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«professor» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: professor in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 A professor is a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one subject.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct advmod det conj case nummod nmod punct root A DET professor NOUN is AUX a DET senior ADJ teacher NOUN at ADP a DET university NOUN , PUNCT often ADV an DET expert NOUN in ADP one NUM subject NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 teacher cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 teacher det 5 senior senior ADJ Degree=Pos 6 teacher amod 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 at at ADP _ 9 university case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 university det 9 university university NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 expert punct 11 often often ADV _ 13 expert advmod 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 expert det 13 expert expert NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher conj 14 in in ADP _ 16 subject case 15 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 subject nummod 16 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing 13 expert nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 teacher punct
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1 is a present a professor a senior teacher and a expert in one subject a university a expert in one subject conj 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 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
A professor is any university teacher.
det nsubj cop det compound punct root A DET professor NOUN is AUX any DET university NOUN teacher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 teacher cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 teacher det 5 university university NOUN Number=Sing 6 teacher compound 6 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 teacher punct
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1 is a present a professor any university teacher tree rules
Everyday, meaning 3 In stories, «the professor» is often a clever, sometimes absent-minded scientist.
The tree, 12 words case obl punct punct det nsubj punct cop advmod det punct advmod amod punct amod conj punct root In ADP stories NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT the DET professor NOUN » PUNCT is AUX often ADV a DET clever ADJ , PUNCT sometimes ADV absent ADJ - PUNCT minded ADJ scientist NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 stories case 2 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 11 clever obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 stories punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 professor punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 professor det 6 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 11 clever nsubj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 professor punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 clever cop 9 often often ADV _ 11 clever advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 clever det 11 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 scientist punct 13 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 17 scientist advmod 14 absent absent ADJ Degree=Pos 16 minded amod 15 - - PUNCT _ 14 absent punct 16 minded minded ADJ Degree=Pos 17 scientist amod 17 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 11 clever conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 clever punct
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1 is present the professor stories minded scientist conj ; clever, often property tree rules
Example 1 My aunt is a professor of chemistry.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX a DET professor NOUN of ADP chemistry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 5 professor nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 professor cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 professor det 5 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 chemistry case 7 chemistry chemistry NOUN Number=Sing 5 professor nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 professor punct
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1 is a present My aunt a professor of chemistry tree rules
Example 2 Professor Lee teaches at the university.
nmod:desc nsubj case det obl punct root Professor PROPN Lee PROPN teaches VERB at ADP the DET university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Professor Professor PROPN Number=Sing 2 Lee nmod:desc 2 Lee Lee PROPN Number=Sing 3 teaches nsubj 3 teaches teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 university case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 university det 6 university university NOUN Number=Sing 3 teaches obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 teaches punct
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1 teach speech: other present Lee Professor the university vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The professor explained the experiment.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET professor NOUN explained VERB the DET experiment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained nsubj 3 explained explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 experiment det 5 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 explained punct
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1 explain speech: assert past the professor the experiment vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Topic
Example 4 In the cartoon, the mad professor built a robot.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj det obj punct root In ADP the DET cartoon NOUN , PUNCT the DET mad ADJ professor NOUN built VERB a DET robot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 cartoon case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cartoon det 3 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 8 built obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 cartoon punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 professor det 6 mad mad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 professor amod 7 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 8 built nsubj 8 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 robot det 10 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 8 built obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 built punct
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1 build past the mad professor a robot the cartoon vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robot=Product
Example 5 She wants to be a professor one day.
nsubj mark cop det obj nummod obl:unmarked punct root She PRON wants VERB to PART be AUX a DET professor NOUN one NUM day NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 wants nsubj 2 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 6 professor mark 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 professor cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 professor det 6 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 2 wants obj 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 day nummod 8 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 professor obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wants punct
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1 want present She vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 is a to-infinitive a professor day tree rules
Example 6 The professor wrote a book about dinosaurs.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET professor NOUN wrote VERB a DET book NOUN about ADP dinosaurs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 book det 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 dinosaurs case 7 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 5 book nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past the professor a book about dinosaurs vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent book=Recipient about dinosaur=Topic
Example 7 Ask the professor your question.
det obj nmod:poss obj punct root Ask VERB the DET professor NOUN your PRON question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 professor det 3 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obj 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 question nmod:poss 5 question question NOUN Number=Sing 3 professor obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here the professor your question vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent professor=Recipient 2 question your nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 The professor forgot his glasses again.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root The DET professor NOUN forgot VERB his PRON glasses NOUN again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 3 forgot nsubj 3 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 glasses nmod:poss 5 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 3 forgot obj 6 again again ADV _ 3 forgot advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 forgot punct
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1 forget past the professor professor's glasses again tree rules
Example 9 Professor Huxley thinks there are none.
nsubj flat expl ccomp nsubj punct root Professor PROPN Huxley PROPN thinks VERB there PRON are VERB none PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Professor Professor PROPN Number=Sing 3 thinks nsubj 2 Huxley Huxley PROPN Number=Sing 1 Professor flat 3 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 5 are expl 5 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thinks ccomp 6 none none PRON PronType=Neg 5 are nsubj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 thinks punct
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1 think speech: other present Professor vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 be present none there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 10 Evans and Professor Minders Petrie have shown that certain linear characters which (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 24 words nsubj:pass cc compound conj nmod aux mark amod amod xcomp nsubj punct nmod punct det appos case nmod cc conj case fixed nmod flat punct nmod:unmarked punct root Evans NOUN and CCONJ Professor NOUN Minders NOUN Petrie PROPN have AUX shown VERB that SCONJ certain ADJ linear ADJ characters NOUN which PRON ( PUNCT Mordell PROPN , PUNCT The DET Origin PROPN of ADP Letters NOUN and CCONJ Numerals NOUN according VERB to ADP Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN ( PUNCT 1914 NUM )) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evans evan NOUN Number=Plur 7 shown nsubj:pass 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 Minders cc 3 Professor professor NOUN Number=Sing 4 Minders compound 4 Minders minder NOUN Number=Plur 1 Evans conj 5 Petrie Petrie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Evans nmod 6 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shown aux 7 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 that that SCONJ _ 11 characters mark 9 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 11 characters amod 10 linear linear ADJ Degree=Pos 11 characters amod 11 characters character NOUN Number=Plur 7 shown xcomp 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 Mordell nsubj 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 Mordell punct 14 Mordell Mordell PROPN Number=Sing 11 characters nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 Origin punct 16 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 Origin det 17 Origin Origin PROPN Number=Sing 14 Mordell appos 18 of of ADP _ 19 Letters case 19 Letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 17 Origin nmod 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 Numerals cc 21 Numerals numeral NOUN Number=Plur 19 Letters conj 22 according accord VERB ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 24 Sefer case 23 to to ADP _ 22 according fixed 24 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing 19 Letters nmod 25 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 24 Sefer flat 26 ( ( PUNCT _ 27 1914 punct 27 1914 1914 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 Mordell nmod:unmarked 28 )) )) PUNCT _ 14 Mordell punct
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1 show present · perfect · passive Evans Petrie and Professor Minders certain linear characters Mordell certain linear characters Mordell certain linear characters 1914 1914 xcomp vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 accord gerund vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
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