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title: parade — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parade» in the school dictionary: A procession of people, bands or floats moving through the streets to celebrate something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parade

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** floats, people, soldiers, We, you, He · **What happens:** move, celebrate, proceed, stand, march, walk · **To what, where:** streets, something, parade, Day parade, band, Floats

<!-- .vabout -->
«parade» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [parade in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/parade.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A procession of people, bands or floats moving through the streets to celebrate something.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:m1:1
# text = A procession of people, bands or floats moving through the streets to celebrate something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	floats	float	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund | floats *not said here* |  |  | the streets |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme through street=Trajectory |
| 2 | **celebrate** | to-infinitive | floats *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **proceed** |  | people and bands or floats |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .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 line of soldiers standing or marching for inspection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:m2:1
# text = A line of soldiers standing or marching for inspection.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	marching	march	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	inspection	inspection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund | soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **march** | gerund | soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for inspection | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To walk or march in a parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:m3:1
# text = To walk or march in a parade.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	march	march	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **march** | infinitive |  |  |  | a parade |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in parade=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To show something off proudly so people will notice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:m4:1
# text = To show something off proudly so people will notice.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show off** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | proudly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient |
| 2 | **notice** | future | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A row of shops: «a shopping parade».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:m5:1
# text = A row of shops: «a shopping parade».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the St Patrick's Day parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x1:1
# text = We watched the St Patrick's Day parade.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
5	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | the St Patrick's Day parade |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band marched in the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x2:1
# text = The band marched in the parade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	marched	march	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | participle |  | the band *not said here* |  | the parade |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in parade=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Floats in the parade were covered in flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x3:1
# text = Floats in the parade were covered in flowers.
1	Floats	float	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | Floats in the parade |  |  |  | in flowers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in flower=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay with your family in the parade crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x4:1
# text = Stay with your family in the parade crowd.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the parade crowd |  | with your family | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in crowd=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He paraded around in his new football kit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x5:1
# text = He paraded around in his new football kit.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paraded	parade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	around	around	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	kit	kit	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 | **parade around** | past | He |  |  | his new football kit |  | around *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kit=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers stood on parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x6:1
# text = The soldiers stood on parade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't rain on my parade (spoil my fun).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x7:1
# text = Don't rain on my parade (spoil my fun).
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	spoil	spoil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | rain |  | my parade |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **spoil** | infinitive |  | my fun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughter, shrieks, howls, catcalls, hand-clapping followed this parade.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parade:x8:1
# text = Laughter, shrieks, howls, catcalls, hand-clapping followed this parade.
1	Laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	shrieks	shriek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	howls	howl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	catcalls	catcall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	clapping	clapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
12	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | Laughter shrieks and howls and catcalls and hand clapping | this parade |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme |

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