Nairobi, sentence 51
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In 1972, the World Bank approved funds for further expansion of the then Nairobi Airport (now Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), including a new international and domestic passenger terminal building, the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal, new taxiways, associated aprons, internal roads, car parks, police and fire stations, a State Pavilion, airfield and roadway lighting, fire hydrant system, water, electrical, telecommunications and sewage systems, a dual carriageway passenger access road, security, drainage and the building of the main access road to the airport (Airport South Road).
Who acts: World Bank · What happens: approve, associate, expand · To what, where: funds, 1972, Nairobi Airport
This is a sentence of the English Wikipedia article «Nairobi». The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (World Bank), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.
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The tree
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 1972 | case |
| 2 | 1972 | 1972 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 7 approved | obl |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 1972 | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Bank | det |
| 5 | World | World | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Bank | compound |
| 6 | Bank | Bank | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 approved | nsubj |
| 7 | approved | approve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | funds | fund | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 approved | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 expansion | case |
| 10 | further | further | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 expansion | amod |
| 11 | expansion | expansion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 approved | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 Airport | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Airport | det |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 Airport | advmod |
| 15 | Nairobi | Nairobi | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Airport | compound |
| 16 | Airport | Airport | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 expansion | nmod |
| 17 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 22 Airport | punct |
| 18 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 22 Airport | advmod |
| 19 | Jomo | Jomo | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Airport | nsubj |
| 20 | Kenyatta | Kenyatta | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Airport | compound |
| 21 | International | International | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 Airport | amod |
| 22 | Airport | Airport | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Airport | appos |
| 23 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 22 Airport | punct |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 33 building | punct |
| 25 | including | including | ADP | _ | 33 building | case |
| 26 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 33 building | det |
| 27 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 building | amod |
| 28 | international | international | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 building | amod |
| 29 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 domestic | cc |
| 30 | domestic | domestic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 international | conj |
| 31 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 terminal | compound |
| 32 | terminal | terminal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 building | compound |
| 33 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 approved | parataxis |
| 34 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 cargo | punct |
| 35 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 36 airport | det |
| 36 | airport | airport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 cargo | nmod:poss |
| 37 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 36 airport | case |
| 38 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 40 cargo | amod |
| 39 | dedicated | dedicated | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 40 cargo | amod |
| 40 | cargo | cargo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 building | nmod |
| 41 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 43 terminal | cc |
| 42 | freight | freight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 terminal | compound |
| 43 | terminal | terminal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 cargo | conj |
| 44 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 taxiways | punct |
| 45 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 46 taxiways | amod |
| 46 | taxiways | taxiway | NOUN | Number=Plur | 33 building | appos |
| 47 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 49 aprons | punct |
| 48 | associated | associate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 49 aprons | amod |
| 49 | aprons | apron | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 taxiways | conj |
| 50 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 52 roads | punct |
| 51 | internal | internal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 52 roads | amod |
| 52 | roads | road | NOUN | Number=Plur | 46 taxiways | conj |
| 53 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 parks | punct |
| 54 | car | car | NOUN | Number=Sing | 55 parks | compound |
| 55 | parks | park | NOUN | Number=Plur | 52 roads | conj |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 57 police | punct |
| 57 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 52 roads | conj |
| 58 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 60 stations | cc |
| 59 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 60 stations | compound |
| 60 | stations | station | NOUN | Number=Plur | 52 roads | conj |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 Pavilion | punct |
| 62 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 64 Pavilion | det |
| 63 | State | State | PROPN | Number=Sing | 64 Pavilion | compound |
| 64 | Pavilion | pavilion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 taxiways | conj |
| 65 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 66 airfield | punct |
| 66 | airfield | airfield | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 Pavilion | conj |
| 67 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 69 lighting | cc |
| 68 | roadway | roadway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 69 lighting | compound |
| 69 | lighting | lighting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 66 airfield | conj |
| 70 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 73 system | punct |
| 71 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 72 hydrant | compound |
| 72 | hydrant | hydrant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 system | compound |
| 73 | system | system | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 Pavilion | appos |
| 74 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 75 water | punct |
| 75 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 73 system | conj |
| 76 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 77 electrical | punct |
| 77 | electrical | electrical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 73 system | acl:relcl |
| 78 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 79 telecommunications | punct |
| 79 | telecommunications | telecommunication | NOUN | Number=Plur | 64 Pavilion | conj |
| 80 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 82 systems | cc |
| 81 | sewage | sewage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 82 systems | compound |
| 82 | systems | system | NOUN | Number=Plur | 79 telecommunications | conj |
| 83 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 87 passenger | punct |
| 84 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 87 passenger | det |
| 85 | dual | dual | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 87 passenger | amod |
| 86 | carriageway | carriageway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 passenger | compound |
| 87 | passenger | passenger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 79 telecommunications | conj |
| 88 | access | access | ADP | _ | 89 road | case |
| 89 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 passenger | nmod |
| 90 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 91 security | punct |
| 91 | security | security | NOUN | Number=Sing | 89 road | conj |
| 92 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 93 drainage | punct |
| 93 | drainage | drainage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 89 road | conj |
| 94 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 96 building | cc |
| 95 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 96 building | det |
| 96 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 passenger | conj |
| 97 | of | of | ADP | _ | 101 road | case |
| 98 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 101 road | det |
| 99 | main | main | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 101 road | amod |
| 100 | access | access | NOUN | Number=Sing | 101 road | compound |
| 101 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 96 building | nmod |
| 102 | to | to | ADP | _ | 104 airport | case |
| 103 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 104 airport | det |
| 104 | airport | airport | NOUN | Number=Sing | 101 road | nmod |
| 105 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 108 Road | punct |
| 106 | Airport | Airport | PROPN | Number=Sing | 108 Road | compound |
| 107 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 108 Road | compound |
| 108 | Road | Road | PROPN | Number=Sing | 104 airport | appos |
| 109 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 108 Road | punct |
| 110 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 approved | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approve | past | the World Bank | funds | 1972 | for further expansion of the Nairobi Airport; a new international terminal building the airport's first dedicated cargo and freight terminal parataxis | vn allow-64.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fund=Beneficiary | ||
| 2 | associate | participle | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | expand | the Nairobi Airport | nom expansion «act transitive»: of=patient |
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