amplifier Who acts: machine, device, guitarist, you, amplifier, school hall · What happens: make, plug, turn down, be, have, crackle · To what, where: sounds, guitars, electric signal, feeling, amplifier, big amplifier
«amplifier» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: amplifier in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A machine that makes sounds louder, especially from guitars, microphones and music players.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj nsubj obj xcomp punct advmod case obl punct conj cc compound conj punct root A DET machine NOUN that PRON makes VERB sounds NOUN louder ADJ , PUNCT especially ADV from ADP guitars NOUN , PUNCT microphones NOUN and CCONJ music NOUN players NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 machine det 2 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 4 makes obj 6 louder loud ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 makes xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 guitars punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 10 guitars advmod 9 from from ADP _ 10 guitars case 10 guitars guitar NOUN Number=Plur 4 makes obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 microphones punct 12 microphones microphone NOUN Number=Plur 10 guitars conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 players cc 14 music music NOUN Number=Sing 15 players compound 15 players player NOUN Number=Plur 10 guitars conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present a machine sounds guitars and microphones and music players loud property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset sound=Product from guitar=Material
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 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Any device that makes an electric signal stronger.
det nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj xcomp punct root Any DET device NOUN that PRON makes VERB an DET electric ADJ signal NOUN stronger ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 2 device det 2 device device NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 device acl:relcl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 signal det 6 electric electric ADJ Degree=Pos 7 signal amod 7 signal signal NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 8 stronger strong ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 makes xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 device punct
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1 make present any device a electric signal strong property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset signal=Product
Meaning 3 Something that makes a feeling or effect stronger.
nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj xcomp punct root Something PRON that PRON makes VERB a DET feeling NOUN or CCONJ effect NOUN stronger ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feeling det 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 effect cc 7 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 5 feeling conj 8 stronger strong ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 makes xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 make present a feeling or effect strong property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset feeling=Product
Example 1 The guitarist plugged into the amplifier.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET guitarist NOUN plugged VERB into ADP the DET amplifier NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guitarist det 2 guitarist guitarist NOUN Number=Sing 3 plugged nsubj 3 plugged plug VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 amplifier case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 amplifier det 6 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing 3 plugged obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 plugged punct
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1 plug past the guitarist the amplifier vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Turn the amplifier down, it's too loud!
det obj compound:prt punct nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct root Turn VERB the DET amplifier NOUN down ADP , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX too ADV loud ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 amplifier det 3 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing 1 Turn obj 4 down down ADP _ 1 Turn compound:prt 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 loud punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 loud nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 loud cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 loud advmod 9 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Turn parataxis 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Turn punct
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1 turn down imperative you not said here the amplifier vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amplifier=Theme
2 is present amplifier loud property tree rules
Example 3 A microphone, an amplifier and a speaker work together.
det punct det conj cc det compound conj advmod punct root A DET microphone NOUN , PUNCT an DET amplifier NOUN and CCONJ a DET speaker NOUN work NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 microphone det 2 microphone microphone NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 amplifier punct 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 amplifier det 5 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing 2 microphone conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 work cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 work det 8 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 9 work compound 9 work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 microphone conj 10 together together ADV _ 9 work advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 microphone punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 The school hall has a big amplifier for assemblies.
det compound nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET school NOUN hall NOUN has VERB a DET big ADJ amplifier NOUN for ADP assemblies 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 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 amplifier det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 amplifier amod 7 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 assemblies case 9 assemblies assembly NOUN Number=Plur 7 amplifier nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the school hall a big amplifier for assemblies vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amplifier=Patient
Example 5 A hearing aid is a tiny amplifier.
det compound nsubj cop det amod punct root A DET hearing NOUN aid NOUN is AUX a DET tiny ADJ amplifier NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 aid det 2 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 3 aid compound 3 aid aid NOUN Number=Sing 7 amplifier nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 amplifier cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 amplifier det 6 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 amplifier amod 7 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 amplifier punct
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1 is a present a hearing aid a tiny amplifier tree rules
Example 6 Our band's amp crackled during the concert.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl punct root Our PRON band NOUN 's PART amp NOUN crackled VERB during ADP the DET concert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 band nmod:poss 2 band band NOUN Number=Sing 4 amp nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 band case 4 amp amp NOUN Number=Sing 5 crackled nsubj 5 crackled crackle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 during during ADP _ 8 concert case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 concert det 8 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 5 crackled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 crackled punct
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1 crackle past Our band's amp during the concert vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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