biscuit Who acts: biscuit, small flat sweet baked treat, dog biscuit, you, Grandma, Chocolate biscuits · What happens: bake, be, call, eat, carry, like · To what, where: small flat sweet baked treat, UK, cookie, small soft bread roll, USA, hard treat · Speech: someone speaks here
«biscuit» 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: biscuit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a biscuit is a small flat sweet baked treat, called a cookie in the USA.
The tree, 23 words case det obl punct conj punct conj cc flat conj punct det nsubj cop det amod amod amod amod punct acl det xcomp case det nmod punct root In ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT Ireland PROPN , PUNCT Australia PROPN and CCONJ New PROPN Zealand PROPN , PUNCT a DET biscuit NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ flat ADJ sweet ADJ baked VERB treat NOUN , PUNCT called VERB a DET cookie NOUN in ADP the DET USA PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 UK case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 UK det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 20 treat obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 Ireland punct 5 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 3 UK conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 Australia punct 7 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 3 UK conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 Zealand cc 9 New New PROPN Number=Sing 10 Zealand flat 10 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 7 Australia conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 3 UK punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 biscuit det 13 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 20 treat nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 treat cop 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 treat det 16 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 20 treat amod 17 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 20 treat amod 18 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 20 treat amod 19 baked bake VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 treat amod 20 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing root root 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 called punct 22 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 treat acl 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 cookie det 24 cookie cookie NOUN Number=Sing 22 called xcomp 25 in in ADP _ 27 USA case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 USA det 27 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 24 cookie nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 20 treat punct
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1 bake participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is a present a biscuit a small flat sweet baked treat the UK and Ireland and Australia and New Zealand tree rules 3 call participle a small flat sweet baked treat not said here a cookie in the USA vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 In the USA and Canada, a biscuit is a small soft bread roll, often eaten with gravy.
The tree, 17 words case det obl cc conj punct det nsubj cop det amod amod compound punct advmod acl case obl punct root In ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN , PUNCT a DET biscuit NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ soft ADJ bread NOUN roll NOUN , PUNCT often ADV eaten VERB with ADP gravy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 USA case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 USA det 3 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 14 roll obl 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 Canada cc 5 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 3 USA conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 USA punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 biscuit det 8 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 14 roll nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 roll cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 roll det 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 14 roll amod 12 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 14 roll amod 13 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 14 roll compound 14 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing root root 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 eaten punct 16 often often ADV _ 17 eaten advmod 17 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 roll acl 18 with with ADP _ 19 gravy case 19 gravy gravy NOUN Number=Sing 17 eaten obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 14 roll punct
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1 is a present a biscuit a small soft bread roll the USA and Canada tree rules 2 eat participle a small soft bread roll not said here with gravy; often property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A dog biscuit is a hard treat for dogs.
det compound nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET dog NOUN biscuit NOUN is AUX a DET hard ADJ treat NOUN for ADP dogs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 biscuit det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 biscuit compound 3 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 7 treat nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 treat cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 treat det 6 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 7 treat amod 7 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 dogs case 9 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 7 treat nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 treat punct
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1 is a present a dog biscuit a hard treat for dogs tree rules
Meaning 4 A biscuit can also be a hard, plain biscuit carried on long journeys, not only a sweet treat.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det amod punct amod acl case amod obl punct advmod advmod det amod conj punct root A DET biscuit NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT plain ADJ biscuit NOUN carried VERB on ADP long ADJ journeys NOUN , PUNCT not PART only ADV a DET sweet ADJ treat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 biscuit det 2 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 10 biscuit nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 biscuit aux 4 also also ADV _ 10 biscuit advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 biscuit cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 biscuit det 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 10 biscuit amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 hard punct 9 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 10 biscuit amod 10 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 carried carry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 biscuit acl 12 on on ADP _ 14 journeys case 13 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 14 journeys amod 14 journeys journey NOUN Number=Plur 11 carried obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 treat punct 16 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 treat advmod 17 only only ADV _ 20 treat advmod 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 treat det 19 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 20 treat amod 20 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing 14 journeys conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 10 biscuit punct
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1 is a can a biscuit a hard plain biscuit tree rules 2 carry participle a hard plain biscuit not said here long journeys and a sweet treat vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Would you like a biscuit with your milk?
aux nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Would AUX you PRON like VERB a DET biscuit NOUN with ADP your PRON milk NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 like aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 like nsubj 3 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 biscuit det 5 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 3 like obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 milk case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 milk nmod:poss 8 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 3 like obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 like punct
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1 like would you a biscuit with your milk vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot biscuit=Theme
Example 2 Grandma keeps biscuits in a tin.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root Grandma NOUN keeps VERB biscuits NOUN in ADP a DET tin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 tin case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tin det 6 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Grandma biscuits a tin vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme in tin=Location
Example 3 Share the 20 biscuits equally among 5 friends: 4 each.
det nummod obj advmod case nummod obl punct appos advmod punct root Share VERB the DET 20 NUM biscuits NOUN equally ADV among ADP 5 NUM friends NOUN : PUNCT 4 NUM each DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Share share VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 biscuits det 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 biscuits nummod 4 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 1 Share obj 5 equally equally ADV _ 1 Share advmod 6 among among ADP _ 8 friends case 7 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 friends nummod 8 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 1 Share obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 4 punct 10 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 friends appos 11 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 4 advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Share punct
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1 share imperative you not said here the 20 biscuits among 5 friends; equally property tree rules
Example 4 Chocolate biscuits are my favourite.
compound nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root Chocolate NOUN biscuits NOUN are AUX my PRON favourite ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 2 biscuits compound 2 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 5 favourite nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 favourite cop 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 favourite nmod:poss 5 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 favourite punct
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1 is present Chocolate biscuits favourite property tree rules
Example 5 In America, biscuits are eaten with butter and gravy.
case obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl cc conj punct root In ADP America PROPN , PUNCT biscuits NOUN are AUX eaten VERB with ADP butter NOUN and CCONJ gravy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 America case 2 America America PROPN Number=Sing 6 eaten obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 America punct 4 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 6 eaten nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 eaten aux:pass 6 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 with with ADP _ 8 butter case 8 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 6 eaten obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 gravy cc 10 gravy gravy NOUN Number=Sing 8 butter conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 eaten punct
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1 eat present · passive biscuits America with butter and gravy vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Don't feed the dog chocolate biscuits; chocolate is poisonous to dogs.
aux advmod det compound compound obj punct nsubj cop conj case obl punct root Do AUX n't PART feed VERB the DET dog NOUN chocolate NOUN biscuits NOUN ; PUNCT chocolate NOUN is AUX poisonous ADJ to ADP dogs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 feed aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 feed advmod 3 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 biscuits det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 chocolate compound 6 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 7 biscuits compound 7 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 3 feed obj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 poisonous punct 9 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 11 poisonous nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 poisonous cop 11 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feed conj 12 to to ADP _ 13 dogs case 13 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 11 poisonous obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 feed punct
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1 not feed imperative · do-support you not said here the chocolate biscuits vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme 2 is present chocolate to dogs; poisonous property tree rules
Example 7 Give the dog a dog biscuit as a treat.
det obj det compound obj case det obl punct root Give VERB the DET dog NOUN a DET dog NOUN biscuit NOUN as ADP a DET treat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 biscuit det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 biscuit compound 6 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 7 as as ADP _ 9 treat case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 treat det 9 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here a dog biscuit the dog as a treat vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient biscuit=Theme
Example 8 Ask before you take a biscuit.
mark nsubj ccomp det obj punct root Ask VERB before SCONJ you PRON take VERB a DET biscuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 before before SCONJ _ 4 take mark 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 take nsubj 4 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Ask ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 biscuit det 6 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 4 take obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take present you a biscuit vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Theme
Example 9 Now the Pope had a few biscuits in his cassock, and the companion he had picked up had a couple of small loaves.[456]
Sentence 1: Now the Pope had a few biscuits in his cassock, and the companion he had picked up had a couple of small loaves.
The tree, 23 words advmod det nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct cc det nsubj nsubj:pass aux acl:relcl compound:prt conj det obj case amod nmod punct root Now ADV the DET Pope PROPN had VERB a DET few ADJ biscuits NOUN in ADP his PRON cassock NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET companion NOUN he PRON had AUX picked VERB up ADP had VERB a DET couple NOUN of ADP small ADJ loaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Now now ADV PronType=Dem 4 had advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Pope det 3 Pope Pope PROPN 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 7 biscuits det 6 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 7 biscuits amod 7 biscuits biscuit NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 cassock case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 cassock nmod:poss 10 cassock cassock NOUN Number=Sing 7 biscuits nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 19 had punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 19 had cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 companion det 14 companion companion NOUN Number=Sing 19 had nsubj 15 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 picked nsubj:pass 16 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 picked aux 17 picked pick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 companion acl:relcl 18 up up ADP _ 17 picked compound:prt 19 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 had conj 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 couple det 21 couple couple NOUN Number=Sing 19 had obj 22 of of ADP _ 24 loaves case 23 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 24 loaves amod 24 loaves loaf NOUN Number=Plur 21 couple nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the Pope a few biscuits Pope's cassock now vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient 2 pick up past · perfect · passive the companion not said here companion vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic 3 have past the companion a couple of small loaves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent couple=Patient
Sentence 2: [456]
punct punct root [ PUNCT 456 NUM ] PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 [ [ PUNCT _ 2 456 punct 2 456 456 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 3 ] ] PUNCT _ 2 456 punct
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