aquaplane Who acts: car aquaplanes, driver, aquaplane, person, car, you · What happens: slide, lose, not steer, break, be, tow · To what, where: layer, grip, board, motorboat, flooded road, heavy rain
«aquaplane» 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: aquaplane in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 If a car aquaplanes, its tyres slide on a layer of water on a wet road and lose grip, so the driver cannot steer or brake well.
The tree, 28 words mark det compound nsubj punct nmod:poss nsubj case det obl case nmod case det amod obl cc conj obj punct advmod det nsubj aux advmod conj cc conj advmod punct root If SCONJ a DET car NOUN aquaplanes NOUN , PUNCT its PRON tyres NOUN slide VERB on ADP a DET layer NOUN of ADP water NOUN on ADP a DET wet ADJ road NOUN and CCONJ lose VERB grip NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET driver NOUN can AUX not PART steer VERB or CCONJ brake VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 aquaplanes mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 car det 3 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 aquaplanes compound 4 aquaplanes aquaplane NOUN Number=Plur 8 slide nsubj 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 aquaplanes punct 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 tyres nmod:poss 7 tyres tyre NOUN Number=Plur 8 slide nsubj 8 slide slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 on on ADP _ 11 layer case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 layer det 11 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 8 slide obl 12 of of ADP _ 13 water case 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing 11 layer nmod 14 on on ADP _ 17 road case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 road det 16 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 17 road amod 17 road road NOUN Number=Sing 8 slide obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 lose cc 19 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 slide conj 20 grip grip NOUN Number=Sing 19 lose obj 21 , , PUNCT _ 27 steer punct 22 so so ADV _ 27 steer advmod 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 driver det 24 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 27 steer nsubj 25 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 27 steer aux 26 not not PART Polarity=Neg 27 steer advmod 27 steer steer VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 slide conj 28 or or CCONJ _ 29 brake cc 29 brake break VERB VerbForm=Inf 27 steer conj 30 well well ADV Degree=Pos 29 brake advmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 8 slide punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 slide present car aquaplanes a layer of water on a wet road vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme on layer=Source on road=Trajectory 2 lose infinitive car aquaplanes not said here grip vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grip=Eventuality 3 not steer can the driver vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 break infinitive the driver not said here well property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
An aquaplane was a board towed by a motorboat that a person stood on, like early water-skiing.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det acl case det obl obj det nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct case amod compound punct obl punct root An DET aquaplane NOUN was AUX a DET board NOUN towed VERB by ADP a DET motorboat NOUN that PRON a DET person NOUN stood VERB on ADV , PUNCT like ADP early ADJ water NOUN - PUNCT skiing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 aquaplane det 2 aquaplane aquaplane NOUN Number=Sing 5 board nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 board cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 board det 5 board board NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 towed tow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 board acl 7 by by ADP _ 9 motorboat case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 motorboat det 9 motorboat motorboat NOUN Number=Sing 6 towed obl 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 stood obj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 person det 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 13 stood nsubj 13 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 motorboat acl:relcl 14 on on ADV _ 13 stood advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 skiing punct 16 like like ADP _ 20 skiing case 17 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 20 skiing amod 18 water water NOUN Number=Sing 20 skiing compound 19 - - PUNCT _ 18 water punct 20 skiing skiing NOUN Number=Sing 13 stood obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 board punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past a aquaplane a board tree rules 2 tow participle a board not said here by a motorboat vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 stand on past a person a motorboat like early water skiing vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus
Example 1 The car aquaplaned on the flooded road.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET car NOUN aquaplaned VERB on ADP the DET flooded VERB road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 car det 2 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 aquaplaned nsubj 3 aquaplaned aquaplane VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 road case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 road det 6 flooded flood VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 road amod 7 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 aquaplaned obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 aquaplaned punct
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1 aquaplane past the car the flooded road tree rules 2 flood participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Slow down in heavy rain, or your car may aquaplane.
compound:prt case amod obl punct cc nmod:poss nsubj aux obl punct root Slow VERB down ADP in ADP heavy ADJ rain NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ your PRON car NOUN may AUX aquaplane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slow slow VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 down down ADP _ 1 Slow compound:prt 3 in in ADP _ 5 rain case 4 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 rain amod 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 1 Slow obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 aquaplane punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 11 aquaplane cc 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 car nmod:poss 9 car car NOUN Number=Sing 11 aquaplane nsubj 10 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 aquaplane aux 11 aquaplane aquaplane NOUN Number=Sing 1 Slow obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Slow punct
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1 slow down imperative you not said here heavy rain vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 aquaplane may your car tree rules
Example 3 Worn tyres make aquaplaning more likely.
amod nsubj xcomp advmod xcomp punct root Worn ADJ tyres NOUN make VERB aquaplaning VERB more ADV likely ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Worn worn ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tyres amod 2 tyres tyre NOUN Number=Plur 3 make nsubj 3 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 aquaplaning aquaplane VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 make xcomp 5 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 6 likely advmod 6 likely likely ADJ Degree=Pos 3 make xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make present Worn tyres likely property tree rules 2 aquaplane gerund Worn tyres not said here tree rules
Example 4 The lorry aquaplaned and slid into the hedge.
det nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root The DET lorry NOUN aquaplaned VERB and CCONJ slid VERB into ADP the DET hedge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lorry det 2 lorry lorry NOUN Number=Sing 3 aquaplaned nsubj 3 aquaplaned aquaplane VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 slid cc 5 slid slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 aquaplaned conj 6 into into ADP _ 8 hedge case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hedge det 8 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 5 slid obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 aquaplaned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 aquaplane past the lorry tree rules 2 slide past the lorry not said here the hedge vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into hedge=Destination
Example 5 Water between the tyre and road reduces friction.
nsubj case det nmod cc conj obj punct root Water NOUN between ADP the DET tyre NOUN and CCONJ road NOUN reduces VERB friction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 reduces nsubj 2 between between ADP _ 4 tyre case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 tyre det 4 tyre tyre NOUN Number=Sing 1 Water nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 road cc 6 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 tyre conj 7 reduces reduce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 friction friction NOUN Number=Sing 7 reduces obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 reduces punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 reduce present Water between the tyre and road friction vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer friction=Patient
Example 6 Road signs warn drivers about aquaplaning.
compound nsubj obj mark advcl punct root Road NOUN signs NOUN warn VERB drivers NOUN about SCONJ aquaplaning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Road road NOUN Number=Sing 2 signs compound 2 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 3 warn nsubj 3 warn warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 drivers driver NOUN Number=Plur 3 warn obj 5 about about SCONJ _ 6 aquaplaning mark 6 aquaplaning aquaplane VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 warn advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 warn punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 warn speech: warn present Road signs drivers vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient 2 aquaplane gerund Road signs not said here tree rules
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