benjamin

Who acts: Benjamin, short forms, American inventor, cousin, Joseph, It · What happens: be, have, do, fly, hide, mean · To what, where: name, Ben, youngest son, Bible, dollar bill, face · Speech: someone speaks here

«benjamin» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: benjamin in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Benjamin is a boy's name; short forms are Ben and Benji.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	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	_	11 Ben	punct
8	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 forms	amod
9	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 Ben	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 Ben	cop
11	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	appos
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 Benji	cc
13	Benji	Benji	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Ben	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Benjamin	a boy's name					tree rules
2	is a	present	short forms	Ben and Benji					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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob in the Bible and the brother of Joseph.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 son	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 son	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 son	det
4	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 son	amod
5	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Jacob	case
7	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 son	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 Bible	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Bible	det
10	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 son	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 brother	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 brother	det
13	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Bible	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Joseph	case
15	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 brother	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 son	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Benjamin	the youngest son		the Bible and the brother of Joseph		of Jacob	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: US, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A benjamin is a 100-dollar bill, because it has Benjamin Franklin's face on it.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 benjamin	det
2	benjamin	benjamin	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bill	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 bill	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bill	det
5	100	100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 dollar	nummod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 100	punct
7	dollar	dollar	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bill	compound
8	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 has	punct
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 has	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 has	nsubj
12	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 bill	parataxis
13	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Franklin	compound
14	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 face	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Franklin	case
16	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 has	obj
17	on	on	ADP	_	18 it	case
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 has	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 bill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a benjamin	a dollar bill					tree rules
2	have	present	benjamin	Benjamin Franklin's face		face			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Benjamin Franklin was an American inventor and leader who did experiments with electricity and kites.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 inventor	nsubj
2	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Benjamin	flat
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 inventor	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 inventor	det
5	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 inventor	amod
6	inventor	inventor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 leader	cc
8	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 inventor	conj
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 did	nsubj
10	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 inventor	acl:relcl
11	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 did	obj
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 electricity	case
13	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 did	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 kites	cc
15	kites	kite	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 electricity	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 inventor	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Benjamin	a American inventor and leader					tree rules
2	do	past	a American inventor and leader	experiments				with electricity and kites	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality

Example 1

My cousin Benjamin is five.

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	2 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 five	nsubj
3	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 cousin	appos
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 five	cop
5	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 five	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My cousin	five					tree rules

Example 2

In the Bible, Benjamin was Jacob's youngest son.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 son	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 son	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 son	cop
7	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 son	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Jacob	case
9	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	10 son	amod
10	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 son	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Benjamin	Jacob's youngest son		the Bible			tree rules

Example 3

Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 flew	nsubj
2	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Benjamin	flat
3	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kite	det
5	kite	kite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flew	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 storm	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 storm	det
8	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	Benjamin	a kite		a storm			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme in storm=Location

Example 4

Joseph hid a cup in Benjamin's sack.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 hid	nsubj
2	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cup	det
4	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hid	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 sack	case
6	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 sack	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 Benjamin	case
8	sack	sack	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hid	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	Joseph	a cup		Benjamin's sack			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cup=Patient in sack=Location

Example 5

«It's all about the benjamins» means it's all about money (US, slang).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 benjamins	punct
2	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 benjamins	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 benjamins	cop
4	all	all	ADV	_	7 benjamins	advmod
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 benjamins	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 benjamins	det
7	benjamins	benjamin	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 means	nsubj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 benjamins	punct
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 money	nsubj
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 money	cop
12	all	all	ADV	_	14 money	advmod
13	about	about	ADP	_	14 money	case
14	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	ccomp
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 slang	punct
16	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 slang	compound
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 slang	punct
18	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 money	appos
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 slang	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	It	about the benjamins; all property	tree rules
2	mean	present	the benjamins		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	it	about money; all property	tree rules

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