axle

Who acts: axle, bar, wheels, wheel, We, cart · What happens: be, go, join, turn, use, make · To what, where: bar, centre, two wheels, simple machine, straw, axle

«axle» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: axle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An axle is a rod or bar that goes through the centre of a wheel, or joins two wheels, so the wheels can turn.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 axle	det
2	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bar	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 bar	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rod	det
5	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bar	nsubj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 bar	cc
7	bar	bar	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 goes	nsubj
9	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 bar	acl:relcl
10	through	through	ADP	_	12 centre	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 centre	det
12	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 goes	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 wheel	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 wheel	det
15	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 centre	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 joins	punct
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 joins	cc
18	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 goes	conj
19	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	20 wheels	nummod
20	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 joins	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 turn	punct
22	so	so	ADV	_	26 turn	advmod
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 wheels	det
24	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 turn	nsubj
25	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	26 turn	aux
26	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 bar	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 bar	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	a axle	bar		tree rules
2	go	present	bar		the centre of a wheel	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through centre=Initial_Location
3	join	present	bar not said here	two wheels		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient
4	turn	can	the wheels			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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.

Example 1

The wheels of the toy car turn on a thin metal axle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wheels	det
2	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 turn	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	7 turn	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 turn	det
5	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 car	compound
6	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 turn	compound
7	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	on	on	ADP	_	12 axle	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 axle	det
10	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 axle	amod
11	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 axle	compound
12	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 turn	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 turn	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

A wheel and axle is a simple machine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wheel	det
2	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 machine	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 axle	cc
4	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wheel	conj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 machine	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 machine	det
7	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 machine	amod
8	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 machine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a wheel and axle	a simple machine					tree rules

Example 3

We used a straw and a skewer to make an axle.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 straw	det
4	straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 skewer	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 skewer	det
7	skewer	skewer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 straw	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 axle	det
11	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 make	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	a straw and a skewer					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent straw=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive	We not said here	a axle					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset axle=Product

Example 4

The cart broke because its wooden axle snapped.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cart	det
2	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 broke	nsubj
3	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 snapped	mark
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 axle	nmod:poss
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 axle	amod
7	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 snapped	nsubj
8	snapped	snap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 broke	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	the cart						vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	snap	past	cart's wooden axle						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

A car has a front axle and a rear axle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 axle	det
5	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 axle	amod
6	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 axle	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 axle	det
9	rear	rear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 axle	amod
10	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 axle	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a car	a front axle and a rear axle					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent axle=Patient

Example 6

Oil the axle so the wheels turn smoothly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oil	oil	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 axle	det
3	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Oil	obj
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	7 turn	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wheels	det
6	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 turn	nsubj
7	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Oil	advcl
8	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	_	7 turn	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Oil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	oil	imperative	you not said here	the axle					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent axle=Destination
2	turn	present	the wheels					smoothly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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