batch
Who acts: batch, Batch cooking, Mum, 3 batches, teacher, factory · What happens: be, make, deal, batch, mean, put · To what, where: amount, group, things, groups, lots, batch · Speech: someone speaks here
«batch» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: batch in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A batch is an amount of something made at one time.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 batch | det |
| 2 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 amount | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 amount | cop |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 amount | det |
| 5 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 something | case |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 amount | nmod |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 something | acl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 time | case |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 time | nummod |
| 11 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 made | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 amount | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a batch | a amount | of something | tree rules | |||
| 2 | make | participle | time | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a batch of cookies".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 batch | det |
| 3 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 cookies | case |
| 5 | cookies | cookie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 batch | nmod |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
A batch is a group of things or people dealt with together.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 batch | det |
| 2 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 group | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 group | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 group | det |
| 5 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 things | case |
| 7 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 group | nmod |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 people | cc |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 things | conj |
| 10 | dealt | deal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 things | acl |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 together | case |
| 12 | together | together | ADV | _ | 10 dealt | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 group | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a batch | a group | of things or people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | deal | participle | things or people not said here | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with together=Theme |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a batch of letters", "the next batch of pupils".
The tree, 9 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 batch | det |
| 3 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 letters | case |
| 5 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 batch | nmod |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 batch | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 batch | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 batch | det |
| 10 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 batch | amod |
| 11 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 batch | appos |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 pupils | case |
| 13 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 batch | nmod |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 batch | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 batch | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To batch things means to put them into groups to deal with them together.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 batch | mark |
| 2 | batch | batch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | csubj |
| 3 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 batch | obj |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 put | mark |
| 6 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 means | xcomp |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 put | obj |
| 8 | into | into | ADP | _ | 9 groups | case |
| 9 | groups | group | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 put | obl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 deal | mark |
| 11 | deal | deal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 put | advcl |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 them | case |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 deal | obl |
| 14 | together | together | ADV | _ | 11 deal | advmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | batch | to-infinitive | things | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | put not said to happen | to-infinitive | things = thing | groups | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent they=Goal | ||||
| 4 | deal | to-infinitive | with groups = group; together property | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with they=Theme |
Meaning 4
Usage: cooking — kept apart, not parsed.
Batch cooking means making lots of food at once to eat later.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cooking | compound |
| 2 | cooking | cooking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | making | make | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 means | xcomp |
| 5 | lots | lot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 making | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 food | case |
| 7 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lots | nmod |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 once | case |
| 9 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 4 making | obl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 eat | mark |
| 11 | eat | eat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 making | advcl |
| 12 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 11 eat | advmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Batch cooking | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | make not said to happen | gerund | Batch cooking not said here | lots of food | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset lot=Product | ||||
| 3 | eat | to-infinitive | Batch cooking not said here | late property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
Mum baked a batch of chocolate cookies.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 baked | nsubj |
| 2 | baked | bake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 batch | det |
| 4 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 baked | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 cookies | case |
| 6 | chocolate | chocolate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cookies | compound |
| 7 | cookies | cookie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 batch | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 baked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bake | past | Mum | a batch of chocolate cookies | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batch=Product |
Example 2
Each batch has 24 cupcakes; 3 batches make 72.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 batch | det |
| 2 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | 24 | 24 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 cupcakes | nummod |
| 5 | cupcakes | cupcake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 make | punct |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 batches | nummod |
| 8 | batches | batch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 make | nsubj |
| 9 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 has | conj |
| 10 | 72 | 72 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 make | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | each batch | 24 cupcakes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cupcake=Patient | ||||
| 2 | make | present | 3 batches | 72 | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 72=Product |
Example 3
The first batch of pancakes burned.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 batch | det |
| 2 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 3 batch | amod |
| 3 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 burned | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 pancakes | case |
| 5 | pancakes | pancake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 batch | nmod |
| 6 | burned | burn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 burned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burn | participle · passive | the first batch of pancakes | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
Example 4
The teacher marked the books in batches of ten.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teacher | det |
| 2 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 marked | nsubj |
| 3 | marked | mark | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 books | det |
| 5 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 marked | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 batches | case |
| 7 | batches | batch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 marked | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 ten | case |
| 9 | ten | ten | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 batches | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 marked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mark | past | the teacher | the books | batches of ten | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme in batch=Destination |
Example 5
A new batch of puppies was born at the farm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 batch | det |
| 2 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 batch | amod |
| 3 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 born | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 puppies | case |
| 5 | puppies | puppy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 batch | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 born | aux:pass |
| 7 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 farm | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 farm | det |
| 10 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 born | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 born | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bear | past · passive | a new batch of puppies | the farm | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Example 6
The factory checks each batch for faults.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 factory | det |
| 2 | factory | factory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 checks | nsubj |
| 3 | checks | check | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 batch | det |
| 5 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 checks | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 faults | case |
| 7 | faults | fault | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 checks | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 checks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | present | the factory | each batch | for faults | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent batch=Theme for fault=Attribute |
Example 7
The next batch of pupils will go in after lunch.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 batch | det |
| 2 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 batch | amod |
| 3 | batch | batch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 pupils | case |
| 5 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 batch | nmod |
| 6 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 go | aux |
| 7 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADV | _ | 7 go | advmod |
| 9 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 lunch | case |
| 10 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 go | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go in | future | the next batch of pupils | after lunch | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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