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title: lecture — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lecture» in the Judaism dictionary: A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lecture

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**Who acts:** long serious talk, they, Mum, Hermetic Society, sister, professor · **What happens:** give, teach, tell off, tell, behave, talk · **To what, where:** talk, group, university, students, someone, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«lecture» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [lecture in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lecture.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:m1:1
# text = A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	teach	teach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	appos	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | a talk *not said here* | a group of people and students | a university |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent to group=Recipient at university=Asset |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | students *= student* |  |  | about a subject | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent they=Recipient about subject=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long, serious talk telling someone off or telling them how to behave.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:m2:1
# text = A long, serious talk telling someone off or telling them how to behave.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	iobj	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	behave	behave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell off** *speech: assert* | gerund | a long serious talk *not said here* |  | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | a long serious talk *not said here* |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **behave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a long serious talk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum gave me a lecture about my messy room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:m2e:1
# text = Mum gave me a lecture about my messy room.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	messy	messy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Mum | a lecture | me |  |  | about my messy room | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient lecture=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give a talk to students as a teacher at a university or college.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:m3:1
# text = To give a talk to students as a teacher at a university or college.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | a talk | students | a university or college |  | as a teacher | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent talk=Theme to student=Recipient at university=Asset |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To talk to someone in a long, serious way about what they did wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:m4:1
# text = To talk to someone in a long, serious way about what they did wrong.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	talk	talk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nmod	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a long serious way |  | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past | they |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x1:1
# text = Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair.
1	Lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
2	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Hermetic	Hermetic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Society	Society	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1886	1886	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	Dr.	Dr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:desc	_	_
15	Anna	Anna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	Kingsford	Kingsford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	President	President	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The substance of this little volume was read as a \[p. 13\] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The substance of this little volume was read as a \[p. 13\] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x2:1
# text = The substance of this little volume was read as a [p. 13] Lecture before the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886, Dr. Anna Kingsford, President, in the chair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
11	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	p.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
13	13	13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
15	Lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	Hermetic	Hermetic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Society	Society	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	1886	1886	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	Dr.	Dr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod:desc	_	_
29	Anna	Anna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
30	Kingsford	Kingsford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	President	President	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past · passive | the Hermetic Society of London in the summer of 1886 and Anna  Dr. and President | the substance of this little volume |  |  |  | as a p. Lecture | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus as lecture=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister goes to three lectures a week at university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x3:1
# text = My sister goes to three lectures a week at university.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	lectures	lecture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | My sister |  |  | university |  | to three lectures  a week | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to lecture=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The professor gave a lecture on volcanoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x4:1
# text = The professor gave a lecture on volcanoes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	professor	professor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the professor | a lecture |  | volcanoes |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent lecture=Theme on volcano=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got a long lecture from Dad about leaving the gate open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x5:1
# text = I got a long lecture from Dad about leaving the gate open.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | a long lecture |  |  |  | from Dad | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent lecture=Theme from dad=Source |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | Dad *not said here* | the gate |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't lecture me, I know I was wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x6:1
# text = Please don't lecture me, I know I was wrong.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	lecture	lecture	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **lecture** *speech: other* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | I |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lecture hall was full of students.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x7:1
# text = The lecture hall was full of students.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lecture hall |  |  |  |  | of students; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She lectures in history at the college.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x8:1
# text = She lectures in history at the college.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lectures	lecture	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	college	college	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lecture** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  | history |  | at the college | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad lectured us about saving money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x9:1
# text = Grandad lectured us about saving money.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lectured	lecture	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	saving	save	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lecture** *speech: other* | past | Grandad | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | gerund | Grandad *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to a lecture about safety near water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x10:1
# text = We listened to a lecture about safety near water.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  |  |  |  | to a lecture about safety near water | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to lecture=Theme |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All that botanists can say in many lectures was explained in a moment by this little flower.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lecture:x11:1
# text = All that botanists can say in many lectures was explained in a moment by this little flower.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	botanists	botanist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lectures	lecture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	explained	explain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
16	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | can | all botanists |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past · passive | this little flower | many lectures |  |  | moment |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

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