acoustics Who acts: acoustics, sound, good acoustics, music, we, cathedral · What happens: be, travel, hear, mean, sound, make · To what, where: way, sound, science, amazing acoustics, poor acoustics, back · Speech: someone speaks here
«acoustics» in the school 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: acoustics in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The acoustics of a room or building are the way sound travels and is heard in it: good acoustics mean music and speech sound clear.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj case det nmod cc conj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc aux:pass conj case obl punct amod nsubj conj nsubj cc conj ccomp xcomp punct root The DET acoustics NOUN of ADP a DET room NOUN or CCONJ building NOUN are AUX the DET way NOUN sound NOUN travels VERB and CCONJ is AUX heard VERB in ADP it PRON : PUNCT good ADJ acoustics NOUN mean VERB music NOUN and CCONJ speech NOUN sound VERB clear ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 acoustics det 2 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 10 way nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 room case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 room det 5 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 acoustics nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 building cc 7 building building NOUN Number=Sing 5 room conj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 way cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 way det 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 12 travels nsubj 12 travels travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 way acl:relcl 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 heard cc 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 heard aux:pass 15 heard hear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 travels conj 16 in in ADP _ 17 it case 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 heard obl 18 : : PUNCT _ 21 mean punct 19 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 20 acoustics amod 20 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 21 mean nsubj 21 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 way conj 22 music music NOUN Number=Sing 25 sound nsubj 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 speech cc 24 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 22 music conj 25 sound sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 mean ccomp 26 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 25 sound xcomp 27 . . PUNCT _ 10 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the acoustics of a room or building the way tree rules 2 travel present sound the way not said here vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Trajectory 3 hear present · passive sound not said here sound vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus» 4 mean present good acoustics vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 sound present music and speech clear property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 Acoustics is the science of sound: how it is made, how it travels and how we hear it.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis punct advmod nsubj parataxis cc advmod nsubj conj obj punct root Acoustics NOUN is AUX the DET science NOUN of ADP sound NOUN : PUNCT how ADV it PRON is AUX made VERB , PUNCT how ADV it PRON travels VERB and CCONJ how ADV we PRON hear VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 4 science nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 science cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 science det 4 science science NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 sound case 6 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 4 science nmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 made punct 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 made advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 made nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 made aux:pass 11 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 science parataxis 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 travels punct 13 how how ADV PronType=Int 15 travels advmod 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 travels nsubj 15 travels travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 made parataxis 16 and and CCONJ _ 19 hear cc 17 how how ADV PronType=Int 19 hear advmod 18 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 19 hear nsubj 19 hear hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 travels conj 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 hear obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 science punct
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1 is a present Acoustics the science of sound tree rules 2 make present · passive sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 3 travel present sound vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 hear present we sound vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Example 1 The cathedral has amazing acoustics, so the choir sounds beautiful.
det nsubj amod obj punct advmod det nsubj parataxis xcomp punct root The DET cathedral NOUN has VERB amazing ADJ acoustics NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET choir NOUN sounds VERB beautiful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cathedral det 2 cathedral cathedral NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 amazing amazing ADJ Degree=Pos 5 acoustics amod 5 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 sounds punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 sounds advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 choir det 9 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 10 sounds nsubj 10 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has parataxis 11 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sounds xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the cathedral amazing acoustics vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acoustic=Patient 2 sound present the choir beautiful property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 The school hall has poor acoustics; it's hard to hear at the back.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj amod obj punct expl cop parataxis mark xcomp case det obl punct root The DET school NOUN hall NOUN has VERB poor ADJ acoustics NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON 's AUX hard ADJ to PART hear VERB at ADP the DET back NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hall det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 hall compound 3 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 acoustics amod 6 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 hard punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hard expl 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hard cop 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 4 has parataxis 11 to to PART _ 12 hear mark 12 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hard xcomp 13 at at ADP _ 15 back case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 back det 15 back back NOUN Number=Sing 12 hear obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the school hall poor acoustics vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acoustic=Patient 2 is present hard property tree rules 3 hear to-infinitive the back vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 Acoustics is the science of sound.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Acoustics NOUN is AUX the DET science NOUN of ADP sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 4 science nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 science cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 science det 4 science science NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 sound case 6 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 4 science nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 science punct
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1 is a present Acoustics the science of sound tree rules
Example 4 Soft curtains improve the acoustics of a room.
amod nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Soft ADJ curtains NOUN improve VERB the DET acoustics NOUN of ADP a DET room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 2 curtains amod 2 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 3 improve nsubj 3 improve improve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 acoustics det 5 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 3 improve obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 room case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 room det 8 room room NOUN Number=Sing 5 acoustics nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 improve punct
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1 improve present Soft curtains the acoustics of a room vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent acoustic=Patient
Example 5 The Sydney Opera House was designed with special attention to acoustics.
det compound compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl case obl punct root The DET Sydney PROPN Opera PROPN House PROPN was AUX designed VERB with ADP special ADJ attention NOUN to ADP acoustics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 House det 2 Sydney Sydney PROPN Number=Sing 4 House compound 3 Opera Opera PROPN Number=Sing 4 House compound 4 House House PROPN Number=Sing 6 designed nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 designed aux:pass 6 designed design VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 attention case 8 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 9 attention amod 9 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 6 designed obl 10 to to ADP _ 11 acoustics case 11 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 6 designed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 designed punct
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1 design past · passive the Sydney Opera House with special attention; to acoustics vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
Example 6 In the empty gym, the acoustics made our voices echo.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root In ADP the DET empty ADJ gym NOUN , PUNCT the DET acoustics NOUN made VERB our PRON voices NOUN echo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 gym case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 gym det 3 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 4 gym amod 4 gym gym NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 gym punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 acoustics det 7 acoustics acoustic NOUN Number=Plur 8 made nsubj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 echo nmod:poss 10 voices voice NOUN Number=Plur 11 echo compound 11 echo echo NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 make past the acoustics our voices echo the empty gym vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset echo=Product
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