baseline

Who acts: you, We, baseline test, heart rate, baseline, She · What happens: start, use, compare, measure, add, show · To what, where: starting measurement, results, height, fertiliser, baseline, ball · Speech: someone speaks here

«baseline» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: baseline in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A starting measurement that you use to compare later results with.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 measurement	det
2	starting	start	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 measurement	amod
3	measurement	measurement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 use	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 use	nsubj
6	use	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 measurement	acl:relcl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 compare	mark
8	compare	compare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 use	xcomp
9	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	10 results	advmod
10	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 compare	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	8 compare	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 measurement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	start	gerund			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	use	present	you	a starting measurement	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent that=Theme clause=Eventuality
3	compare	to-infinitive	you not said here	results	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent result=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

In tennis and some other sports, the line at the back of each end of the court.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 tennis	case
2	tennis	tennis	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sports	cc
4	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 sports	det
5	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sports	amod
6	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tennis	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 line	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 line	det
9	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tennis	conj
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 back	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 back	det
12	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 line	nmod
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 end	case
14	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	15 end	det
15	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 back	nmod
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 court	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 court	det
18	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 end	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tennis	punct

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

Meaning 3

A basic line or level, such as the lowest acceptable standard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 line	det
2	basic	basic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 line	amod
3	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 level	cc
5	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 line	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 standard	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 standard	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 standard	det
10	lowest	low	ADJ	Degree=Sup	12 standard	amod
11	acceptable	acceptable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 standard	amod
12	standard	standard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 line	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 line	punct

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

Example 1

We measured the plant's height as a baseline before adding fertiliser.

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 measured	nsubj
2	measured	measure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 plant	det
4	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 height	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 plant	case
6	height	height	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 measured	obj
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 baseline	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 baseline	det
9	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 measured	obl
10	before	before	SCONJ	_	11 adding	mark
11	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 measured	advcl
12	fertiliser	fertiliser	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 adding	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 measured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	past	We	the plant's height				as a baseline	vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme height=Value
2	add speech: assert	gerund	We not said here	fertiliser					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fertiliser=Patient

Example 2

The baseline test showed what we knew in September.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 test	det
2	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 test	compound
3	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	7 knew	obj
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 knew	nsubj
7	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 showed	ccomp
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 September	case
9	September	September	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 knew	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the baseline test						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	know	past	we				september		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus

Example 3

My resting heart rate is my baseline before running.

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	4 rate	nmod:poss
2	resting	resting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heart	compound
3	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rate	compound
4	rate	rate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 baseline	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 baseline	cop
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 baseline	nmod:poss
7	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 running	mark
9	running	run	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 baseline	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 baseline	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My heart rate	my baseline					tree rules
2	run	gerund	my baseline not said here						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

She hit the ball right on the baseline.

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 hit	nsubj
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ball	det
4	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obj
5	right	right	ADV	_	2 hit	advmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 baseline	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 baseline	det
8	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hit	past	She	the ball				on the baseline; right property	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent ball=Instrument on baseline=Patient

Example 5

Stand behind the baseline to serve.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	behind	behind	ADP	_	4 baseline	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 baseline	det
4	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stand	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 serve	mark
6	serve	serve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Stand	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	imperative	you not said here			the baseline			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind baseline=Location
2	serve	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Compared with the baseline, the temperature rose by 5 degrees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Compared	compare	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	with	with	ADP	_	4 baseline	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 baseline	det
4	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Compared	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 rose	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rose	det
7	temperature	temperature	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rose	compound
8	rose	rose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 baseline	conj
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 degrees	case
10	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 degrees	nummod
11	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Compared	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Compared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compare	participle						with the baseline and the temperature rose; by 5 degrees	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with baseline=Co-Patient

Example 7

A baseline helps you see if your spelling has improved.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 baseline	det
2	baseline	baseline	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 helps	obj
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helps	xcomp
6	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 improved	mark
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 spelling	nmod:poss
8	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 improved	nsubj
9	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 improved	aux
10	improved	improve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 see	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	help	present	a baseline	you	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	see	infinitive	you not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	improve a condition, not said to happen	present · perfect	your spelling		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	spell		your		nom spelling «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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