vacation, a neighbour fed the cat.
mark det nsubj cop case advcl punct det nsubj det obj punct root While SCONJ the DET family NOUN was AUX on ADP vacation NOUN , PUNCT a DET neighbour NOUN fed VERB the DET cat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 While while SCONJ _ 6 vacation mark 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 family det 3 family family NOUN Number=Sing 6 vacation nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 vacation cop 5 on on ADP _ 6 vacation case 6 vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 10 fed advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 vacation punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 neighbour det 9 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 10 fed nsubj 10 fed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 cat det 12 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 10 fed obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 fed punct
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1 is past the family vacation tree rules 2 feed past a neighbour the cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient
Example 8 Vacation begins on the first of January and ends on the last day of December.
The tree, 15 words nsubj case det obl case nmod cc conj case det amod obl case nmod punct root Vacation NOUN begins VERB on ADP the DET first NOUN of ADP January PROPN and CCONJ ends VERB on ADP the DET last ADJ day NOUN of ADP December PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vacation vacation NOUN Number=Sing 2 begins nsubj 2 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 first case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 first det 5 first first NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 begins obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 January case 7 January January PROPN Number=Sing 5 first nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 ends cc 9 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 begins conj 10 on on ADP _ 13 day case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 day det 12 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 13 day amod 13 day day NOUN Number=Sing 9 ends obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 December case 15 December December PROPN Number=Sing 13 day nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 begins punct
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1 begin present Vacation the first of January vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 end present Vacation not said here day vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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