What day of the week will it be?, sentence 22
Words people use: "no chance" means no way, "prepone" means move to an earlier time, the opposite of postpone (Indian English), "do the needful" means do what needs doing (Indian English) "y'all" means you all (southern USA), "no cap" means "no lie", "extra" means over the top, "it's giving" means "it seems like" and "you're having a laugh" means you must be joking (UK).
Who acts: people, chance, prepone, needful, y'all, cap · What happens: use, mean, means, move, do, give · To what, where: Words, way, you, lie, top, laugh · Speech: someone speaks here
This is a sentence of the lesson «What day of the week will it be?» of the world course of Mova's primary school. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (people, chance, prepone, needful), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 80 means | dislocated |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 use | nsubj |
| 3 | use | use | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Words | acl:relcl |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 means | punct |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 chance | punct |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 chance | det |
| 7 | chance | chance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | nsubj |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 chance | punct |
| 9 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 use | parataxis |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 way | det |
| 11 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 means | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 prepone | punct |
| 14 | prepone | prepone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 means | nsubj |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 prepone | punct |
| 16 | means | means | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 means | parataxis |
| 17 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 means | ccomp |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 time | case |
| 19 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 time | det |
| 20 | earlier | early | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 21 time | amod |
| 21 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 move | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 opposite | punct |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 opposite | det |
| 24 | opposite | opposite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 means | conj |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 postpone | case |
| 26 | postpone | postpone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 opposite | nmod |
| 27 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 29 English | punct |
| 28 | Indian | Indian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 English | amod |
| 29 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 postpone | appos |
| 30 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 29 English | punct |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 35 needful | punct |
| 32 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 35 needful | punct |
| 33 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 35 needful | aux |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 needful | det |
| 35 | needful | needful | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 means | nsubj |
| 36 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 35 needful | punct |
| 37 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 use | parataxis |
| 38 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 41 doing | aux |
| 39 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 41 doing | obj |
| 40 | needs | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 41 doing | aux |
| 41 | doing | do | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 37 means | ccomp |
| 42 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 44 English | punct |
| 43 | Indian | Indian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 44 English | amod |
| 44 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 use | parataxis |
| 45 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 44 English | punct |
| 46 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 47 y'all | punct |
| 47 | y'all | y'all | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 means | nsubj |
| 48 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 47 y'all | punct |
| 49 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 use | parataxis |
| 50 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 49 means | obj |
| 51 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 50 you | nmod:unmarked |
| 52 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 54 USA | punct |
| 53 | southern | southern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 54 USA | amod |
| 54 | USA | USA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 49 means | ccomp |
| 55 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 54 USA | punct |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 use | punct |
| 57 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 59 cap | punct |
| 58 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 59 cap | det |
| 59 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 means | nsubj |
| 60 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 61 means | punct |
| 61 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 use | parataxis |
| 62 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 64 lie | punct |
| 63 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 64 lie | det |
| 64 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 means | obj |
| 65 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 64 lie | punct |
| 66 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 means | punct |
| 67 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 68 extra | punct |
| 68 | extra | extra | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 70 means | nsubj |
| 69 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 68 extra | punct |
| 70 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 use | parataxis |
| 71 | over | over | ADP | _ | 73 top | case |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 73 top | det |
| 73 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 means | obl |
| 74 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 use | punct |
| 75 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 78 giving | punct |
| 76 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 78 giving | nsubj |
| 77 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 78 giving | aux |
| 78 | giving | give | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 use | advcl |
| 79 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 78 giving | punct |
| 80 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 81 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 83 seems | punct |
| 82 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 83 seems | nsubj |
| 83 | seems | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 80 means | ccomp |
| 84 | like | like | SCONJ | _ | 90 having | mark |
| 85 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 90 having | punct |
| 86 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 90 having | cc |
| 87 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 90 having | punct |
| 88 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 90 having | nsubj |
| 89 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 90 having | aux |
| 90 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 83 seems | parataxis |
| 91 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 92 laugh | det |
| 92 | laugh | laugh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 90 having | obj |
| 93 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 90 having | punct |
| 94 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 90 having | ccomp |
| 95 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 98 joking | nsubj |
| 96 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 98 joking | aux |
| 97 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 98 joking | aux |
| 98 | joking | joke | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 94 means | ccomp |
| 99 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 100 UK | punct |
| 100 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 98 joking | obj |
| 101 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 100 UK | punct |
| 102 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 80 means | punct |
Pragmatics
- form
- statement
- act
- assert
- voice
- narrator
- polarity
- none
- teacher
- changed voice=narrator
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | present | people | Words not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | no chance | no way | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic | ||||
| 3 | means | present | prepone | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | move | present | prepone not said here | time | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | mean | present | the needful | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 6 | do | present · do-support | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | ||||||
| 7 | mean | present | y'all | you | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Topic | ||||
| 8 | mean | present | no cap | no lie | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lie=Topic | ||||
| 9 | mean | present | extra | the top | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 10 | give in a quote | present · progressive | cap | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 11 | mean | present | Words dislocated | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 12 | seem in a quote | present | it | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 13 | have in a quote | present · progressive | you | a laugh | tree rules | ||||
| 14 | mean | present | you not said here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 15 | joke speech: other | must · progressive | you | UK | tree rules |
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.
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The tree: Mova annot: Rust (en) → Haiku 5.5 (medium, Batches API) patches; gates UD 2.18; agreed by treeagree rules (Stanza, Trankit, spaCy trf): R5-strong ×3, R6-punct-agree ×5, R7-rel-agree ×1, R8-pos-agree ×2. The frames are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (prag) when this page is built, the lesson read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence.
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