babysitting Who acts: Babysitting, parents, job, She, I, He · What happens: be, look, do, earn, babysit, learn · To what, where: ing form, job, pocket money, babysitting, little sister, babysitting course
«babysitting» 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: babysitting in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Babysitting is the -ing form of «babysit»: looking after a child while their parents are out.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det punct compound case punct nmod punct punct advcl case det obl mark nmod:poss nsubj cop advcl punct root Babysitting NOUN is AUX the DET - PUNCT ing NOUN form NOUN of ADP « PUNCT babysit NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT looking VERB after ADP a DET child NOUN while SCONJ their PRON parents NOUN are AUX out ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 6 form nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 form cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 form det 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 the punct 5 ing ing NOUN Number=Sing 6 form compound 6 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 babysit case 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 babysit punct 9 babysit babysit NOUN Number=Sing 6 form nmod 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 babysit punct 11 : : PUNCT _ 12 looking punct 12 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 form advcl 13 after after ADP _ 15 child case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 child det 15 child child NOUN Number=Sing 12 looking obl 16 while while SCONJ _ 20 out mark 17 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 parents nmod:poss 18 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 20 out nsubj 19 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 out cop 20 out out ADV _ 12 looking advcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 form punct
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1 is a present Babysitting the ing form of babysit tree rules 2 look gerund Babysitting not said here after a child vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 is present their 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 Babysitting is also the job or activity of doing that, often for pay.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop advmod det cc conj mark acl obj punct advmod case obl punct root Babysitting NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET job NOUN or CCONJ activity NOUN of SCONJ doing VERB that PRON , PUNCT often ADV for ADP pay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 5 job nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 job cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 job advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 job det 5 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 activity cc 7 activity activity NOUN Number=Sing 5 job conj 8 of of SCONJ _ 9 doing mark 9 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 job acl 10 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 doing obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 pay punct 12 often often ADV _ 14 pay advmod 13 for for ADP _ 14 pay case 14 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 9 doing obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 job punct
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1 is a present Babysitting the job or activity tree rules 2 do gerund the job or activity not said here the job or activity for pay vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality
Example 1 She earns pocket money from babysitting.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root She PRON earns VERB pocket NOUN money NOUN from ADP babysitting NOUN . PUNCT 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 earns nsubj 2 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pocket pocket NOUN Number=Sing 4 money compound 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 earns obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 babysitting case 6 babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 2 earns obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 earns punct
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1 earn present She pocket money babysitting vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent money=Theme from babysitting=Source
Example 2 I'm babysitting my little sister tonight.
nsubj aux nmod:poss amod obl obl:unmarked punct root I PRON 'm AUX babysitting VERB my PRON little ADJ sister NOUN tonight 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 3 babysitting nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 babysitting aux 3 babysitting babysit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 sister nmod:poss 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sister amod 6 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 babysitting obl 7 tonight tonight NOUN Number=Sing 6 sister obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 babysitting punct
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1 babysit present · progressive I my little sister vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent
Example 3 He did a babysitting course to learn first aid.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl amod obj punct root He PRON did VERB a DET babysitting NOUN course NOUN to PART learn VERB first ADJ aid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 course det 4 babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 5 course compound 5 course course NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obj 6 to to PART _ 7 learn mark 7 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 did advcl 8 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 aid amod 9 aid aid NOUN Number=Sing 7 learn obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past He a babysitting course vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Eventuality 2 learn to-infinitive He not said here first aid vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aid=Topic
Example 4 Mia was paid £8 an hour for babysitting, so 3 hours earned her £24.
The tree, 16 words nsubj:pass aux:pass compound nummod det obj case obl punct advmod nummod nsubj conj obj obj nummod punct root Mia PROPN was AUX paid VERB £ SYM 8 NUM an DET hour NOUN for ADP babysitting NOUN , PUNCT so ADV 3 NUM hours NOUN earned VERB her PRON £ SYM 24 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 3 paid nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 paid aux:pass 3 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 £ £ SYM _ 7 hour compound 5 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 £ nummod 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid obj 8 for for ADP _ 9 babysitting case 9 babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 earned punct 11 so so ADV _ 14 earned advmod 12 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 hours nummod 13 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 14 earned nsubj 14 earned earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 paid conj 15 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 earned obj 16 £ £ SYM _ 14 earned obj 17 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 16 £ nummod 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 paid punct
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1 pay past · passive Mia hour for babysitting vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Asset for babysitting=Theme 2 earn past 3 hours Mia vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary £=Theme
Example 5 Babysitting twins is hard work!
csubj obj cop amod punct root Babysitting VERB twins NOUN is AUX hard ADJ work NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Babysitting babysit VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 work csubj 2 twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 1 Babysitting obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 work cop 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 work amod 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 work punct
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1 babysit gerund twins vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twin=Beneficiary 2 is a present Babysitting hard work tree rules
Example 6 Thanks for babysitting, we'll be home by ten.
case nmod punct nsubj aux cop conj case obl punct root Thanks NOUN for ADP babysitting NOUN , PUNCT we PRON 'll AUX be AUX home ADV by ADP ten NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thanks thanks NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 for for ADP _ 3 babysitting case 3 babysitting babysitting NOUN Number=Sing 1 Thanks nmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 1 Thanks punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 home nsubj 6 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 home aux 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 home cop 8 home home ADV _ 1 Thanks conj 9 by by ADP _ 10 ten case 10 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 home obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thanks punct
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1 is future we by ten; home property tree rules
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