baton Who acts: baton, conductor, police officers, She, you, band · What happens: be, pass, wave, lead, carry, twirl · To what, where: short stick, one runner, thin stick, orchestra, stick, baton
«baton» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: baton in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A baton is a short stick passed from one runner to the next in a relay race.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod acl case nummod obl case det obl case det compound obl punct root A DET baton NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ stick NOUN passed VERB from ADP one NUM runner NOUN to ADP the DET next ADJ in ADP a DET relay NOUN race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baton det 2 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 6 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stick det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stick amod 6 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 passed pass VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 stick acl 8 from from ADP _ 10 runner case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 runner nummod 10 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 7 passed obl 11 to to ADP _ 13 next case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 next det 13 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 passed obl 14 in in ADP _ 17 race case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 race det 16 relay relay NOUN Number=Sing 17 race compound 17 race race NOUN Number=Sing 7 passed obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 stick punct
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1 is a present a baton a short stick tree rules 2 pass participle a short stick not said here one runner to the next; in a relay race vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from runner=Initial_Location to next=Destination
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 A baton is a thin stick a conductor waves to lead an orchestra or choir.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp det obj cc conj punct root A DET baton NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ stick NOUN a DET conductor NOUN waves VERB to PART lead VERB an DET orchestra NOUN or CCONJ choir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baton det 2 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 6 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stick det 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stick amod 6 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 conductor det 8 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 9 waves nsubj 9 waves wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stick acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 11 lead mark 11 lead lead VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 waves xcomp 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 orchestra det 13 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 11 lead obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 choir cc 15 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 13 orchestra conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 stick punct
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1 is a present a baton a thin stick tree rules 2 wave present a conductor a thin stick not said here tree rules 3 lead to-infinitive a conductor not said here a orchestra or choir vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orchestra=Theme
Meaning 3 A baton is a stick that some police officers carry.
det nsubj cop det obj det compound nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET baton NOUN is AUX a DET stick NOUN that PRON some DET police NOUN officers NOUN carry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baton det 2 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stick det 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 carry obj 7 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 officers det 8 police police NOUN Number=Sing 9 officers compound 9 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 10 carry nsubj 10 carry carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stick acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 stick punct
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1 is a present a baton a stick tree rules 2 carry present some police officers a stick vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
Meaning 4 A baton is a stick twirled by a majorette or drum major in a parade.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det acl case det obl cc conj xcomp case det obl punct root A DET baton NOUN is AUX a DET stick NOUN twirled VERB by ADP a DET majorette NOUN or CCONJ drum VERB major ADJ in ADP a DET parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baton det 2 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stick det 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 twirled twirl VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 stick acl 7 by by ADP _ 9 majorette case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 majorette det 9 majorette majorette NOUN Number=Sing 6 twirled obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 drum cc 11 drum drum VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 majorette conj 12 major major ADJ Degree=Pos 11 drum xcomp 13 in in ADP _ 15 parade case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 parade det 15 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 12 major obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 stick punct
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1 is a present a baton a stick tree rules 2 twirl participle a stick not said here by a majorette vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by majorette=Trajectory 3 drum infinitive major property vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She passed the baton to the next runner.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root She PRON passed VERB the DET baton NOUN to ADP the DET next ADJ runner 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 passed nsubj 2 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 baton det 4 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 2 passed obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 runner case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 runner det 7 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 8 runner amod 8 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 2 passed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 passed punct
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1 pass past She the baton the next runner vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent baton=Theme to runner=Recipient
Example 2 Don't drop the baton in the relay!
aux advmod det obj case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART drop VERB the DET baton NOUN in ADP the DET relay NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 drop aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 drop advmod 3 drop drop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 baton det 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 drop obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 relay case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 relay det 8 relay relay NOUN Number=Sing 3 drop obl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 drop punct
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1 not drop imperative · do-support you not said here the baton the relay vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baton=Theme in relay=Destination
Example 3 The conductor raised her baton and the band began.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc det nsubj conj punct root The DET conductor NOUN raised VERB her PRON baton NOUN and CCONJ the DET band NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 conductor det 2 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised nsubj 3 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 baton nmod:poss 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 began cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 band det 8 band band NOUN Number=Sing 9 began nsubj 9 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 raised conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 raised punct
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1 raise past the conductor conductor's baton vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baton=Theme 2 begin past the band vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 The police officer carried a baton.
det compound nsubj det obj punct root The DET police NOUN officer NOUN carried VERB a DET baton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 officer det 2 police police NOUN Number=Sing 3 officer compound 3 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing 4 carried nsubj 4 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 baton det 6 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 4 carried obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 carried punct
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1 carry past the police officer a baton vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baton=Theme
Example 5 The majorette twirled her baton in the parade.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET majorette NOUN twirled VERB her PRON baton NOUN in ADP the DET parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 majorette det 2 majorette majorette NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled nsubj 3 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 baton nmod:poss 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 parade case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 parade det 8 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 twirled punct
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1 twirl past the majorette majorette's baton the parade vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent baton=Material
Example 6 Our team won the relay because the baton passes were quick.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj mark det nsubj advcl ccomp xcomp punct root Our PRON team NOUN won VERB the DET relay NOUN because SCONJ the DET baton NOUN passes VERB were VERB quick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 team nmod:poss 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 relay det 5 relay relay NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 passes mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 baton det 8 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 9 passes nsubj 9 passes pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 won advcl 10 were be VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 passes ccomp 11 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 were xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past Our team the relay vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relay=Eventuality 2 pass present the baton tree rules 3 be past the baton not said here quick property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The old captain passed the baton to a younger player.
det amod nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET old ADJ captain NOUN passed VERB the DET baton NOUN to ADP a DET younger ADJ player NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 captain det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 captain amod 3 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 4 passed nsubj 4 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 baton det 6 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 4 passed obj 7 to to ADP _ 10 player case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 player det 9 younger young ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 player amod 10 player player NOUN Number=Sing 4 passed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 passed punct
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1 pass past the old captain the baton a younger player vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent baton=Theme to player=Recipient
Example 8 A relay team has four runners and one baton.
det compound nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj punct root A DET relay NOUN team NOUN has VERB four NUM runners NOUN and CCONJ one NUM baton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 team det 2 relay relay NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 runners nummod 6 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 baton cc 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 baton nummod 9 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 6 runners conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a relay team four runners and one baton vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runner=Patient
Example 9 She now only held the naked skewer, and lifted it up as a conductor lifts his baton at a concert.
The tree, 20 words nsubj advmod advmod det amod obj punct cc conj obj compound:prt mark det nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root She PRON now ADV only ADV held VERB the DET naked ADJ skewer NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ lifted VERB it PRON up ADP as SCONJ a DET conductor NOUN lifts VERB his PRON baton NOUN at ADP a DET concert 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 4 held nsubj 2 now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 held advmod 3 only only ADV _ 4 held advmod 4 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 skewer det 6 naked naked ADJ Degree=Pos 7 skewer amod 7 skewer skewer NOUN Number=Sing 4 held obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 lifted punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 lifted cc 10 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 held conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 lifted obj 12 up up ADP _ 10 lifted compound:prt 13 as as SCONJ _ 16 lifts mark 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 conductor det 15 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 16 lifts nsubj 16 lifts lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 lifted advcl 17 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 baton nmod:poss 18 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 16 lifts obj 19 at at ADP _ 21 concert case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 concert det 21 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 16 lifts obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 held punct
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1 hold past She the naked skewer now vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skewer=Theme 2 lift up past She not said here skewer vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 3 lift present a conductor conductor's baton a concert vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent baton=Theme at concert=Destination
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