wage Who acts: wage, money, their, Wages, someone, Sam · What happens: be, pay, count, work, earn, wage · To what, where: money, worker, weekly wages, war, fight, wage · Speech: someone speaks here
«wage» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: wage in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wage is the money a worker is paid for their work, usually counted by the hour, day or week.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct advmod acl case det obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET wage NOUN is AUX the DET money NOUN a DET worker NOUN is AUX paid VERB for ADP their PRON work NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV counted VERB by ADP the DET hour NOUN , PUNCT day NOUN or CCONJ week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wage det 2 wage wage NOUN Number=Sing 5 money nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 money cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 money det 5 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 worker det 7 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 9 paid nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 paid aux:pass 9 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 money acl:relcl 10 for for ADP _ 12 work case 11 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 work nmod:poss 12 work work NOUN Number=Sing 9 paid obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 counted punct 14 usually usually ADV _ 15 counted advmod 15 counted count VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 money acl 16 by by ADP _ 18 hour case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 hour det 18 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 15 counted obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 day punct 20 day day NOUN Number=Sing 18 hour conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 week cc 22 week week NOUN Number=Sing 18 hour conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 money punct
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1 is a present a wage the money tree rules 2 pay present · passive the money not said here a worker for their work vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for work=Theme 3 count participle the money not said here hour usually property vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus 4 work their = they nom work «act intransitive»: poss=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 Wages (plural) is the money someone earns, as in «his weekly wages».
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct appos punct cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct case case punct nmod:poss amod obj punct punct root Wages NOUN ( PUNCT plural ADJ ) PUNCT is AUX the DET money NOUN someone PRON earns VERB , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT his PRON weekly ADJ wages NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wages wage NOUN Number=Plur 7 money nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 3 plural plural ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Wages appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 plural punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 money cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 money det 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 earns nsubj 9 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 money acl:relcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 wages punct 11 as as ADP _ 16 wages case 12 in in ADP _ 16 wages case 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 wages punct 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 wages nmod:poss 15 weekly weekly ADJ Degree=Pos 16 wages amod 16 wages wage NOUN Number=Plur 9 earns obj 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 wages punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 money punct
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1 is a present Wages the money tree rules 2 earn present someone his weekly wages vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wage=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To wage a war or a fight means to carry it on for a long time.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj det obj cc det conj mark xcomp obj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root To PART wage VERB a DET war NOUN or CCONJ a DET fight NOUN means VERB to PART carry VERB it PRON on ADP for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 wage mark 2 wage wage VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 war det 4 war war NOUN Number=Sing 2 wage obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 fight cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fight det 7 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 4 war conj 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 to to PART _ 10 carry mark 10 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means xcomp 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 carry obj 12 on on ADP _ 10 carry compound:prt 13 for for ADP _ 16 time case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 time det 15 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 16 time amod 16 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 carry obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 wage to-infinitive a war or a fight tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 carry on not said to happen to-infinitive fight time vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 1 Mum's wage goes up next month.
nmod:poss case nsubj advmod amod obl:unmarked punct root Mum NOUN 's PART wage NOUN goes VERB up ADV next ADJ month NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 wage nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mum case 3 wage wage NOUN Number=Sing 4 goes nsubj 4 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADV _ 4 goes advmod 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 month amod 7 month month NOUN Number=Sing 4 goes obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 goes punct
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1 go up present Mum's wage month vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 2 Sam earns a wage of 12 dollars an hour; how much does he earn in 5 hours?
The tree, 17 words nsubj det obj case nummod nmod det nmod:unmarked punct advmod obj aux nsubj parataxis case nummod obl punct root Sam PROPN earns VERB a DET wage NOUN of ADP 12 NUM dollars NOUN an DET hour NOUN ; PUNCT how ADV much ADJ does AUX he PRON earn VERB in ADP 5 NUM hours NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 2 earns nsubj 2 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 wage det 4 wage wage NOUN Number=Sing 2 earns obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 dollars case 6 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 dollars nummod 7 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 4 wage nmod 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hour det 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 7 dollars nmod:unmarked 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 earn punct 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 much advmod 12 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 15 earn obj 13 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 earn aux 14 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 earn nsubj 15 earn earn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 earns parataxis 16 in in ADP _ 18 hours case 17 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 18 hours nummod 18 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 15 earn obl 19 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 earns punct
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1 earn present Sam a wage of 12 dollars a hour vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wage=Theme 2 earn present · do-support Sam much hour vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme
Example 3 The workers asked for higher wages.
det nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET workers NOUN asked VERB for ADP higher ADJ wages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 workers det 2 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 wages case 5 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 wages amod 6 wages wage NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the workers for higher wages vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The minimum wage is the lowest pay allowed by law.
det amod nsubj cop det amod acl case obl punct root The DET minimum ADJ wage NOUN is AUX the DET lowest ADJ pay NOUN allowed VERB by ADP law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 wage det 2 minimum minimum ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wage amod 3 wage wage NOUN Number=Sing 7 pay nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 pay cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pay det 6 lowest low ADJ Degree=Sup 7 pay amod 7 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 pay acl 9 by by ADP _ 10 law case 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 8 allowed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 pay punct
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1 is a present the minimum wage the lowest pay tree rules 2 allow participle the lowest pay not said here by law vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
Example 5 He spends half his wages on rent.
nsubj det:predet nmod:poss obj case nmod punct root He PRON spends VERB half DET his PRON wages NOUN on ADP rent 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 spends nsubj 2 spends spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 half half DET NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind 5 wages det:predet 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 wages nmod:poss 5 wages wage NOUN Number=Plur 2 spends obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 rent case 7 rent rent NOUN Number=Sing 5 wages nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 spends punct
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1 spend present He his wages on rent goal vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent wage=Asset on rent=Goal
Example 6 The town waged a campaign against litter.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET town NOUN waged VERB a DET campaign NOUN against ADP litter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 waged nsubj 3 waged wage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 campaign det 5 campaign campaign NOUN Number=Sing 3 waged obj 6 against against ADP _ 7 litter case 7 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 5 campaign nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 waged punct
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1 wage past the town a campaign against litter tree rules
Example 7 The two kingdoms waged war for many years.
det nummod nsubj obj case amod obl punct root The DET two NUM kingdoms NOUN waged VERB war NOUN for ADP many ADJ years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 kingdoms det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 kingdoms nummod 3 kingdoms kingdom NOUN Number=Plur 4 waged nsubj 4 waged wage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 war war NOUN Number=Sing 4 waged obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 years case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 years amod 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 4 waged obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 waged punct
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1 wage past the two kingdoms war year tree rules
Example 8 "Give me my wage," said Ivan.
punct ccomp iobj nmod:poss obj punct punct nsubj punct root " PUNCT Give VERB me PRON my PRON wage NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Ivan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Give punct 2 Give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 said ccomp 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 Give iobj 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 wage nmod:poss 5 wage wage NOUN Number=Sing 2 Give obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 Give punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Give punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 Ivan Ivan PROPN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 give in a quote infinitive my wage Ivan vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient wage=Theme 2 say speech: assert past Ivan vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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