boon Who acts: favour, new bus route, rain, Calculators, knight, Free Wi Fi · What happens: be, make, ask · To what, where: life, boon, queen, real boon, holiday
«boon» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: boon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Something that is very helpful and makes life better.
nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj obj xcomp punct root Something PRON that PRON is AUX very ADV helpful ADJ and CCONJ makes VERB life NOUN better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 helpful nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 helpful cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 helpful advmod 5 helpful helpful ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something acl:relcl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 makes cc 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 helpful conj 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes obj 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 makes xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 is present helpful property tree rules 2 make present life good property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset life=Product
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: old — kept apart, not parsed.
A favour or request someone asks.
det nsubj cc conj conj punct root A DET favour NOUN or CCONJ request NOUN someone PRON asks VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 favour det 2 favour favour NOUN Number=Sing 6 asks nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 request cc 4 request request NOUN Number=Sing 2 favour conj 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 favour conj 6 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 asks punct
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1 ask speech: ask present a favour or request vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The new bus route is a boon for the school.
det amod compound nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root The DET new ADJ bus NOUN route NOUN is AUX a DET boon NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 route det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 4 route amod 3 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 4 route compound 4 route route NOUN Number=Sing 7 boon nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 boon cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 boon det 7 boon boon NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 10 school case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 school det 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 boon nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 boon punct
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1 is a present the new bus route a boon for the school tree rules
Example 2 The rain was a boon to the farmers.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root The DET rain NOUN was AUX a DET boon NOUN to ADP the DET farmers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 boon nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 boon cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boon det 5 boon boon NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 farmers case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 farmers det 8 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 5 boon nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 boon punct
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1 is a past the rain a boon to the farmers tree rules
Example 3 Calculators are a boon for long sums.
nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root Calculators NOUN are AUX a DET boon NOUN for ADP long ADJ sums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calculators calculator NOUN Number=Plur 4 boon nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 boon cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 boon det 4 boon boon NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 sums case 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sums amod 7 sums sum NOUN Number=Plur 4 boon nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 boon punct
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1 is a present Calculators a boon for long sums tree rules
Example 4 The knight asked the queen for a boon.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET knight NOUN asked VERB the DET queen NOUN for ADP a DET boon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 queen det 5 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 boon case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 boon det 8 boon boon NOUN Number=Sing 5 queen nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the knight the queen vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent queen=Recipient
Example 5 Free Wi-Fi is a real boon on holiday.
amod compound punct nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Free ADJ Wi PROPN - PUNCT Fi NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ boon NOUN on ADP holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Free free ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Fi amod 2 Wi Wi PROPN Number=Sing 4 Fi compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 Wi punct 4 Fi fi NOUN Number=Sing 8 boon nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 boon cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 boon det 7 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 8 boon amod 8 boon boon NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 on on ADP _ 10 holiday case 10 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 8 boon nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 boon punct
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1 is a present Free Wi Fi a real boon holiday tree rules
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