ben

Who acts: Ben, Ben Nevis, We, Scottish cottage, Howdy · What happens: be, use, climb, walk, have, exclaim · To what, where: name, mountain, names, inner room, best friend, highest mountain

«ben» 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: ben in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Ben is a boy's name, short for Benjamin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boy	det
4	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 boy	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 short	punct
8	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 Benjamin	case
10	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 short	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ben	a boy's name					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.

Meaning 2

Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.

A ben is a mountain or high peak, used in names like Ben Nevis.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ben	det
2	ben	ben	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mountain	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 mountain	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mountain	det
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 peak	cc
7	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 peak	amod
8	peak	peak	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mountain	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 mountain	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 names	case
12	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 used	obl
13	like	like	ADP	_	14 Ben	case
14	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 names	nmod
15	Nevis	Nevis	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Ben	flat
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mountain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a ben	a mountain or high peak					tree rules
2	use	participle		a mountain or high peak not said here		names like Ben			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Scotland, old — kept apart, not parsed.

The ben is the inner room of a small cottage («but and ben»).

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ben	det
2	ben	ben	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 room	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 room	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 room	det
5	inner	inner	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 room	amod
6	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 cottage	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 cottage	det
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cottage	amod
10	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 room	nmod
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 ben	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 ben	punct
13	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 ben	cc
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 ben	cc
15	ben	ben	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cottage	appos
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 ben	punct
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	15 ben	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 room	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the ben	the inner room				of a small cottage	tree rules

Example 1

Ben is my best friend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 friend	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 friend	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friend	nmod:poss
4	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 friend	amod
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 friend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ben	my best friend					tree rules

Example 2

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Britain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Nevis	flat
2	Nevis	Nevis	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 mountain	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 mountain	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mountain	det
5	highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 mountain	amod
6	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Britain	case
8	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 mountain	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mountain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ben Nevis	the highest mountain		Britain			tree rules

Example 3

Big Ben chimes every hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 chimes	amod
2	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 chimes	compound
3	chimes	chime	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	5 hour	det
5	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chimes	nmod:unmarked
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chimes	punct

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

Example 4

We climbed a ben in the Highlands.

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 climbed	nsubj
2	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ben	det
4	ben	ben	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 climbed	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 Highlands	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Highlands	det
7	Highlands	Highland	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 climbed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	past	We	a ben		the Highlands			vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location ben=Theme

Example 5

Ben and Lily walked to school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 walked	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 Lily	cc
3	Lily	Lily	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ben	conj
4	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 school	case
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 walked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	Ben and Lily					to school result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result

Example 6

The Scottish cottage had a but and a ben.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cottage	det
2	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cottage	amod
3	cottage	cottage	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	9 ben	det
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 ben	cc
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 ben	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 ben	det
9	ben	ben	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the Scottish cottage	a ben					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ben=Patient

Example 7

"Howdy, Daddy Ben?" the stranger exclaimed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Howdy	punct
2	Howdy	howdy	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 exclaimed	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Ben	punct
4	Daddy	Daddy	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Ben	compound
5	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Howdy	appos
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 Ben	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Ben	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 stranger	det
9	stranger	stranger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 exclaimed	nsubj
10	exclaimed	exclaim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 exclaimed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exclaim speech: express	past	Howdy						vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

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