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title: stay — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stay» in the school dictionary: To stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stay

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**Who acts:** stay, you, execution, They, 5 children, 12 · **What happens:** stay, mean, remain, keep, be, spend · **To what, where:** same place, home, time, sleep, house, it · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«stay» in the school dictionary: its 10 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: [stay in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stay.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m1:1
# text = To stay means to remain in the same place: stay at home.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **remain** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the same place |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 4 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  | home |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=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 -->
To stay means to keep being the same: stay calm, stay dry.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m2:1
# text = To stay means to keep being the same: stay calm, stay dry.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
10	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
11	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stay with someone is to live in their home for a short time.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m3:1
# text = To stay with someone is to live in their home for a short time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with someone | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with someone=Location |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | their home | time | live *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stay is a time spent somewhere: a short stay in hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m4:1
# text = A stay is a time spent somewhere: a short stay in hospital.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stay	stay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl	_	_
7	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	stay	stay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stay | a time and a short stay in hospital |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spend** | participle |  | a time and a short stay in hospital *not said here* |  |  |  | somewhere *property* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stay up is to not go to bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m5:1
# text = To stay up is to not go to bed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to bed; go *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Stay over» or «sleepover» means sleep at a friend's house; «stay in» means not go out.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m6:1
# text = «Stay over» or «sleepover» means sleep at a friend's house; «stay in» means not go out.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	nsubj	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	csubj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
23	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	out	out	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay over** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  | sleep |  | a friend's house |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sleep=Topic |
| 3 | **stay in** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **go out** *not said to happen* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 7 {#m7}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Stay out of it» means don't get involved; «stay put» means don't move.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m7:1
# text = «Stay out of it» means don't get involved; «stay put» means don't move.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	nsubj	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
11	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	csubj	_	_
15	put	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
18	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay out** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme it=Location |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **not** **get** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | involved *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **stay out** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **not** **move** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 8 {#m8}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Remain», «reside» and «sojourn» (very old, formal) are stiff words for stay; a «stay of execution» (law) is a delay.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m8:1
# text = «Remain», «reside» and «sojourn» (very old, formal) are stiff words for stay; a «stay of execution» (law) is a delay.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Remain	remain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	reside	reside	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	sojourn	sojourn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	stay	stay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	stay	stay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nsubj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	_
30	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	_
33	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	35	cop	_	_
34	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reside** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sojourn** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn weekend-56 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | old stiff words |  |  |  | for stay | tree rules |
| 5 | **is a** | present | a stay of execution | a delay |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **stay** *in a quote* |  | execution |  |  |  |  |  | nom stay «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 9 {#m9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Stay!» is a command to a dog: do not move.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m9:1
# text = «Stay!» is a command to a dog: do not move.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a command |  |  |  | to a dog | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **move** | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 10 {#m10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stay can also mean to last or go on for a while, as a pain might.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:m10:1
# text = To stay can also mean to last or go on for a while, as a pain might.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	last	last	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **last** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **go on** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | while |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They stayed at the hotel for 4 nights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x1:1
# text = They stayed at the hotel for 4 nights.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | They |  |  | the hotel | night |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at hotel=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 children went home and 12 stayed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x2:1
# text = 5 children went home and 12 stayed.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | 5 children |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | past | 12 |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The price stayed the same.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x3:1
# text = The price stayed the same.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the price |  |  |  |  | same *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many days did she stay?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x4:1
# text = How many days did she stay?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past · do-support | many days |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay close to me in the crowd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x5:1
# text = Stay close to me in the crowd.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stayed with Grandma during the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x6:1
# text = We stayed with Grandma during the holidays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | We |  |  |  | during the holidays | with Grandma | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with grandma=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can I stay up to watch the film?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x7:1
# text = Can I stay up to watch the film?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** | can | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | the film |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink water to stay healthy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x8:1
# text = Drink water to stay healthy.
1	Drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | healthy *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
can i stay over at jack's, his mum said yes (casual)

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x9:1
# text = can i stay over at jack's, his mum said yes (casual)
1	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	i	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	14	discourse	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	casual	casual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay over** | can | i |  |  | jack |  | over *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at jack=Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | jack's mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay out of it, it's none of your business. (rough)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Stay out of it, it's none of your business.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x10:1
# text = Stay out of it, it's none of your business.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay out** | imperative | you *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme it=Location |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | none |  |  |  | of your business | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (rough)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x10:2
# text = (rough)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay put till I come and get you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x11:1
# text = Stay put till I come and get you.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **get** | present | I *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of 17 pupils, 5 subsequently departed; determine the number who remained. (formal exam)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Of 17 pupils, 5 subsequently departed; determine the number who remained.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x12:1
# text = Of 17 pupils, 5 subsequently departed; determine the number who remained.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	17	17	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	departed	depart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	determine	determine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | participle · passive |  | 5 |  |  |  | of 17 pupils; subsequently *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **determine** | infinitive |  | the number |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |
| 3 | **remain** | past | the number |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (formal exam)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x12:2
# text = (formal exam)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But de ache don't stay long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stay:x13:1
# text = But de ache don't stay long.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	de	de	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ache	ache	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ache** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **stay** | present · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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