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title: conductor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conductor» in the school dictionary: A person who stands in front of an orchestra, band or choir and directs the music with hand movements or a baton. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conductor

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** person, material, train, lightning conductor, tall building, conductor · **What happens:** stand, direct, let, pass, check, sell · **To what, where:** front, music, heat, science, tickets, metal rod

<!-- .vabout -->
«conductor» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [conductor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conductor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who stands in front of an orchestra, band or choir and directs the music with hand movements or a baton.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:m1:1
# text = A person who stands in front of an orchestra, band or choir and directs the music with hand movements or a baton.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	directs	direct	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	baton	baton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | a person |  |  | front of a orchestra and band or choir |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location |
| 2 | **direct** | present | a person *not said here* | the music |  |  |  | with hand movements or a baton | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent music=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 -->
In science, a material that lets heat or electricity pass through it easily, such as metal.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:m2:1
# text = In science, a material that lets heat or electricity pass through it easily, such as metal.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	pass	pass	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | a material | heat or electricity |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | present | a material |  |  | science |  | through electricity; such metal; easily *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in science=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person on a bus or train who checks or sells tickets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:m3:1
# text = A person on a bus or train who checks or sells tickets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | present | train |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sell** | present | train *not said here* | tickets |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lightning conductor is a metal rod on a tall building that carries lightning safely into the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:m4:1
# text = A lightning conductor is a metal rod on a tall building that carries lightning safely into the ground.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	rod	rod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lightning conductor | a metal rod |  | a tall building |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | a tall building | lightning |  | the ground |  | safely *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lightning=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A conductor can also be a guide who leads people or spirits to a place.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:m5:1
# text = A conductor can also be a guide who leads people or spirits to a place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl:relcl	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a conductor | a guide |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lead** | present | a guide | people or spirits |  | a place |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme to place=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x1:1
# text = Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
1	Copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Copper | a good conductor |  |  |  | of electricity | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic is a poor conductor, so it is used to cover wires.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x2:1
# text = Plastic is a poor conductor, so it is used to cover wires.
1	Plastic	plastic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Plastic | a poor conductor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | present · passive | a poor conductor *not said here* | Plastic |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **cover** | to-infinitive | a poor conductor *not said here* | wires |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wire=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The conductor raised her baton and the orchestra began.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x3:1
# text = The conductor raised her baton and the orchestra began.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	baton	baton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | the conductor | conductor's baton |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baton=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the orchestra |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The train conductor checked our tickets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x4:1
# text = The train conductor checked our tickets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the train conductor | our tickets |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme |
| 2 | **ticket** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A metal spoon is a conductor of heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x5:1
# text = A metal spoon is a conductor of heat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a metal spoon | a conductor |  |  |  | of heat | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church has a lightning conductor on its spire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x6:1
# text = The church has a lightning conductor on its spire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	spire	spire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the church | a lightning conductor |  | church's spire |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conductor=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is a coin a conductor? Let's test it in our circuit.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is a coin a conductor?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x7:1
# text = Is a coin a conductor?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a coin |  |  |  | a conductor *nmod* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Let's test it in our circuit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x7:2
# text = Let's test it in our circuit.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	circuit	circuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **test** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | conductor |  | our circuit |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus conductor rang the bell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x8:1
# text = The bus conductor rang the bell.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | past | the bus conductor | the bell |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hermes was the swift-footed messenger, and trusted ambassador of all the gods, and conductor of shades to Hades.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conductor:x9:1
# text = Hermes was the swift-footed messenger, and trusted ambassador of all the gods, and conductor of shades to Hades.
1	Hermes	Hermes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	swift	swift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	footed	footed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	trusted	trust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	conductor	conductor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	shades	shade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Hades	Hade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hermes | the footed messenger and conductor of shades to Hades |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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