apple Who acts: apple, round fruit, apple tree, tree, 9 apples, Tom · What happens: be, grow, have, eat, hold, pick · To what, where: round fruit, tree, small seeds, middle, apples, 1
«apple» 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: apple in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An apple is a round fruit that grows on a tree; it can be red, green or yellow and has small seeds in the middle.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct nsubj aux cop parataxis punct conj cc conj cc conj amod obj case det nmod punct root An DET apple NOUN is AUX a DET round ADJ fruit NOUN that PRON grows VERB on ADP a DET tree NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON can AUX be AUX red ADJ , PUNCT green ADJ or CCONJ yellow ADJ and CCONJ has VERB small ADJ seeds NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 apple det 2 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 6 fruit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fruit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fruit det 5 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fruit amod 6 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 grows nsubj 8 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fruit acl:relcl 9 on on ADP _ 11 tree case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 tree det 11 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 8 grows obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 red punct 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 red nsubj 14 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 red aux 15 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 16 red cop 16 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fruit parataxis 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 green punct 18 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 16 red conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 yellow cc 20 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 16 red conj 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 has cc 22 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 red conj 23 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 24 seeds amod 24 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 22 has obj 25 in in ADP _ 27 middle case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 middle det 27 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 24 seeds nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 6 fruit punct
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1 is a present a apple a round fruit tree rules 2 grow present a round fruit a tree vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location 3 is can apple red property tree rules 4 be apple not said here tree rules 5 be apple not said here tree rules 6 have present apple not said here small seeds the middle vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=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 An apple tree is the tree that grows apples.
det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root An DET apple NOUN tree NOUN is AUX the DET tree NOUN that PRON grows VERB apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tree det 2 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 6 tree nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tree cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tree det 6 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 grows nsubj 8 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tree acl:relcl 9 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 8 grows obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 tree punct
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1 is a present a apple tree the tree tree rules 2 grow present the tree apples vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location apple=Theme
Example 1 I place two apples on the table.
nsubj nummod conj case det nmod punct root I PRON place NOUN two NUM apples NOUN on ADP the DET table NOUN . 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 place nsubj 2 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 apples nummod 4 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 place conj 5 on on ADP _ 7 table case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 table det 7 table table NOUN Number=Sing 4 apples nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 place punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 There were 9 apples. Tom ate 1 of them.
Sentence 1: There were 9 apples.
expl nummod nsubj punct root There PRON were VERB 9 NUM apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 were expl 2 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 apples nummod 4 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 were nsubj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 were punct
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1 be past 9 apples there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 2: Tom ate 1 of them.
nsubj obj case nmod punct root Tom PROPN ate VERB 1 NUM of ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 ate obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 them case 5 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 1 nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past Tom 1 of apples vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 1=Patient
Example 3 A basket holds 6 apples. How many apples are in 4 baskets?
Sentence 1: A basket holds 6 apples.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET basket NOUN holds VERB 6 NUM apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 basket det 2 basket basket NOUN Number=Sing 3 holds nsubj 3 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 apples nummod 5 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 3 holds obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 holds punct
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1 hold present a basket 6 apples vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
Sentence 2: How many apples are in 4 baskets?
advmod amod nsubj cop case nummod punct root How ADV many ADJ apples NOUN are AUX in ADP 4 NUM baskets NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 apples amod 3 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 7 baskets nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 baskets cop 5 in in ADP _ 7 baskets case 6 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 baskets nummod 7 baskets basket NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 baskets punct
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1 is present many apples 4 baskets tree rules
Example 4 Nora has 5 apples and Ali has 8 apples.
nsubj nummod obj cc nsubj conj nummod obj punct root Nora PROPN has VERB 5 NUM apples NOUN and CCONJ Ali PROPN has VERB 8 NUM apples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nora Nora PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 apples nummod 4 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 has cc 6 Ali Ali PROPN Number=Sing 7 has nsubj 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 8 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 apples nummod 9 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 7 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Nora 5 apples vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient 2 have present Ali 8 apples vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
Example 5 I have an apple in my lunchbox.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root I PRON have VERB an DET apple NOUN in ADP my PRON lunchbox NOUN . 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 apple det 4 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 lunchbox case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 lunchbox nmod:poss 7 lunchbox lunchbox NOUN Number=Sing 4 apple nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I a apple my lunchbox vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
Example 6 We picked apples at the farm in autumn.
nsubj obj case det obl case obl punct root We PRON picked VERB apples NOUN at ADP the DET farm NOUN in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 picked obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 farm case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 farm det 6 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 autumn case 8 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick past We apples the farm autumn vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent apple=Theme at farm=Asset
Example 7 Cut the apple in half and look at the seeds.
det obj case obl cc conj case det obl punct root Cut VERB the DET apple NOUN in ADP half NOUN and CCONJ look VERB at ADP the DET seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 apple det 3 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cut obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 half case 5 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 1 Cut obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 look cc 7 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Cut conj 8 at at ADP _ 10 seeds case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 seeds det 10 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 7 look obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cut punct
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1 cut imperative you not said here the apple half vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset apple=Product 2 look infinitive you not said here at the seeds vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at seed=Theme
Example 8 Grandma makes the best apple pie.
nsubj det amod compound obj punct root Grandma NOUN makes VERB the DET best ADJ apple NOUN pie NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pie det 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 pie amod 5 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 6 pie compound 6 pie pie NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Grandma the best apple pie vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pie=Product
Example 9 The apples were beginning to roast.
det nsubj aux mark xcomp punct root The DET apples NOUN were AUX beginning VERB to PART roast VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apples det 2 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 4 beginning nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 beginning aux 4 beginning begin VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to PART _ 6 roast mark 6 roast roast VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 beginning xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 beginning punct
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1 begin past · progressive the apples vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 roast to-infinitive the apples not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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