like

Who acts: it, you, preposition, like, click, filler word · What happens: like, be, think, say, want, mean · To what, where: something, polite way, click, post, filler word, pause · Speech: someone speaks here

«like» in the English dictionary: its 10 meanings for a pupil and its 19 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: like in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

To like something is to enjoy it or think it is good.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 like	mark
2	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 enjoy	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 like	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 enjoy	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 enjoy	mark
6	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 enjoy	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 think	cc
9	think	think	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 enjoy	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 good	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 good	cop
12	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 think	ccomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 enjoy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	like	to-infinitive		something		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme
2	is	present			it obj; enjoy property	tree rules
3	think speech: other	infinitive				vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	present	it		good property	tree rules

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

«Would like» is a polite way to say you want something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct
2	Would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 like	aux
3	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 way	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
7	polite	polite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 say	mark
10	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
11	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 want	nsubj
12	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 say	ccomp
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 want	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	like in a quote	would			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	is a	present		a polite way	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	to-infinitive			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	want	present	you	something	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Like (preposition) means similar to or the same as: she sings like a bird.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	INTJ	_	3 preposition	discourse
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 preposition	punct
3	preposition	preposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 preposition	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	xcomp
7	to	to	ADP	_	6 similar	case
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 same	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 same	det
10	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 similar	conj
11	as	as	ADP	_	6 similar	case
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 sings	punct
13	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 sings	nsubj
14	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 means	conj
15	like	like	ADP	_	17 bird	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 bird	det
17	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sings	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	preposition					similar property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	sing speech: express	present	preposition					like a bird	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

Everyday, meaning 4

Like means for example: fruit like apples and pears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	INTJ	_	2 means	discourse
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 example	case
4	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 fruit	punct
6	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 example	appos
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 apples	case
8	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fruit	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 pears	cc
10	pears	pear	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 apples	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						for example	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for example=Attribute

Everyday, meaning 5

A like is a click that shows you enjoy a post online.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 like	det
2	like	like	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 click	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 click	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 click	det
5	click	click	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 shows	nsubj
7	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 click	acl:relcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 enjoy	nsubj
9	enjoy	enjoy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 shows	ccomp
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 post	det
11	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 enjoy	obj
12	online	online	ADV	_	9 enjoy	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 click	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a like	a click		tree rules
2	show	present	a click			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	enjoy	present	you	a post	online property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer post=Stimulus

Everyday, meaning 6

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

Like is a filler word that fills a pause or softens: «it was, like, huge».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	INTJ	_	5 word	discourse
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 word	det
4	filler	filler	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 word	compound
5	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 fills	nsubj
7	fills	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 word	acl:relcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pause	det
9	pause	pause	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fills	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 softens	cc
11	softens	soften	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 fills	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 was	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 was	punct
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 was	nsubj
15	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 softens	ccomp
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 huge	punct
17	like	like	INTJ	_	19 huge	discourse
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 huge	punct
19	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 was	ccomp
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 huge	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present		a filler word	tree rules
2	fill	present	a filler word	a pause	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pause=Patient
3	soften	present	a filler word not said here		tree rules
4	be in a quote	past	pause		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 7

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

Like means about or roughly before a number: «like 20 people came» means about 20.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	INTJ	_	2 means	discourse
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADV	_	5 roughly	advmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 roughly	cc
5	roughly	roughly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 number	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 number	det
8	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 roughly	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 means	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 came	punct
11	like	like	INTJ	_	14 came	discourse
12	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 people	nummod
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 came	nsubj
14	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 means	ccomp
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 came	punct
16	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	parataxis
17	about	about	ADV	_	18 20	advmod
18	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 means	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present			roughly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	come in a quote	past	20 people			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	mean	present		20		tree rules

Everyday, meaning 8

Usage: casual — kept apart, not parsed.

«Be like» reports what someone said or did: «and she's like, no way».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 reports	punct
2	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 like	cop
3	like	like	INTJ	_	5 reports	discourse
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct
5	reports	report	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 said	obj
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 said	nsubj
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 reports	ccomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 did	cc
10	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 said	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 reports	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 way	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 way	cc
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 way	nsubj
15	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 way	cop
16	like	like	INTJ	_	19 way	discourse
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 way	punct
18	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	19 way	det
19	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reports	parataxis
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 way	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 reports	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	report	present				vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	someone		what obj	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
3	do	past	someone not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is a in a quote	present	she	no way		tree rules

Everyday, meaning 9

Usage: rough, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

«Like» at the end of a sentence just adds weight: «I was only joking, like.».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 end	punct
2	Like	like	INTJ	_	6 end	discourse
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Like	punct
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 end	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 end	det
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 adds	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 sentence	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sentence	det
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 end	nmod
10	just	just	ADV	_	11 adds	advmod
11	adds	add	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 adds	obj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 adds	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 joking	punct
15	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 joking	nsubj
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 joking	aux
17	only	only	ADV	_	18 joking	advmod
18	joking	joke	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 adds	advcl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 like	punct
20	like	like	ADP	_	18 joking	ccomp
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 joking	punct
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 joking	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 adds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	present	weight				at the end of a sentence		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	joke speech: other in a quote	past · progressive	weight						vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 10

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Akin to», «in the manner of» and «would wish to» are stiff ways to say like.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Akin	punct
2	Akin	Akin	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 ways	nsubj
3	to	to	ADP	_	2 Akin	flat
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Akin	punct
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 manner	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 manner	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 manner	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 manner	det
9	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Akin	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 »	case
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 manner	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 wish	cc
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 wish	punct
14	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 wish	aux
15	wish	wish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Akin	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	15 wish	xcomp
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 wish	punct
18	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 ways	cop
19	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 ways	amod
20	ways	way	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
21	to	to	PART	_	22 say	mark
22	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 ways	acl
23	like	like	INTJ	_	22 say	discourse
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	20 ways	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	wish in a quote	would	Akin not said here		vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	is a	present	Akin	stiff ways	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	to-infinitive			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

12 pupils like apples and 8 like pears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 pupils	nummod
2	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	4 apples	case
4	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pupils	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 pears	cc
6	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 pears	nummod
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 pears	case
8	pears	pear	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 apples	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pupils	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

How many more like apples?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	2 many	advmod
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 apples	case
5	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 many	nmod
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 many	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

She would like 3 more stickers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 like	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 like	aux
3	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 stickers	nummod
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 stickers	amod
6	stickers	sticker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 like	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	would	She	3 more stickers					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sticker=Theme

Example 4

He has as many cards as Tom, like his brother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	as	as	ADV	_	4 many	advmod
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cards	amod
5	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
6	as	as	ADP	_	7 Tom	case
7	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 cards	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 brother	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 brother	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 brother	nmod:poss
11	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cards	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	many cards and Tom's brother				as Tom	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient

Example 5

I like reading comics in bed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	reading	read	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 like	xcomp
4	comics	comic	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 reading	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 bed	case
6	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 comics	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	read not said to happen	gerund	I not said here	comics		bed			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comic=Topic

Example 6

What would you like for lunch?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 like	obj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 like	aux
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 like	nsubj
4	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 lunch	case
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 like	obl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	would	you					for lunch; What obj	vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus for lunch=Attribute

Example 7

The cloud looks like a dragon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cloud	det
2	cloud	cloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 dragon	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 dragon	det
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the cloud					like a dragon	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

Bring things like hats and sunscreen to the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bring	bring	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Bring	obj
3	like	like	ADP	_	4 hats	case
4	hats	hat	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Bring	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sunscreen	cc
6	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hats	conj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 beach	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 beach	det
9	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bring	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	imperative	you not said here	things		the beach		like hats and sunscreen	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme to beach=Destination

Example 9

there was like 20 kids at the party, it was, like, mad (casual)

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 mad	cop
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 kids	case
4	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 kids	nummod
5	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 was	obl
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 party	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 party	det
8	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 mad	punct
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 mad	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 mad	cop
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 mad	punct
13	like	like	INTJ	_	15 mad	discourse
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 like	punct
15	mad	mad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 casual	punct
17	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 mad	conj
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 casual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	party					mad property	tree rules
2	be		party not said here						tree rules

Example 10

and she's like «give me 3 back» and i'm like «no way» (casual)

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 give	cc
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 give	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 give	cop
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 give	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 give	punct
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 give	iobj
8	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 back	nummod
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 back	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 way	cc
12	i	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	17 way	nsubj
13	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 way	cop
14	like	like	ADP	_	17 way	case
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 way	punct
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 way	det
17	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	conj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 way	punct
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 casual	punct
20	casual	casual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 way	appos
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 casual	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	she		me			3 back obj; give property	tree rules
2	is in a quote	present	i					like no way	tree rules

Example 11

I don't like your attitude, so shut it. (rough)

Sentence 1: I don't like your attitude, so shut it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 like	nsubj
2	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 like	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 like	advmod
4	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 attitude	nmod:poss
6	attitude	attitude	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 like	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 shut	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	9 shut	advmod
9	shut	shut	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 like	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 shut	nsubj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not like	present · do-support	I	your attitude					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot attitude=Theme

Sentence 2: (rough)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct
2	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rough	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 12

Of the 20 respondents, 12 expressed a preference for apples; state the number who did not. (formal exam)

Sentence 1: Of the 20 respondents, 12 expressed a preference for apples; state the number who did not.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	4 respondents	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 respondents	det
3	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 respondents	nummod
4	respondents	respondent	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 expressed	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 respondents	punct
6	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 expressed	nsubj
7	expressed	express	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 preference	det
9	preference	preference	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 expressed	obj
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 apples	case
11	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 expressed	obl
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 state	punct
13	state	state	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 expressed	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 number	det
15	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 state	obj
16	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 did	nsubj
17	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 number	acl:relcl
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	17 did	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 expressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	express	past	12	a preference	of the 20 respondents; for apples	vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent preference=Theme of respondent=Initial_Location
2	state speech: other	infinitive	12 not said here	the number		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent number=Topic
3	not do	past	the number			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (formal exam)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 exam	amod
3	exam	exam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 exam	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 13

Would you like to hear it?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 like	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 like	nsubj
3	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hear	mark
5	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 like	xcomp
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 hear	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	would	you						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	hear not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	it					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

Example 14

In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. (Torah EXO.23.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 manner	case
2	like	like	INTJ	_	3 manner	discourse
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deal	obl
4	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 deal	nsubj
5	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	6 deal	aux
6	deal	deal	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 vineyard	case
8	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	9 vineyard	nmod:poss
9	vineyard	vineyard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deal	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 oliveyard	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 oliveyard	cc
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 oliveyard	case
13	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	14 oliveyard	nmod:poss
14	oliveyard	oliveyard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deal	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 deal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deal	shall	thou			manner		with thy vineyard; with thy oliveyard	vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with vineyard=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.23.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.23.11	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.23.11	compound
3	EXO.23.11	EXO.23.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.23.11	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.23.11	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 15

The deeps cover them — they went down into the depths like a stone. (Torah EXO.15.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The deeps cover them — they went down into the depths like a stone.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 deeps	det
2	deeps	deep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cover	nsubj
3	cover	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 cover	obj
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 went	punct
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 went	nsubj
7	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 cover	conj
8	down	down	ADV	_	7 went	advmod
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 depths	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 depths	det
11	depths	depth	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 went	obl
12	like	like	ADP	_	14 stone	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 stone	det
14	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 depths	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cover	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present	the deeps	them = they					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Destination
2	go down	past	deeps = deep			the depths like a stone		down property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.15.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.15.5	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.15.5	compound
3	EXO.15.5	EXO.15.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.15.5	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.15.5	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 16

Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his! (Torah NUM.23.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Let me die the death of the righteous, and let mine end be like his!

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Let	obj
3	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Let	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 death	det
5	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 die	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 righteous	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 righteous	det
8	righteous	righteous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 death	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 let	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 let	cc
11	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Let	conj
12	mine	my	PRON	Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 let	obj
13	end	end	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 let	xcomp
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 his	cop
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 his	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 end	obj
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	let	imperative	you not said here	me		tree rules
2	die	infinitive	me not said here	the death of the righteous		tree rules
3	let	infinitive	you not said here	mine		tree rules
4	end	infinitive	mine not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
5	is	infinitive			like his = he	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.23.10, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.10	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.10	compound
3	NUM.23.10	NUM.23.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.23.10	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.23.10	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 17

Art thou become like unto us? (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Art thou become like unto us?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 become	aux
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 become	nsubj
3	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 us	case
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	6 us	case
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 become	obl
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	present	thou					like us	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.14.10	ISA.14.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.14.10	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.14.10	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 18

Or hast thou an arm like God? (Writings JOB.40.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Or hast thou an arm like God?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Or	or	CCONJ	_	2 hast	cc
2	hast	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 hast	obj
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 arm	det
5	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hast	obj
6	like	like	ADP	_	7 God	case
7	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 arm	nmod
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 hast	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present		thou				a arm obj	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.40.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JOB.40.9	JOB.40.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.40.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.40.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 19

How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire? (Writings PSA.79.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 long	advmod
2	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 burn	advmod
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 burn	aux
4	Thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	6 burn	nmod:poss
5	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 burn	compound
6	burn	burn	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 fire	case
8	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 burn	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 burn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
2	burn		Thy					like fire	nom burn «state intransitive»: poss=agent like=obl

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.79.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.79.5	PSA.79.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.79.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.79.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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