boyfriend Who acts: boyfriend, someone, Auntie, He, ex-boyfriend, film · What happens: be, come, go, give, introduce, send · To what, where: boy, romantic relationship, Ireland, holiday, flowers, birthday
«boyfriend» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: boyfriend in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A boyfriend is a boy or man that someone is in a romantic relationship with.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det cc conj mark nsubj cop case det amod nmod nmod punct root A DET boyfriend NOUN is AUX a DET boy NOUN or CCONJ man NOUN that SCONJ someone PRON is AUX in ADP a DET romantic ADJ relationship NOUN with ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boyfriend det 2 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 5 boy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 boy cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boy det 5 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 man cc 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 boy conj 8 that that SCONJ _ 14 relationship mark 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 relationship nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 relationship cop 11 in in ADP _ 14 relationship case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 relationship det 13 romantic romantic ADJ Degree=Pos 14 relationship amod 14 relationship relationship NOUN Number=Sing 7 man nmod 15 with with ADP _ 14 relationship nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 boy punct
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1 is a present a boyfriend a boy or man tree rules 2 is present someone a romantic relationship 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.
Example 1 My sister's boyfriend came for Sunday lunch.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj case compound obl punct root My PRON sister NOUN 's PART boyfriend NOUN came VERB for ADP Sunday PROPN lunch NOUN . PUNCT 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 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 boyfriend nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 sister case 4 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 5 came nsubj 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 lunch case 7 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 8 lunch compound 8 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 5 came obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past My sister's boyfriend for Sunday lunch vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Auntie Jo and her boyfriend went to Ireland on holiday.
nsubj flat cc nmod:poss conj case obl case obl punct root Auntie PROPN Jo PROPN and CCONJ her PRON boyfriend NOUN went VERB to ADP Ireland PROPN on ADP holiday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Auntie Auntie PROPN Number=Sing 6 went nsubj 2 Jo Jo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Auntie flat 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 boyfriend cc 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 boyfriend nmod:poss 5 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Auntie conj 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 8 Ireland case 8 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 6 went obl 9 on on ADP _ 10 holiday case 10 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 6 went obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 went punct
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1 go past Auntie and her boyfriend Ireland holiday vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to ireland=Initial_Location
Example 3 Her boyfriend gave her flowers on her birthday.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Her PRON boyfriend NOUN gave VERB her PRON flowers NOUN on ADP her PRON birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 boyfriend nmod:poss 2 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 flowers nmod:poss 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 birthday case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 birthday nmod:poss 8 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past Her boyfriend boyfriend's flowers boyfriend's birthday vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent flower=Theme on birthday=Asset
Example 4 He introduced his boyfriend to the family.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root He PRON introduced VERB his PRON boyfriend NOUN to ADP the DET family NOUN . 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 introduced nsubj 2 introduced introduce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 boyfriend nmod:poss 4 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 2 introduced obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 family case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 family det 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 2 introduced obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 introduced punct
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1 introduce past He his boyfriend to the family vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent boyfriend=Patient to family=Co-Patient
Example 5 My cousin's ex-boyfriend still sends her birthday cards.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj advmod nmod:poss compound obj punct root My PRON cousin NOUN 's PART ex-boyfriend NOUN still ADV sends VERB her PRON birthday NOUN cards NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 ex-boyfriend nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cousin case 4 ex-boyfriend ex-boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 6 sends nsubj 5 still still ADV _ 6 sends advmod 6 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 cards nmod:poss 8 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 9 cards compound 9 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 6 sends obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 sends punct
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1 send present My cousin's ex-boyfriend ex-boyfriend's birthday cards still vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme
Example 6 The film is about a girl who meets her boyfriend at school.
det nsubj cop advmod det nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj case obl punct root The DET film NOUN is AUX about ADV a DET girl NOUN who PRON meets VERB her PRON boyfriend NOUN at ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 girl nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 girl cop 4 about about ADV _ 6 girl advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 girl det 6 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 meets nsubj 8 meets meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 girl acl:relcl 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 boyfriend nmod:poss 10 boyfriend boyfriend NOUN Number=Sing 8 meets obj 11 at at ADP _ 12 school case 12 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 meets obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 girl punct
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1 is a present the film a girl about property tree rules 2 meet present a girl girl's boyfriend school vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boyfriend=Co-Agent
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