answer Who acts: answer, you, someone, word, your, I · What happens: be, say, write back, answer, pick up, open · To what, where: question, result, 12, phone, door, us · Speech: someone speaks here
«answer» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: answer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An answer is what you say or write back to a question.
det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl cc conj advmod case det obl punct root An DET answer NOUN is AUX what PRON you PRON say VERB or CCONJ write VERB back ADV to ADP a DET question NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 4 what nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what cop 4 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 say nsubj 6 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what acl:relcl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 write cc 8 write write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what conj 9 back back ADV _ 8 write advmod 10 to to ADP _ 12 question case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 question det 12 question question NOUN Number=Sing 8 write obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 what punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a answer tree rules 2 say speech: assert present you vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 write back present a answer not said here a question vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to question=Recipient
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 An answer is the result of a sum or problem: the answer is 12.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj punct det nsubj cop parataxis punct root An DET answer NOUN is AUX the DET result NOUN of ADP a DET sum NOUN or CCONJ problem NOUN : PUNCT the DET answer NOUN is AUX 12 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 5 result nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 result cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 result det 5 result result NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 sum case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sum det 8 sum sum NOUN Number=Sing 5 result nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 problem cc 10 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 8 sum conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 12 punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 answer det 13 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 15 12 nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 12 cop 15 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 result parataxis 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 result punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a answer the result of a sum or problem tree rules 2 is a present the answer 12 tree rules
Meaning 3 To answer is to reply, or to pick up the phone or open the door when someone calls or knocks.
The tree, 20 words mark csubj cop mark punct cc mark parataxis compound:prt det obj cc conj det obj advmod nsubj advcl cc conj punct root To PART answer VERB is AUX to PART reply VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART pick VERB up ADP the DET phone NOUN or CCONJ open VERB the DET door NOUN when ADV someone PRON calls VERB or CCONJ knocks VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 answer mark 2 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 reply csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 reply cop 4 to to PART _ 5 reply mark 5 reply reply VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 pick punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 pick cc 8 to to PART _ 9 pick mark 9 pick pick VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 reply parataxis 10 up up ADP _ 9 pick compound:prt 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 phone det 12 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 9 pick obj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 open cc 14 open open VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 pick conj 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 door det 16 door door NOUN Number=Sing 14 open obj 17 when when ADV PronType=Int 19 calls advmod 18 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 19 calls nsubj 19 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 open advcl 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 knocks cc 21 knocks knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 calls conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 reply punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 answer speech: assert to-infinitive vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 be speech: assert present reply property tree rules 3 pick up to-infinitive the phone vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Topic 4 open infinitive the door vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme 5 call present someone vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 knock present someone not said here vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Not quite. Look at the word «more»: it tells us to add. The answer is 3 + 1 = 4.
Sentence 1: Not quite.
advmod punct root Not PART quite ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 quite advmod 2 quite quite ADV _ root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 quite punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: Look at the word «more»: it tells us to add.
case det obl punct appos punct punct nsubj parataxis iobj mark xcomp punct root Look VERB at ADP the DET word NOUN « PUNCT more ADJ » PUNCT : PUNCT it PRON tells VERB us PRON to PART add VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 at at ADP _ 4 word case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 word det 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing 1 Look obl 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 more punct 6 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 word appos 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 more punct 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 tells punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 tells nsubj 10 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Look parataxis 11 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 tells iobj 12 to to PART _ 13 add mark 13 add add VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 tells xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Look punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look imperative you not said here at the word vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at word=Theme 2 tell speech: assert present word us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent we=Recipient clause=Topic 3 add speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive word not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Sentence 3: The answer is 3 + 1 = 4.
det nsubj cop advmod nmod case nmod punct root The DET answer NOUN is AUX 3 NUM + SYM 1 NUM = SYM 4 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 4 3 nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 3 cop 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 5 + + SYM _ 6 1 advmod 6 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 3 nmod 7 = = SYM _ 8 4 case 8 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 1 nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 3 punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the answer 3 1 = 4 nmod tree rules
Example 2 Write the answer in the box.
det obj case det obl punct root Write VERB the DET answer NOUN in ADP the DET box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 answer det 3 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 box case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 box det 6 box box NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write imperative you not said here the answer the box vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent answer=Theme in box=Destination
Example 3 Check your answer by adding back.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl advmod punct root Check VERB your PRON answer NOUN by SCONJ adding VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 answer nmod:poss 3 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 adding mark 5 adding add VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Check advcl 6 back back ADV _ 5 adding advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 check imperative you not said here your answer vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 2 add back speech: assert gerund you not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Put up your hand if you know the answer.
compound:prt nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Put VERB up ADP your PRON hand NOUN if SCONJ you PRON know VERB the DET answer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 up up ADP _ 1 Put compound:prt 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 hand nmod:poss 4 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 know mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 know nsubj 7 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Put advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 answer det 9 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 7 know obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put up imperative you not said here your hand vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent hand=Goal 2 know a condition, not said to happen present you the answer vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus
Example 5 Can you answer the phone, please?
aux nsubj det obj punct discourse punct root Can AUX you PRON answer VERB the DET phone NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 answer aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 answer nsubj 3 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 phone det 5 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 3 answer obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 answer punct 7 please please INTJ _ 3 answer discourse 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 answer punct
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1 answer speech: assert can you the phone vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent phone=Eventuality
Example 6 I knocked, but nobody answered.
nsubj punct cc nsubj conj punct root I PRON knocked VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ nobody PRON answered VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 knocked nsubj 2 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 answered punct 4 but but CCONJ _ 6 answered cc 5 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 6 answered nsubj 6 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 knocked conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 knocked punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 knock past I vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 2 answer speech: assert past nobody vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The answer to 6 × 7 is 42.
det nsubj case nmod flat flat cop punct root The DET answer NOUN to ADP 6 NUM × SYM 7 NUM is AUX 42 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 answer det 2 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 8 42 nsubj 3 to to ADP _ 4 6 case 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 answer nmod 5 × × SYM Number=Sing 4 6 flat 6 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 6 flat 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 42 cop 8 42 42 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 42 punct
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1 is a present the answer to 6 42 tree rules
Example 8 She answered all ten questions in the quiz.
nsubj det nummod obj case det obl punct root She PRON answered VERB all DET ten NUM questions NOUN in ADP the DET quiz 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 answered nsubj 2 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 questions det 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 questions nummod 5 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 2 answered obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 quiz case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 quiz det 8 quiz quiz NOUN Number=Sing 2 answered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 answered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 answer speech: assert past She all ten questions the quiz vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 9 "Yes, I was," answered the genius.
punct discourse punct nsubj cop punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT Yes INTJ , PUNCT I PRON was AUX , PUNCT " PUNCT answered VERB the DET genius NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 was punct 2 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 5 was discourse 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Yes punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 was nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 answered cop 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 was punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 was punct 8 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 genius det 10 genius genius NOUN Number=Sing 8 answered obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 answered punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the genius answer property tree rules
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