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title: sitting — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sitting» in the Judaism dictionary: Sitting means resting your bottom on a chair, the floor or another seat, with your back up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sitting

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Sitting, book, one session, Ephron, children, Thou · **What happens:** mean, rest, sit, stay, be, serve · **To what, where:** bottom, chair, place, shelf, one, meal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«sitting» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [sitting in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sitting.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sitting means resting your bottom on a chair, the floor or another seat, with your back up.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:m1:1
# text = Sitting means resting your bottom on a chair, the floor or another seat, with your back up.
1	Sitting	sitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	resting	rest	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
19	up	up	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sitting |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rest** *not said to happen* | gerund | Sitting *not said here* | your bottom |  | a chair and the floor or another seat |  | with your back | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent bottom=Theme on chair=Location |

<!-- .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 -->
Sitting can mean staying in a place or position: the book was sitting on the shelf.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:m2:1
# text = Sitting can mean staying in a place or position: the book was sitting on the shelf.
1	Sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | gerund |  |  |  | a place or position |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 4 | **sit** | past · progressive | the book |  |  | the shelf |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on shelf=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sitting is one of the times when a meal is served to a group, or one session of doing something.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:m3:1
# text = A sitting is one of the times when a meal is served to a group, or one session of doing something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sitting	sitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	session	session	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
20	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
21	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
22	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sitting | one |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **serve** | present · passive |  | a meal | a group |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to group=Recipient |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | one session *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying: (Torah GEN.23.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 43 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x1:1
# text = Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying: (Torah GEN.23.10, JPS 1917)
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	Ephron	Ephron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	midst	midst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Heth	Heth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	Ephron	Ephron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Hittite	Hittite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
18	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hearing	hearing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Heth	Heth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	even	even	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	_
32	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	33	nsubj	_	_
33	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	acl:relcl	_	_
34	in	in	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
35	at	at	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	40	nmod:poss	_	_
40	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
42	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	46	punct	_	_
44	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	46	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	compound	_	_
46	GEN.23.10	GEN.23.10	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	42	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
48	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	46	flat	_	_
49	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	46	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	46	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | Ephron |  |  | the midst of the children of Heth | now | of all | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in midst=Location |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Ephron |  | Abraham | the hearing of the children of Heth |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent abraham=Eventuality |
| 3 | **go in** | past |  |  |  | the gate of Ephron's city |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at gate=Location |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Ephron *not said here* | Torah GEN.23.10 |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent gen.23.10=Topic |
| 5 | **hear** |  | the children of Heth |  |  |  |  |  | nom hearing «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Behold Thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song. (Writings LAM.3.63, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Behold Thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x2:1
# text = Behold Thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song.
1	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit down** | gerund | Thou |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rise up** | gerund | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | I | their song |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings LAM.3.63, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x2:2
# text = (Writings LAM.3.63, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	LAM.3.63	LAM.3.63	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	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 -->
Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave. (Prophets 1SA.24.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x3:1
# text = Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	innermost	innermost	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | David and his men |  |  | the innermost parts of the cave |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in part=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 1SA.24.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x3:2
# text = (Prophets 1SA.24.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1SA.24.4	1SA.24.4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber. (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x4:1
# text = And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting by himself alone in his cool upper chamber.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Ehud	Ehud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	_
13	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Ehud |  |  |  |  | unto him *= he* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past · progressive | Ehud |  |  | Ehud's cool upper chamber |  | by Ehud; alone *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by himself=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x4:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.3.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.3.20	JDG.3.20	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children were sitting on the carpet for the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x5:1
# text = The children were sitting on the carpet for the story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | the children |  |  | the carpet |  | for the story | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on carpet=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please stay sitting while the bus is moving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x6:1
# text = Please stay sitting while the bus is moving.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sit** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **move** | present · progressive | the bus |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cat is sitting on the window sill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x7:1
# text = My cat is sitting on the window sill.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sill	sill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present · progressive | My cat |  |  | the window sill |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on sill=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I read the whole book at one sitting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x8:1
# text = I read the whole book at one sitting.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	sitting	sitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | I | the whole book |  | one sitting |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent book=Theme at sitting=Value |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We were sitting by the campfire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x9:1
# text = We were sitting by the campfire.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	campfire	campfire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | We |  |  |  |  | by the campfire | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by campfire=Location |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sitting for hours in front of a screen is not healthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x10:1
# text = Sitting for hours in front of a screen is not healthy.
1	Sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | gerund |  |  |  | front of a screen | hour |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Sitting |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The keys were sitting on the table the whole time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x11:1
# text = The keys were sitting on the table the whole time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past · progressive | the keys |  |  | the table | time |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on table=Location |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is babysitting her little cousin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x12:1
# text = She is babysitting her little cousin.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	babysitting	babysit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **babysit** | present · progressive | She | her little cousin |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cousin=Beneficiary |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
‘Who’s been sitting on my little chair?’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sitting:x13:1
# text = ‘Who’s been sitting on my little chair?’
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	’s	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	aux	_	_
5	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present · progressive |  |  |  | my little chair |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on chair=Location |

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