boomerang Who acts: curved flat piece, you, place, person, He, boomerang · What happens: curve, come back, throw, make, start, have · To what, where: you, piece, place, opposite effect, person, boomerang
«boomerang» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: boomerang in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A curved, flat piece of wood that comes back to you when you throw it the right way, first made by Aboriginal Australians.
The tree, 23 words det amod punct amod nsubj case nmod nsubj advmod case obl advmod nsubj advcl obj det amod obl:unmarked punct advmod conj case amod obl punct root A DET curved VERB , PUNCT flat ADJ piece NOUN of ADP wood NOUN that PRON comes VERB back ADV to ADP you PRON when ADV you PRON throw VERB it PRON the DET right ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT first ADV made VERB by ADP Aboriginal ADJ Australians PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 2 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 piece amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 curved punct 4 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 piece amod 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 9 comes nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 7 wood case 7 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 comes nsubj 9 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 back back ADV _ 9 comes advmod 11 to to ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 comes obl 13 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 throw advmod 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 throw nsubj 15 throw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 comes advcl 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 throw obj 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 way det 18 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 19 way amod 19 way way NOUN Number=Sing 15 throw obl:unmarked 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 made punct 21 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 22 made advmod 22 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 throw conj 23 by by ADP _ 25 Australians case 24 Aboriginal aboriginal ADJ Degree=Pos 25 Australians amod 25 Australians Australian PROPN Number=Plur 22 made obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 9 comes punct
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1 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 2 come back present a curved flat piece of wood you vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to you=Initial_Location 3 throw present you piece the right way obl:unmarked vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 4 make participle you not said here by Aboriginal Australians; first property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To come back to the place it started; to have the opposite effect from what was intended, often hurting the person who did it.
The tree, 24 words mark advcl advmod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl punct mark det amod obj case nmod aux:pass acl:relcl punct advmod advcl det obj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root To PART come VERB back ADV to ADP the DET place NOUN it PRON started VERB ; PUNCT to PART have VERB the DET opposite ADJ effect NOUN from ADP what PRON was AUX intended VERB , PUNCT often ADV hurting VERB the DET person NOUN who PRON did VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 come mark 2 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 have advcl 3 back back ADV _ 2 come advmod 4 to to ADP _ 6 place case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 place det 6 place place NOUN Number=Sing 2 come obl 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 started nsubj 8 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 place acl:relcl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 have punct 10 to to PART _ 11 have mark 11 have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 effect det 13 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 14 effect amod 14 effect effect NOUN Number=Sing 11 have obj 15 from from ADP _ 16 what case 16 what what PRON PronType=Rel 14 effect nmod 17 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 intended aux:pass 18 intended intend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 what acl:relcl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 hurting punct 20 often often ADV _ 21 hurting advmod 21 hurting hurt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 have advcl 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 person det 23 person person NOUN Number=Sing 21 hurting obj 24 who who PRON PronType=Rel 25 did nsubj 25 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 person acl:relcl 26 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 did obj 27 . . PUNCT _ 11 have punct
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1 come back to-infinitive the place vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to place=Initial_Location 2 start past place the place not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Eventuality 3 have to-infinitive the opposite effect vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Patient 4 intend past · passive vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING» 5 hurt gerund the person often property vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Patient 6 do past the person person vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 1 He threw the boomerang and it flew back to him.
nsubj det obj cc nsubj conj advmod case obl punct root He PRON threw VERB the DET boomerang NOUN and CCONJ it PRON flew VERB back ADV to ADP him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 threw nsubj 2 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 boomerang det 4 boomerang boomerang NOUN Number=Sing 2 threw obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 flew cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 flew nsubj 7 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 threw conj 8 back back ADV _ 7 flew advmod 9 to to ADP _ 10 him case 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 flew obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 threw punct
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1 throw past He the boomerang vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boomerang=Theme 2 fly back past boomerang him = he vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result
Example 2 Aboriginal hunters used boomerangs for thousands of years.
amod nsubj obj case obl case nmod punct root Aboriginal ADJ hunters NOUN used VERB boomerangs NOUN for ADP thousands NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aboriginal aboriginal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hunters amod 2 hunters hunter NOUN Number=Plur 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 boomerangs boomerang NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 thousands case 6 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 years case 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 thousands nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past Aboriginal hunters boomerangs for thousands of years vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent boomerang=Theme for thousand=Eventuality
Example 3 His trick boomeranged and he got into trouble himself.
nmod:poss nsubj cc nsubj conj case obl obl punct root His PRON trick NOUN boomeranged VERB and CCONJ he PRON got VERB into ADP trouble NOUN himself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 trick nmod:poss 2 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 3 boomeranged nsubj 3 boomeranged boomerang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 got cc 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 got nsubj 6 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 boomeranged conj 7 into into ADP _ 8 trouble case 8 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 6 got obl 9 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 6 got obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 boomeranged punct
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1 boomerang participle His trick tree rules 2 get past trick trick trouble vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination 3 trick His = he nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Not all boomerangs come back.
advmod det nsubj advmod punct root Not PART all DET boomerangs NOUN come VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 come advmod 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 3 boomerangs det 3 boomerangs boomerang NOUN Number=Plur 4 come nsubj 4 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 back back ADV _ 4 come advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 come punct
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1 not come back present all boomerangs vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Throwing a boomerang takes practice.
csubj det obj obj punct root Throwing VERB a DET boomerang NOUN takes VERB practice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Throwing throw VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 takes csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 boomerang det 3 boomerang boomerang NOUN Number=Sing 1 Throwing obj 4 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 4 takes obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 takes punct
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1 throw gerund a boomerang vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boomerang=Theme 2 take present Throwing practice vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent practice=Theme
Example 6 The rumour boomeranged back to her.
det acl advmod case obl punct root The DET rumour NOUN boomeranged VERB back ADV to ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rumour det 2 rumour rumour NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 boomeranged boomerang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 rumour acl 4 back back ADV _ 3 boomeranged advmod 5 to to ADP _ 6 her case 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 boomeranged obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 rumour punct
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1 boomerang back participle the rumour not said here her = she tree rules
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