anteater Who acts: anteater, long sticky tongue, giant anteater, tongue, baby anteater, Anteaters · What happens: be, eat, call, poke, have, ride · To what, where: Central American mammal, ants, other eating animals, long nose, teeth, bushy tail · Speech: someone speaks here
«anteater» 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: anteater in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An anteater is a South and Central American mammal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue that eats ants and termites.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det nsubj cc compound amod case det amod nmod cc det amod amod conj nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj punct root An DET anteater NOUN is AUX a DET South PROPN and CCONJ Central PROPN American ADJ mammal NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ snout NOUN and CCONJ a DET long ADJ sticky ADJ tongue NOUN that PRON eats VERB ants NOUN and CCONJ termites NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 anteater det 2 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 9 mammal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 mammal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 mammal det 5 South South PROPN Number=Sing 9 mammal nsubj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 mammal cc 7 Central Central PROPN Number=Sing 9 mammal compound 8 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 9 mammal amod 9 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 with with ADP _ 13 snout case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 snout det 12 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 13 snout amod 13 snout snout NOUN Number=Sing 9 mammal nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 18 tongue cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 tongue det 16 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 tongue amod 17 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 18 tongue amod 18 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 13 snout conj 19 that that PRON PronType=Rel 20 eats nsubj 20 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 tongue acl:relcl 21 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 20 eats obj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 termites cc 23 termites termite NOUN Number=Plur 21 ants conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 9 mammal punct
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1 is a present a anteater a Central American mammal with a long snout and a long sticky tongue tree rules 2 eat present a long sticky tongue ants and termites vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ant=Patient
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 Loosely, other ant-eating animals (like the echidna or pangolin) are sometimes called anteaters.
The tree, 14 words advmod punct amod compound punct amod nsubj:pass punct case det appos cc conj punct aux:pass advmod xcomp punct root Loosely ADV , PUNCT other ADJ ant NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB animals NOUN ( PUNCT like ADP the DET echidna NOUN or CCONJ pangolin NOUN ) PUNCT are AUX sometimes ADV called VERB anteaters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Loosely loosely ADV _ 17 called advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Loosely punct 3 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animals amod 4 ant ant NOUN Number=Sing 6 eating compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 ant punct 6 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 animals amod 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 17 called nsubj:pass 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 echidna punct 9 like like ADP _ 11 echidna case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 echidna det 11 echidna echidna NOUN Number=Sing 7 animals appos 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 pangolin cc 13 pangolin pangolin NOUN Number=Sing 11 echidna conj 14 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 echidna punct 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 called aux:pass 16 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 17 called advmod 17 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 18 anteaters anteater NOUN Number=Plur 17 called xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 17 called punct
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1 eat gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 call present · passive other eating animals loosely, sometimes property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 The anteater poked its long nose into the termite mound.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case det compound obl punct root The DET anteater NOUN poked VERB its PRON long ADJ nose NOUN into ADP the DET termite NOUN mound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 anteater det 2 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked nsubj 3 poked poke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 nose nmod:poss 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 nose amod 6 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked obj 7 into into ADP _ 10 mound case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 mound det 9 termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 10 mound compound 10 mound mound NOUN Number=Sing 3 poked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 poked punct
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1 poke past the anteater anteater's long nose into the termite mound vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent nose=Instrument into mound=Patient
Example 2 An anteater has no teeth.
det nsubj det obj punct root An DET anteater NOUN has VERB no DET teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 anteater det 2 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 teeth det 5 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a anteater no teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient
Example 3 The giant anteater has a bushy tail.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET giant ADJ anteater NOUN has VERB a DET bushy ADJ tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 anteater det 2 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 3 anteater amod 3 anteater anteater 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 tail det 6 bushy bushy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tail amod 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the giant anteater a bushy tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
Example 4 Its tongue is longer than my arm!
nmod:poss nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root Its PRON tongue NOUN is AUX longer ADJ than ADP my PRON arm NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 tongue nmod:poss 2 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 4 longer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 longer cop 4 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 arm case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 arm nmod:poss 7 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 4 longer obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 longer punct
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1 is present Its tongue than my arm; long property tree rules
Example 5 The baby anteater rode on its mother's back.
det compound nsubj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET baby NOUN anteater NOUN rode VERB on ADP its PRON mother NOUN 's PART 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 anteater det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 anteater compound 3 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode nsubj 4 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 9 back case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mother nmod:poss 7 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 9 back nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 mother case 9 back back NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 rode punct
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1 ride past the baby anteater anteater's mother's back vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Anteaters live in South America.
nsubj case compound obl punct root Anteaters NOUN live VERB in ADP South PROPN America PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anteaters anteater NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 America case 4 South South PROPN Number=Sing 5 America compound 5 America America PROPN Number=Sing 2 live obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Anteaters South America vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=Location
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