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`compound:svc`: serial verb compounds

The relation compound:svc is used for serial verb constructions. In this type of construction, several verbs are combined to describe the same action.



  
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1	dem	them	PRON	PRON	_	2	nsubj	_
2	enter	enter	VERB	VERB	_	0	root	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NOUN	_	2	obj	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VERB	_	2	compound:svc	_	_
5	work	work	NOUN	NOUN	_	4	obj	_	_

1	they	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	enter	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	bus	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	go	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	work	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

1	They	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	take	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	bus	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	work	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
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        [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "VERB", [ [ 14, 16 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T5", "NOUN", [ [ 17, 21 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T1", "_", [ [ 22, 26 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T2", "_", [ [ 27, 32 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T3", "_", [ [ 33, 36 ] ] ],
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        [ "embedded-1-S3-T6", "_", [ [ 66, 70 ] ] ]
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    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R0", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R1", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R2", "obj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R3", "compound:svc", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R4", "obj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T4" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T5" ] ] ],
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        [ "embedded-1-S2-R1", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T2" ] ] ],
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        [ "embedded-1-S3-R3", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R4", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R5", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T6" ] ] ]
    ],
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    "styles": [ [ [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "embedded-1-S1-T4", "compound:svc" ], "color", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "fgColor", "white" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "1", null, null ],
    "text": "dem enter bus go work\nthey enter bus go work\nThey take the bus to work",
    "error": true
}

The verbs in a serial verb construction share the same subject but not necessarily the same object.



  
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# visual-style 4 7 compound:svc	color:blue
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1	so	so	ADV	SCONJ	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRON	_	4	nsubj	_	_
3	don	don	AUX	AUX	_	4	aux	_	_
4	carry	carry	VERB	VERB	_	0	root	_	_
5	di	the	DET	DET	_	6	det	_	_
6	matter	matter	NOUN	NOUN	_	4	obj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VERB	_	4	compound:svc	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	ADV	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	ADP	_	13	mark	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRON	_	13	nsubj	_	_
11	dey	be	AUX	AUX	_	13	aux	_	_
12	always	always	ADV	ADV	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	carry	carry	VERB	VERB	_	7	advcl	_	_
14	am	he	PRON	PRON	_	13	obj	_	_
15	come	come	VERB	VERB	_	13	compound:svc	_	_

1	so	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	have	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	carry	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	matter	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	come	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	again	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
9	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
10	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
11	be	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
12	always	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
13	carry	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
14	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
15	come	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

1	so	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	have	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	brought	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	issue	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	again	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
9	we	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
10	always	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
11	do	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
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        [ "embedded-2-S1-T3", "AUX", [ [ 6, 9 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "VERB", [ [ 10, 15 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T5", "DET", [ [ 16, 18 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T6", "NOUN", [ [ 19, 25 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T7", "VERB", [ [ 26, 30 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T8", "ADV", [ [ 31, 36 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T9", "SCONJ", [ [ 37, 39 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T10", "PRON", [ [ 40, 42 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T11", "AUX", [ [ 43, 46 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T12", "ADV", [ [ 47, 53 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "VERB", [ [ 54, 59 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-T14", "PRON", [ [ 60, 62 ] ] ],
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        [ "embedded-2-S1-R2", "aux", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-2-S1-T4" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-2-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-S1-R3", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-2-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-2-S1-T4" ] ] ],
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        [ "embedded-2-S1-R9", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-2-S1-T13" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-2-S1-T10" ] ] ],
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    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-2-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: so" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: SCONJ" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: we" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: PRON" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: don" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: AUX" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: carry" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: the" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: DET" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: matter" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: NOUN" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: come" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: again" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: ADV" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: as" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: ADP" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T10", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: we" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T10", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: PRON" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T11", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: be" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T11", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: AUX" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T12", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: always" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T12", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: ADV" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: carry" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T14", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: he" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T14", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: PRON" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T15", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: come" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T15", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T10", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T11", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T12", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T13", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T14", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S2-T15", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T10", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-2-S3-T11", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ] ],
    "styles": [ [ [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "embedded-2-S1-T7", "compound:svc" ], "color", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T4", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T7", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T7", "fgColor", "white" ], [ [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "embedded-2-S1-T15", "compound:svc" ], "color", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T13", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T15", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-2-S1-T15", "fgColor", "white" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "2", null, null ],
    "text": "so we don carry di matter come again as we dey always carry am come\nso we have carry the matter come again as we be always carry it come\nso we have brought the issue again as we always do",
    "error": true
}

An adjective may be used in place of a verb in a serial verb construction.

# visual-style 3 4 compound:svc	color:blue
# visual-style 4	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 4	fgColor:white
# visual-style 3	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3	fgColor:white
1	di	the	DET	DET	_	2	det	_	_
2	guy	guy	NOUN	NOUN	_	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	ADJ	_	0	root	_	_
4	reach	arrive	VERB	VERB	_	3	compound:svc	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRON	_	4	obj	_	_

1	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	guy	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	fine	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	reach	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	me	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

1	Is	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	the	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	guy	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	handsome	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	as	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	I	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	am	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

Comparatives

In Naija serial verbs constructions are also used for comparatives. In these constructions the adjective which is being used to draw the comparison is followed by the verb pass.

# visual-style 2 3 compound:svc	color:blue
# visual-style 3	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3	fgColor:white
# visual-style 2	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 2	fgColor:white
1	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NOUN	_	2	nsubj	_	_
2	happy	happy	ADJ	ADJ	_	0	root	_	_
3	pass	pass	VERB	VERB	_	2	compound:svc	
4	when	when	ADV	ADV	_	6	mark	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NOUN	_	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fall	fall	VERB	VERB	_	2	advcl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	ADP	_	8	case	_	_
8	dis	this	DET	DET	_	6	obl	_	_

1	farmers	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	happy	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	exceed	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	when	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	rain	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	fall	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	like	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

1	Farmers	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	become	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	happier	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	when	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	rain	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	falls	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	like	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	this	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

compound:svc in other languages: [hy] [ky] [ml] [mr] [pa] [pcm] [ssp] [swl] [u] [vi]

compound:svc: serial verb compounds

Comparatives

`compound:svc`: serial verb compounds