become Who acts: seed, caterpillar, Something, it, dress, he · What happens: become, be, look, give away, want, grow up · To what, where: something, plant, butterfly, you, 5, frogs
«become» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: become in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To become is to start to be something. A seed becomes a plant.
Sentence 1: To become is to start to be something.
mark advcl cop mark mark cop obj punct root To PART become VERB is AUX to PART start VERB to PART be AUX something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 start advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 start cop 4 to to PART _ 5 start mark 5 start start VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 8 something mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 something cop 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 start obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 start punct
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1 become to-infinitive vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 is present start property tree rules 3 is a to-infinitive something 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.
Sentence 2: A seed becomes a plant.
det nsubj det xcomp punct root A DET seed NOUN becomes VERB a DET plant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 seed det 2 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 3 becomes nsubj 3 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plant det 5 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 3 becomes xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 becomes punct
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1 become present a seed a plant vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 2 To become is to change into something new over time, like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj cop mark case obl amod case obl punct mark det nsubj parataxis det xcomp punct root To PART become VERB is AUX to PART change VERB into ADP something PRON new ADJ over ADP time NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ a DET caterpillar NOUN becomes VERB a DET butterfly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 change csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 to to PART _ 5 change mark 5 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 into into ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 change obl 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 something amod 9 over over ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 change obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 becomes punct 12 like like SCONJ _ 15 becomes mark 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 caterpillar det 14 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 15 becomes nsubj 15 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change parataxis 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 butterfly det 17 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 15 becomes xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
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1 become to-infinitive vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 is present something time change property tree rules 3 become present a caterpillar a butterfly vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 Something becomes you if it looks nice on you (old-fashioned: «that dress becomes you»).
The tree, 15 words nsubj obj mark nsubj advcl xcomp case obl punct amod punct parataxis punct punct det nsubj conj obj punct punct punct root Something PRON becomes VERB you PRON if SCONJ it PRON looks VERB nice ADJ on ADP you PRON ( PUNCT old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT that DET dress NOUN becomes VERB you PRON » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 becomes nsubj 2 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 becomes obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 looks mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 looks nsubj 6 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 becomes advcl 7 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looks xcomp 8 on on ADP _ 9 you case 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 looks obl 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 fashioned punct 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 fashioned amod 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 old punct 13 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looks parataxis 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 becomes punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 becomes punct 16 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 17 dress det 17 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 18 becomes nsubj 18 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 fashioned conj 19 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 becomes obj 20 » » PUNCT _ 18 becomes punct 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 fashioned punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 becomes punct
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1 become present Something you vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient you=Result 2 look a condition, not said to happen present it on you; nice property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on you=Theme 3 become in a quote present that dress you vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient you=Result
Example 1 After he gave away 5, his marbles became 12.
mark nsubj advmod obj punct nmod:poss nsubj conj xcomp punct root After SCONJ he PRON gave VERB away ADV 5 NUM , PUNCT his PRON marbles NOUN became VERB 12 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 3 gave mark 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 away away ADV _ 3 gave advmod 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 gave obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 became punct 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 marbles nmod:poss 8 marbles marble NOUN Number=Plur 9 became nsubj 9 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 gave conj 10 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 became xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give away past he 5 away property vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 5=Theme 2 become past his marbles vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 2 The price became $8.
det nsubj xcomp nummod punct root The DET price NOUN became VERB $ SYM 8 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 price det 2 price price NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 $ $ SYM _ 3 became xcomp 5 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 $ nummod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become past the price vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 3 The tadpoles become frogs.
det nsubj xcomp punct root The DET tadpoles NOUN become VERB frogs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tadpoles det 2 tadpoles tadpole NOUN Number=Plur 3 become nsubj 3 become become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 3 become xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 become punct
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1 become present the tadpoles frogs vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 4 How many did it become?
advmod nsubj aux nsubj punct root How ADV many ADJ did AUX it PRON become VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 become nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 become aux 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 become nsubj 5 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 become punct
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1 become past · do-support many vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Water becomes ice at 0 degrees Celsius.
nsubj xcomp case nummod obl nmod:unmarked punct root Water NOUN becomes VERB ice NOUN at ADP 0 NUM degrees NOUN Celsius PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 becomes nsubj 2 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 becomes xcomp 4 at at ADP _ 6 degrees case 5 0 0 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 degrees nummod 6 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 2 becomes obl 7 Celsius Celsius PROPN Number=Sing 6 degrees nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 becomes punct
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1 become present Water ice 0 degrees Celsius vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 6 I want to become a vet when I grow up.
nsubj mark xcomp det xcomp advmod nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root I PRON want VERB to PART become VERB a DET vet NOUN when ADV I PRON grow VERB up ADP . 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 2 want nsubj 2 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 become mark 4 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 want xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 vet det 6 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 4 become xcomp 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 grow advmod 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 grow nsubj 9 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 become advcl 10 up up ADP _ 9 grow compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 want punct
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1 want present I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 become not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here a vet vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 3 grow up present I vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The two girls became best friends.
det nummod nsubj amod xcomp punct root The DET two NUM girls NOUN became VERB best ADJ friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 girls det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 girls nummod 3 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 4 became nsubj 4 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 friends amod 6 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 4 became xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 became punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become past the two girls best friends vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 8 The sky became dark and it started to rain.
det nsubj xcomp cc nsubj conj mark obj punct root The DET sky NOUN became VERB dark ADJ and CCONJ it PRON started VERB to PART rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sky det 2 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 3 became xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 started cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 started nsubj 7 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 became conj 8 to to PART _ 9 rain mark 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 started obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become past the sky dark property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 start past sky rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Eventuality
Example 9 A caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
det nsubj det xcomp punct root A DET caterpillar NOUN becomes VERB a DET butterfly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 caterpillar det 2 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 3 becomes nsubj 3 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 butterfly det 5 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 becomes xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 becomes punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become present a caterpillar a butterfly vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 10 It will soon become like ice.
nsubj aux advmod case obl punct root It PRON will AUX soon ADV become VERB like ADP ice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 become nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 become aux 3 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 4 become advmod 4 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 like like ADP _ 6 ice case 6 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 4 become obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 become punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become future It like ice; soon property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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