babysit

Who acts: parents, big cousin, Grandma, you, I, Mum · What happens: babysit, be, use, watch, trust, read · To what, where: something, us, little brother, hamster, story

«babysit» 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: babysit in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To babysit is to look after a baby or a child for a while when their parents are out.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 babysit	mark
2	babysit	babysit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 look	csubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 look	cop
4	to	to	PART	_	5 look	mark
5	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 baby	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 baby	det
8	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 look	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 child	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 child	det
11	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 baby	conj
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 while	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 while	det
14	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 look	obl
15	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	19 out	advmod
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 parents	nmod:poss
17	parents	parent	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 out	nsubj
18	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 out	cop
19	out	out	ADV	_	5 look	advmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	babysit	to-infinitive				vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
2	is	present		after a baby or a child; while	look property	tree rules
3	is	present	baby's parents		out property	tree rules

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

To babysit can also be used jokingly for watching over something, like a pet or a house.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	6 used	mark
2	babysit	babysit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 To	xcomp
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 used	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 used	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	aux:pass
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	jokingly	jokingly	ADV	_	6 used	advmod
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 watching	mark
9	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 used	advcl
10	over	over	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 watching	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 pet	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 pet	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 pet	det
15	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 something	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 house	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 house	det
18	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 pet	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	babysit	infinitive			vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
2	use	can · passive		jokingly property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
3	watch	gerund	something		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over something=Location

Example 1

My big cousin will babysit us tonight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 cousin	nmod:poss
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cousin	amod
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 babysit	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 babysit	aux
5	babysit	babysit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 babysit	obj
7	tonight	tonight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 babysit	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 babysit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	babysit	future	My big cousin		us		tonight		vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary

Example 2

Grandma babysits my little brother on Tuesdays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 babysits	nsubj
2	babysits	babysit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brother	nmod:poss
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 brother	amod
5	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 babysits	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 Tuesdays	case
7	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 babysits	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 babysits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	babysit	present	Grandma		my little brother		tuesday		vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary

Example 3

She babysat for the neighbours last weekend.

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 babysat	compound
2	babysat	babysat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 neighbours	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 neighbours	det
5	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 babysat	nmod
6	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 weekend	amod
7	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 babysat	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 babysat	punct

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

Example 4

Can you babysit my hamster while I'm away?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 babysit	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 babysit	nsubj
3	babysit	babysit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hamster	nmod:poss
5	hamster	hamster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 babysit	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	9 away	mark
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 away	nsubj
8	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 away	cop
9	away	away	ADV	_	3 babysit	advcl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 babysit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	babysit	can	you		my hamster				vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hamster=Beneficiary
2	is	present	I					away property	tree rules

Example 5

You must be old enough and trusted to babysit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 old	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 old	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 old	cop
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	enough	enough	ADV	_	4 old	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 trusted	cc
7	trusted	trust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 old	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 babysit	case
9	babysit	babysit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 trusted	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	must	You	enough, old property	tree rules
2	trust	participle	You not said here		vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	babysit	infinitive	You not said here		vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent

Example 6

When Mum babysits, she reads us a story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 babysits	advmod
2	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 babysits	nsubj
3	babysits	babysit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 reads	punct
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 reads	nsubj
6	reads	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 babysits	conj
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 reads	obj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 story	det
9	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reads	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 babysits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	babysit	present	Mum						vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
2	read	present	Mum	a story	us				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic

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