vocalist Who acts: vocalist, She, backing vocalists, guest vocalist, band, He · What happens: be, sing, need, warm up, start, become · To what, where: singer, lead vocalist, school band, song, Welsh, strong vocalist
«vocalist» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: vocalist in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vocalist is a singer, especially one who sings with a band or group.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det punct advmod appos nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj punct root A DET vocalist NOUN is AUX a DET singer NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV one NUM who PRON sings VERB with ADP a DET band NOUN or CCONJ group NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vocalist det 2 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing 5 singer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 singer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 singer det 5 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 one punct 7 especially especially ADV _ 8 one advmod 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 singer appos 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 sings nsubj 10 sings sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 one acl:relcl 11 with with ADP _ 13 band case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 band det 13 band band NOUN Number=Sing 10 sings obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 group cc 15 group group NOUN Number=Sing 13 band conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 singer punct
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1 is a present a vocalist a singer tree rules 2 sing speech: express present with a band or group vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with band=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.
Example 1 She is the lead vocalist in the school band.
nsubj cop det amod case det compound nmod punct root She PRON is AUX the DET lead ADJ vocalist NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN band NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 vocalist nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vocalist cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 vocalist det 4 lead lead ADJ Degree=Pos 5 vocalist amod 5 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 band case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 band det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 band compound 9 band band NOUN Number=Sing 5 vocalist nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 vocalist punct
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1 is a present She the lead vocalist the school band tree rules
Example 2 The backing vocalists sang "ooh" behind him.
det compound nsubj punct discourse punct case obl punct root The DET backing NOUN vocalists NOUN sang VERB " PUNCT ooh INTJ " PUNCT behind ADP him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 vocalists det 2 backing backing NOUN Number=Sing 3 vocalists compound 3 vocalists vocalist NOUN Number=Plur 4 sang nsubj 4 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 ooh punct 6 ooh ooh INTJ _ 4 sang discourse 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 ooh punct 8 behind behind ADP _ 9 him case 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 sang obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past the backing vocalists behind him = he vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind he=Location
Example 3 Our guest vocalist sang a song in Welsh.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obj case obl punct root Our PRON guest NOUN vocalist NOUN sang VERB a DET song NOUN in ADP Welsh PROPN . 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 vocalist nmod:poss 2 guest guest NOUN Number=Sing 3 vocalist compound 3 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing 4 sang nsubj 4 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 song det 6 song song NOUN Number=Sing 4 sang obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 Welsh case 8 Welsh Welsh PROPN Number=Sing 4 sang obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past Our guest vocalist a song Welsh vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
Example 4 Every band needs a strong vocalist.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root Every DET band NOUN needs VERB a DET strong ADJ vocalist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 band det 2 band band NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 vocalist det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 vocalist amod 6 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present every band a strong vocalist vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot vocalist=Theme
Example 5 The vocalist warmed up her voice before the show.
det nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET vocalist NOUN warmed VERB up ADP her PRON voice NOUN before ADP the DET show NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vocalist det 2 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing 3 warmed nsubj 3 warmed warm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 warmed compound:prt 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 voice nmod:poss 6 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 3 warmed obj 7 before before ADP _ 9 show case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 show det 9 show show NOUN Number=Sing 3 warmed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 warmed punct
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1 warm up past the vocalist vocalist's voice before the show vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent voice=Patient
Example 6 He started as a drummer but became a vocalist.
nsubj case det obl cc conj det xcomp punct root He PRON started VERB as ADP a DET drummer NOUN but CCONJ became VERB a DET vocalist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 started nsubj 2 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 as as ADP _ 5 drummer case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drummer det 5 drummer drummer NOUN Number=Sing 2 started obl 6 but but CCONJ _ 7 became cc 7 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 started conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 vocalist det 9 vocalist vocalist NOUN Number=Sing 7 became xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 started punct
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1 start past He as a drummer vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 become past He not said here a vocalist vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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