banister Who acts: banister, you, Banisters, posts, cat, old house · What happens: be, hold on, mean, hold up, hold, walk down · To what, where: rail, that, banister, stairs, carved wooden banister, Christmas lights
«banister» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: banister in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod case det nmod obj nsubj parataxis compound:prt compound:prt punct root A DET banister NOUN is AUX the DET rail NOUN along ADP the DET side NOUN of ADP a DET staircase NOUN that PRON you PRON hold VERB on ADP to ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 banister det 2 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 5 rail nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rail cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rail det 5 rail rail NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 along along ADP _ 8 side case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 side det 8 side side NOUN Number=Sing 5 rail nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 staircase case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 staircase det 11 staircase staircase NOUN Number=Sing 8 side nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 hold obj 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 hold nsubj 14 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 rail parataxis 15 on on ADP _ 14 hold compound:prt 16 to to ADP _ 14 hold compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 rail punct
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1 is a present a banister the rail along the side of a staircase tree rules 2 hold on present you that vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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.
Meaning 2 Banisters can also mean the rail together with the posts that hold it up.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux advmod det obj advmod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl obj compound:prt punct root Banisters NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB the DET rail NOUN together ADV with ADP the DET posts NOUN that PRON hold VERB it PRON up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Banisters banister NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rail det 6 rail rail NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 7 together together ADV _ 4 mean advmod 8 with with ADP _ 10 posts case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 posts det 10 posts post NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean obl 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 hold nsubj 12 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 posts acl:relcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 hold obj 14 up up ADP _ 12 hold compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Banisters the rail with the posts; together property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Topic 2 hold up present the posts rail vn support-15.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme
Example 1 Hold the banister when you walk down the stairs.
det obj mark nsubj advcl case det obl punct root Hold VERB the DET banister NOUN when SCONJ you PRON walk VERB down ADP the DET stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 banister det 3 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hold obj 4 when when SCONJ _ 6 walk mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 walk nsubj 6 walk walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Hold advcl 7 down down ADP _ 9 stairs case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stairs det 9 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 6 walk obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hold punct
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1 hold imperative you not said here the banister vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banister=Theme 2 walk down present you the stairs vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stair=Trajectory
Example 2 Please don't slide down the banister!
discourse aux advmod compound:prt det obj punct root Please INTJ do AUX n't PART slide VERB down ADP the DET banister NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 slide discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 slide aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 slide advmod 4 slide slide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 down down ADP _ 4 slide compound:prt 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 banister det 7 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 4 slide obj 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 slide punct
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1 not slide down imperative · do-support you not said here the banister vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banister=Agent
Example 3 The cat jumped onto the banister.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN jumped VERB onto ADP the DET banister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumped nsubj 3 jumped jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 onto onto ADP _ 6 banister case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 banister det 6 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumped obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 jumped punct
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1 jump past the cat the banister vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto banister=Trajectory
Example 4 The old house had a carved wooden banister.
det amod nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET old ADJ house NOUN had VERB a DET carved VERB wooden ADJ banister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 house det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 house amod 3 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 banister det 6 carved carve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 banister amod 7 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 banister amod 8 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old house a carved wooden banister vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent banister=Patient 2 carve participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Grandad needs the banister to climb the stairs.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root Grandad PROPN needs VERB the DET banister NOUN to PART climb VERB the DET stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 needs nsubj 2 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 banister det 4 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 2 needs obj 5 to to PART _ 6 climb mark 6 climb climb VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 needs advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 stairs det 8 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 6 climb obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 needs punct
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1 need present Grandad the banister vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot banister=Theme 2 climb to-infinitive Grandad not said here the stairs vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location stair=Theme
Example 6 We hung Christmas lights along the banister.
nsubj compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON hung VERB Christmas PROPN lights NOUN along ADP the DET banister 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 hung nsubj 2 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 4 lights compound 4 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 2 hung obj 5 along along ADP _ 7 banister case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 banister det 7 banister banister NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hung punct
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1 hang past We Christmas lights the banister vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent light=Theme along banister=Destination
Example 7 Some sit on the banisters of steep stairs, others on the outer rails of lofty towers, or spring like squirrels along the ridges of the mountains.
The tree, 26 words nsubj case det obl case amod nmod punct nmod case det amod nmod case amod nmod punct cc obl case nmod case det obl case det nmod punct root Some DET sit VERB on ADP the DET banisters NOUN of ADP steep ADJ stairs NOUN , PUNCT others NOUN on ADP the DET outer ADJ rails NOUN of ADP lofty ADJ towers NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ spring NOUN like ADP squirrels NOUN along ADP the DET ridges NOUN of ADP the DET mountains NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 sit nsubj 2 sit sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 banisters case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 banisters det 5 banisters banister NOUN Number=Plur 2 sit obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 stairs case 7 steep steep ADJ Degree=Pos 8 stairs amod 8 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 5 banisters nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 others punct 10 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 banisters nmod 11 on on ADP _ 14 rails case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 rails det 13 outer outer ADJ Degree=Pos 14 rails amod 14 rails rail NOUN Number=Plur 10 others nmod 15 of of ADP _ 17 towers case 16 lofty lofty ADJ Degree=Pos 17 towers amod 17 towers tower NOUN Number=Plur 14 rails nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 spring punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 spring cc 20 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 sit obl 21 like like ADP _ 22 squirrels case 22 squirrels squirrel NOUN Number=Plur 20 spring nmod 23 along along ADP _ 25 ridges case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 ridges det 25 ridges ridge NOUN Number=Plur 2 sit obl 26 of of ADP _ 28 mountains case 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 mountains det 28 mountains mountain NOUN Number=Plur 25 ridges nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 2 sit punct
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1 sit present Some the banisters of steep stairs others on the outer rails of lofty towers spring along the ridges of the mountains vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on banister=Location
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