brachiation Who acts: way, Gibbons, Brachiation, apes, we, long arms · What happens: move, swing, use, do, let, copy · To what, where: trees, branch, arms, forest, tree, brachiation
«brachiation» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: brachiation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A way of moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms, as gibbons and some monkeys do.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj mark acl case obl mark advcl case obl case obl conj det obj punct case obl cc det conj punct root A DET way NOUN of SCONJ moving VERB through ADP trees NOUN by SCONJ swinging VERB from ADP branch NOUN to ADP branch NOUN using VERB the DET arms NOUN , PUNCT as ADP gibbons NOUN and CCONJ some DET monkeys NOUN do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 22 do nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 4 moving mark 4 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 way acl 5 through through ADP _ 6 trees case 6 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 moving obl 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 swinging mark 8 swinging swing VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 moving advcl 9 from from ADP _ 10 branch case 10 branch branch NOUN Number=Sing 8 swinging obl 11 to to ADP _ 12 branch case 12 branch branch NOUN Number=Sing 8 swinging obl 13 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 swinging conj 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 arms det 15 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 13 using obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 gibbons punct 17 as as ADP _ 18 gibbons case 18 gibbons gibbon NOUN Number=Plur 4 moving obl 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 monkeys cc 20 some some DET PronType=Ind 21 monkeys det 21 monkeys monkey NOUN Number=Plur 18 gibbons conj 22 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 23 . . PUNCT _ 22 do punct
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1 move gerund a way not said here trees as gibbons and some monkeys vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme through tree=Trajectory 2 swing gerund a way not said here branch to branch result vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from branch=Initial_State to branch=Result 3 use gerund a way not said here the arms vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arm=Patient 4 do present a way vn act-114-1 «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.
Example 1 Gibbons move through the forest by brachiation.
nsubj case det obl case obl punct root Gibbons NOUN move VERB through ADP the DET forest NOUN by ADP brachiation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gibbons gibbon NOUN Number=Plur 2 move nsubj 2 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 forest case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 forest det 5 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 6 by by ADP _ 7 brachiation case 7 brachiation brachiation NOUN Number=Sing 2 move obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 move punct
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1 move present Gibbons the forest by brachiation vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme through forest=Source by brachiation=Trajectory
Example 2 Brachiation lets apes swing fast from tree to tree.
nsubj nsubj xcomp advmod case obl case obl punct root Brachiation NOUN lets VERB apes NOUN swing VERB fast ADV from ADP tree NOUN to ADP tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brachiation brachiation NOUN Number=Sing 2 lets nsubj 2 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 apes ape NOUN Number=Plur 4 swing nsubj 4 swing swing VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 lets xcomp 5 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 4 swing advmod 6 from from ADP _ 7 tree case 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 swing obl 8 to to ADP _ 9 tree case 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 swing obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 lets punct
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1 let present Brachiation tree rules 2 swing infinitive apes tree to tree result ; fast property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient from tree=Initial_State to tree=Result
Example 3 On the monkey bars we copied brachiation.
case det compound obl nsubj obj punct root On ADP the DET monkey NOUN bars NOUN we PRON copied VERB brachiation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 bars case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bars det 3 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing 4 bars compound 4 bars bar NOUN Number=Plur 6 copied obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 copied nsubj 6 copied copy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 brachiation brachiation NOUN Number=Sing 6 copied obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 copied punct
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1 copy past we brachiation the monkey bars vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent brachiation=Theme on bar=Destination
Example 4 A gibbon's long arms are perfect for brachiation.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj cop case obl punct root A DET gibbon NOUN 's PART long ADJ arms NOUN are AUX perfect ADJ for ADP brachiation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gibbon det 2 gibbon gibbon NOUN Number=Sing 5 arms nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 gibbon case 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 arms amod 5 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 7 perfect nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 perfect cop 7 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 brachiation case 9 brachiation brachiation NOUN Number=Sing 7 perfect obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 perfect punct
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1 is present a gibbon's long arms for brachiation; perfect property tree rules
Example 5 Spider monkeys also use their tails during brachiation.
compound nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Spider NOUN monkeys NOUN also ADV use VERB their PRON tails NOUN during ADP brachiation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spider spider NOUN Number=Sing 2 monkeys compound 2 monkeys monkey NOUN Number=Plur 4 use nsubj 3 also also ADV _ 4 use advmod 4 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 tails nmod:poss 6 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 4 use obj 7 during during ADP _ 8 brachiation case 8 brachiation brachiation NOUN Number=Sing 4 use obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 use punct
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1 use present Spider monkeys monkeys's tails during brachiation vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
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