xmas
Who acts: Xmas, Christian festival, many families, Xmas tree, We, shop · What happens: be, write, celebrate, give, have, colour · To what, where: short way, Christmas, birth, presents, coloured lights, Happy Xmas
«xmas» 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: xmas in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Xmas is a short way to write Christmas, the Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, when many families give presents.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 way | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 write | mark |
| 7 | write | write | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 write | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 festival | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 festival | det |
| 11 | Christian | Christian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 festival | amod |
| 12 | festival | festival | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 Christmas | appos |
| 13 | celebrating | celebrate | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 festival | acl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 birth | det |
| 15 | birth | birth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 celebrating | obj |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 Jesus | case |
| 17 | Jesus | Jesus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 birth | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 give | punct |
| 19 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 22 give | mark |
| 20 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 families | amod |
| 21 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 give | nsubj |
| 22 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | parataxis |
| 23 | presents | present | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 give | obj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Xmas | a short way | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | write | to-infinitive | Christmas | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent christmas=Theme | |||||
| 3 | celebrate | gerund | the Christian festival not said here | the birth of Jesus | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=Theme | ||||
| 4 | give | present | many families | presents | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=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
Merry Xmas to all our customers!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merry | Merry | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 Merry | flat |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 customers | case |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 customers | det:predet |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 customers | nmod:poss |
| 6 | customers | customer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Merry | nmod |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Merry | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The Xmas tree has coloured lights.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tree | det |
| 2 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 tree | compound |
| 3 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 has | nsubj |
| 4 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | coloured | colour | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 lights | amod |
| 6 | lights | light | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the Xmas tree | coloured lights | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Patient | ||||
| 2 | colour | participle | tree rules |
Example 3
We wrote «Happy Xmas» on our cards.
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 wrote | nsubj |
| 2 | wrote | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 Xmas | punct |
| 4 | Happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 Xmas | amod |
| 5 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wrote | obj |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 Xmas | punct |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 cards | case |
| 8 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 cards | nmod:poss |
| 9 | cards | card | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wrote | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wrote | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | write | past | We | Happy Xmas | our cards | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent xmas=Theme on card=Destination |
Example 4
The shop has an Xmas sale.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 sale | det |
| 5 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 sale | compound |
| 6 | sale | sale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the shop | a Xmas sale | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sale=Patient |
Example 5
What do you want for Xmas?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 want | obj |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 want | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 want | nsubj |
| 4 | want | want | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 Xmas | case |
| 6 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 want | obl |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 want | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present · do-support | you | for Xmas | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
Example 6
Xmas holidays are the best part of winter.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xmas | Xmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 holidays | compound |
| 2 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 part | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 part | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 part | det |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 part | amod |
| 6 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 winter | case |
| 8 | winter | winter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 part | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 part | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Xmas holidays | the best part | winter | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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