anachronism Who acts: thing, film, mobile phone, you, clock, such clocks · What happens: put, seem, belong, show, be, spot · To what, where: story, knight, funny anachronism, anachronism, Rome, Julius · Speech: someone speaks here
«anachronism» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: anachronism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Something put in the wrong time, especially in a story or picture, like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier.
The tree, 19 words acl case det amod obl punct advmod case det obl cc conj punct case det obl case det amod nmod punct root Something PRON put VERB in ADP the DET wrong ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET story NOUN or CCONJ picture NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET wristwatch NOUN on ADP a DET Roman ADJ soldier NOUN . 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 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Something acl 3 in in ADP _ 6 time case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 5 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 story punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 11 story advmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 story case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 story det 11 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 picture cc 13 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 11 story conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 wristwatch punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 wristwatch case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 wristwatch det 17 wristwatch wristwatch NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 18 on on ADP _ 21 soldier case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 soldier det 20 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 21 soldier amod 21 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 17 wristwatch nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put participle a story or picture time like a wristwatch on a Roman soldier vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in story=Destination
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 A person, custom or thing that seems old-fashioned and belongs to an earlier time.
The tree, 15 words det punct appos cc conj nsubj acl:relcl amod punct xcomp cc conj case det amod obl punct root A DET person NOUN , PUNCT custom NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN that PRON seems VERB old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ and CCONJ belongs VERB to ADP an DET earlier ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 custom punct 4 custom custom NOUN Number=Sing 2 person appos 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 thing cc 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 seems nsubj 8 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 thing acl:relcl 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 fashioned amod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 old punct 11 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 8 seems xcomp 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 belongs cc 13 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 seems conj 14 to to ADP _ 17 time case 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 time det 16 earlier early ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 time amod 17 time time NOUN Number=Sing 13 belongs obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 seem present thing fashioned property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 belong present thing not said here time vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The film showed a knight with a mobile phone, which is a funny anachronism.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct nsubj cop det amod conj punct root The DET film NOUN showed VERB a DET knight NOUN with ADP a DET mobile ADJ phone NOUN , PUNCT which PRON is AUX a DET funny ADJ anachronism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 knight det 5 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 phone case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 phone det 8 mobile mobile ADJ Degree=Pos 9 phone amod 9 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 anachronism punct 11 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 anachronism nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 anachronism cop 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 anachronism det 14 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 15 anachronism amod 15 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing 9 phone conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the film a knight with a mobile phone and a funny anachronism vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent knight=Recipient 2 is a present a mobile phone and a funny anachronism a funny anachronism tree rules
Example 2 Can you spot the anachronism in this picture of ancient Egypt?
aux nsubj det obj case det obl case amod nmod punct root Can AUX you PRON spot VERB the DET anachronism NOUN in ADP this DET picture NOUN of ADP ancient ADJ Egypt PROPN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 spot aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 spot nsubj 3 spot spot VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 anachronism det 5 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing 3 spot obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 picture case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 picture det 8 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 spot obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 Egypt case 10 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 11 Egypt amod 11 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 8 picture nmod 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 spot punct
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1 spot can you the anachronism in this picture of ancient Egypt vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent anachronism=Destination in picture=Theme
Example 3 A clock striking in Julius Caesar's Rome is an anachronism, because such clocks did not exist yet.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj acl case obl nmod:poss case obj cop det punct mark amod nsubj aux advmod conj advmod punct root A DET clock NOUN striking VERB in ADP Julius PROPN Caesar PROPN 's PART Rome PROPN is AUX an DET anachronism NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ such ADJ clocks NOUN did AUX not PART exist VERB yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clock det 2 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 11 anachronism nsubj 3 striking strike VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 clock acl 4 in in ADP _ 5 Julius case 5 Julius Julius PROPN Number=Sing 3 striking obl 6 Caesar Caesar PROPN Number=Sing 8 Rome nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 Caesar case 8 Rome Rome PROPN Number=Sing 3 striking obj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 anachronism cop 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 anachronism det 11 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 exist punct 13 because because SCONJ _ 18 exist mark 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 15 clocks amod 15 clocks clock NOUN Number=Plur 18 exist nsubj 16 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 exist aux 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 exist advmod 18 exist exist VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 anachronism conj 19 yet yet ADV _ 18 exist advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 anachronism punct
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1 strike gerund a clock not said here Caesar's Rome Julius vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent rome=Instrument 2 is a present a clock a anachronism tree rules 3 not exist past · do-support such clocks yet vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Some people think writing cheques is an anachronism now that we pay by phone.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj compound nsubj cop det ccomp advmod mark nsubj advcl case obl punct root Some DET people NOUN think VERB writing NOUN cheques NOUN is AUX an DET anachronism NOUN now ADV that SCONJ we PRON pay VERB by ADP phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 think nsubj 3 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 5 cheques compound 5 cheques cheque NOUN Number=Plur 8 anachronism nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 anachronism cop 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 anachronism det 8 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing 3 think ccomp 9 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 think advmod 10 that that SCONJ _ 12 pay mark 11 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 pay nsubj 12 pay pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 think advcl 13 by by ADP _ 14 phone case 14 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 12 pay obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 think punct
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1 think speech: other present some people now vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present writing cheques a anachronism tree rules 3 pay present we by phone vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Grandad says the old red phone box is a lovely anachronism.
nsubj det amod amod compound nsubj cop det amod ccomp punct root Grandad PROPN says VERB the DET old ADJ red ADJ phone NOUN box NOUN is AUX a DET lovely ADJ anachronism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 box det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 box amod 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 box amod 6 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 7 box compound 7 box box NOUN Number=Sing 11 anachronism nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 anachronism cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 anachronism det 10 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 11 anachronism amod 11 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing 2 says ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Grandad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a present the old red phone box a lovely anachronism tree rules
Example 6 Our teacher hid three anachronisms in the story about the Vikings.
nmod:poss nsubj nummod obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN hid VERB three NUM anachronisms NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN about ADP the DET Vikings PROPN . 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 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid nsubj 3 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 anachronisms nummod 5 anachronisms anachronism NOUN Number=Plur 3 hid obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 story case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 story det 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obl 9 about about ADP _ 11 Vikings case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Vikings det 11 Vikings Viking PROPN Number=Plur 8 story nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 hid punct
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1 hide past Our teacher three anachronisms the story about the Vikings vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent anachronism=Patient in story=Location
Example 7 A dinosaur next to cavemen is a famous anachronism in cartoons.
det nsubj advmod case nmod cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET dinosaur NOUN next ADV to ADP cavemen NOUN is AUX a DET famous ADJ anachronism NOUN in ADP cartoons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dinosaur det 2 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 9 anachronism nsubj 3 next next ADV _ 2 dinosaur advmod 4 to to ADP _ 5 cavemen case 5 cavemen caveman NOUN Number=Plur 2 dinosaur nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 anachronism cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 anachronism det 8 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 9 anachronism amod 9 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 11 cartoons case 11 cartoons cartoon NOUN Number=Plur 9 anachronism nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 anachronism punct
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1 is a present a dinosaur to cavemen a famous anachronism cartoons tree rules
Example 8 The steam train in the medieval story was an anachronism.
det compound nsubj case det amod nmod cop det punct root The DET steam NOUN train NOUN in ADP the DET medieval ADJ story NOUN was AUX an DET anachronism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 train det 2 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 3 train compound 3 train train NOUN Number=Sing 10 anachronism nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 7 story case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 story det 6 medieval medieval ADJ Degree=Pos 7 story amod 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 train nmod 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 anachronism cop 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 anachronism det 10 anachronism anachronism NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 anachronism punct
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1 is a past the steam train in the medieval story a anachronism tree rules
Example 9 My battery captain called me a Pachydermatous Anachronism the other day.”
nmod:poss compound nsubj obj det compound xcomp det amod obl:unmarked punct punct root My PRON battery NOUN captain NOUN called VERB me PRON a DET Pachydermatous PROPN Anachronism PROPN the DET other ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT ” 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 3 captain nmod:poss 2 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 3 captain compound 3 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 4 called nsubj 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 called obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 Anachronism det 7 Pachydermatous Pachydermatous PROPN Number=Sing 8 Anachronism compound 8 Anachronism Anachronism PROPN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 day det 10 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 11 day amod 11 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 called obl:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct 13 ” " PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call participle My battery captain me day vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
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