📖 seesawWho acts: two children, We, Dad, he, seesaw, score · What happens: balance, sit, go up, move up, keep, change · To what, where: long board, middle, seesaw, kind, game, score
«seesaw» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: seesaw in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 A long board balanced in the middle on which two children sit at opposite ends and go up and down.
The tree, 20 words det amod acl case det obl case obl nummod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl cc conj advmod cc conj punct root A DET long ADJ board NOUN balanced VERB in ADP the DET middle NOUN on ADP which PRON two NUM children NOUN sit VERB at ADP opposite ADJ ends NOUN and CCONJ go VERB up ADV and CCONJ down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 board det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 board amod 3 board board NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 balanced balance VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 board acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 middle case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 middle det 7 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 4 balanced obl 8 on on ADP _ 9 which case 9 which which PRON PronType=Rel 12 sit obl 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 children nummod 11 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 sit nsubj 12 sit sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 middle acl:relcl 13 at at ADP _ 15 ends case 14 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 15 ends amod 15 ends end NOUN Number=Plur 12 sit obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 go cc 17 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 sit conj 18 up up ADV _ 17 go advmod 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 down cc 20 down down ADV _ 18 up conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 board punct
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1 balance participle a long board not said here the middle vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in middle=Location 2 sit present two children the middle at opposite ends vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on which=Location 3 go up infinitive two children not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To move up and down or back and forth again and again, or to keep changing between two states.
The tree, 19 words mark advmod cc advmod cc conj cc conj advmod cc conj punct cc mark conj xcomp case nummod obl punct root To PART move VERB up ADV and CCONJ down ADV or CCONJ back ADV and CCONJ forth ADV again ADV and CCONJ again ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART keep VERB changing VERB between ADP two NUM states NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 move mark 2 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADV _ 5 down advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 down cc 5 down down ADV _ 2 move advmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 back cc 7 back back ADV _ 5 down conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 forth cc 9 forth forth ADV _ 5 down conj 10 again again ADV _ 2 move advmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 again cc 12 again again ADV _ 10 again conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 keep punct 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 keep cc 15 to to PART _ 16 keep mark 16 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 move conj 17 changing change VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 keep xcomp 18 between between ADP _ 20 states case 19 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 20 states nummod 20 states state NOUN Number=Plur 17 changing obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 move punct
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1 move up to-infinitive again; again down property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 keep to-infinitive tree rules 3 change gerund between two states vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We went up and down on the seesaw at the park.
nsubj advmod cc conj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON went VERB up ADV and CCONJ down ADV on ADP the DET seesaw NOUN at ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADV _ 2 went advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 down cc 5 down down ADV _ 3 up conj 6 on on ADP _ 8 seesaw case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seesaw det 8 seesaw seesaw NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 9 at at ADP _ 11 park case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 park det 11 park park NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go up past We the seesaw at the park vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 2 Dad is heavier, so he sat nearer the middle of the seesaw to balance it.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj advcl xcomp det obl case det nmod mark advcl obj punct root Dad NOUN is AUX heavier ADJ , PUNCT so ADV he PRON sat VERB nearer ADJ the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET seesaw NOUN to PART balance VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 heavier nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 heavier cop 3 heavier heavy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 sat punct 5 so so ADV _ 7 sat advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 sat nsubj 7 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 heavier advcl 8 nearer near ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 sat xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 middle det 10 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 7 sat obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 seesaw case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 seesaw det 13 seesaw seesaw NOUN Number=Sing 10 middle nmod 14 to to PART _ 15 balance mark 15 balance balance VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 sat advcl 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 balance obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 heavier punct
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1 is present Dad heavy property tree rules 2 sit past he the middle of the seesaw near property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 balance to-infinitive he not said here seesaw vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme
Example 3 A seesaw is a kind of lever.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET seesaw NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP lever NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 seesaw det 2 seesaw seesaw NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 lever case 7 lever lever NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present a seesaw a kind of lever tree rules
Example 4 The score seesawed all game until the last goal.
det acl det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET score NOUN seesawed VERB all DET game NOUN until ADP the DET last ADJ goal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 score det 2 score score NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 seesawed seesaw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 score acl 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 game det 5 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 seesawed obj 6 until until ADP _ 9 goal case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 goal det 8 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 9 goal amod 9 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 3 seesawed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 score punct
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1 seesaw participle the score not said here all game until the last goal vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location game=Theme
Example 5 My mood seesawed between happy and nervous before the concert.
nmod:poss acl case obl cc conj case det obl punct root My PRON mood NOUN seesawed VERB between ADP happy ADJ and CCONJ nervous ADJ before ADP the DET concert 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 mood nmod:poss 2 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 seesawed seesaw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 mood acl 4 between between ADP _ 5 happy case 5 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seesawed obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 nervous cc 7 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 happy conj 8 before before ADP _ 10 concert case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 concert det 10 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 7 nervous obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 mood punct
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1 seesaw participle My mood not said here happy vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between happy=Trajectory
Example 6 Hold on tight on the seesaw and don't jump off suddenly.
compound:prt advmod case det obl cc aux advmod conj compound:prt advmod punct root Hold VERB on ADP tight ADV on ADP the DET seesaw NOUN and CCONJ do AUX n't PART jump VERB off ADP suddenly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 1 Hold compound:prt 3 tight tight ADV _ 1 Hold advmod 4 on on ADP _ 6 seesaw case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 seesaw det 6 seesaw seesaw NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hold obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 jump cc 8 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 10 jump aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 jump advmod 10 jump jump VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Hold conj 11 off off ADP _ 10 jump compound:prt 12 suddenly suddenly ADV _ 10 jump advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hold punct
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1 hold on imperative you not said here the seesaw tight property vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on seesaw=Location 2 not jump off infinitive · do-support you not said here suddenly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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