brain Who acts: organ, you, She, brain, Sleep, 's · What happens: control, think, use, be, wear, protect · To what, where: body, memory, brain, brains, helmet, puzzle · Speech: someone speaks here
«brain» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: brain in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The organ inside your head that controls your body, thinking, memory and feelings.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod nsubj nmod:poss obj punct advcl punct obl cc conj punct root The DET organ NOUN inside ADP your PRON head NOUN that PRON controls VERB your PRON body NOUN , PUNCT thinking VERB , PUNCT memory NOUN and CCONJ feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 organ det 2 organ organ NOUN Number=Sing 7 controls nsubj 3 inside inside ADP _ 5 head case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 head nmod:poss 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 2 organ nmod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 controls nsubj 7 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 body nmod:poss 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 controls obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 thinking punct 11 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 controls advcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 memory punct 13 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 11 thinking obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 feelings cc 15 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 13 memory conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 controls punct
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1 control present the organ inside your head your body vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme 2 think speech: other gerund the organ inside your head not said here memory and feelings vn focus-87.1-1 «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 Cleverness, intelligence.
punct appos punct root Cleverness NOUN , PUNCT intelligence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cleverness cleverness NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 intelligence punct 3 intelligence intelligence NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cleverness appos 4 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cleverness punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Use your brain."
punct nmod:poss obj punct punct root " PUNCT Use VERB your PRON brain NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Use punct 2 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brain nmod:poss 4 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 2 Use obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 Use punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 Use punct
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1 use in a quote imperative you not said here your brain vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Patient
Meaning 3 A very clever person.
det advmod amod punct root A DET very ADV clever ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 2 very very ADV _ 3 clever advmod 3 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 4 person amod 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 person punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"She's the brains of the team."
punct nsubj cop det case det nmod punct punct root " PUNCT She PRON 's AUX the DET brains NOUN of ADP the DET team NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 brains punct 2 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 brains nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 brains cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 brains det 5 brains brain NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 team case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 team det 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 brains nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 brains punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 5 brains punct
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1 is a in a quote present She the brains of the team tree rules
Example 1 Your brain controls your body.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Your PRON brain NOUN controls VERB your PRON body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brain nmod:poss 2 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls nsubj 3 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 body nmod:poss 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 controls punct
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1 control present Your brain your body vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme
Example 2 Wear a helmet to protect your brain.
det obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Wear VERB a DET helmet NOUN to PART protect VERB your PRON brain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 helmet det 3 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obj 4 to to PART _ 5 protect mark 5 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Wear advcl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 brain nmod:poss 7 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 5 protect obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here a helmet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme 2 protect to-infinitive you not said here your brain vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Beneficiary
Example 3 Use your brain to solve the puzzle.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root Use VERB your PRON brain NOUN to PART solve VERB the DET puzzle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brain nmod:poss 3 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 solve mark 5 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 puzzle det 7 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 5 solve obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here your brain vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Patient 2 solve to-infinitive you not said here the puzzle vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic
Example 4 The brain sends messages through nerves.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET brain NOUN sends VERB messages NOUN through ADP nerves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brain det 2 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 3 sends nsubj 3 sends send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 messages message NOUN Number=Plur 3 sends obj 5 through through ADP _ 6 nerves case 6 nerves nerve NOUN Number=Plur 3 sends obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sends punct
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1 send present the brain messages nerves vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 5 Sleep helps your brain learn.
nsubj nmod:poss nsubj xcomp punct root Sleep NOUN helps VERB your PRON brain NOUN learn VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brain nmod:poss 4 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 5 learn nsubj 5 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Sleep vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 learn infinitive your brain vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Let's brainstorm ideas for the story.
obj xcomp obj case det obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON brainstorm VERB ideas NOUN for ADP the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 brainstorm brainstorm VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 3 brainstorm obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 story case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 story det 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 brainstorm obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 brainstorm infinitive 's not said here ideas for the story tree rules
Example 7 Eating ice cream fast gives me brain freeze.
csubj compound obj advmod iobj compound obj punct root Eating VERB ice NOUN cream NOUN fast ADV gives VERB me PRON brain NOUN freeze NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 gives csubj 2 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 3 cream compound 3 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 1 Eating obj 4 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 1 Eating advmod 5 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 gives iobj 7 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 8 freeze compound 8 freeze freeze NOUN Number=Sing 5 gives obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 gives punct
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1 eat gerund ice cream fast property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Patient 2 give present Eating brain freeze me vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient freeze=Theme
Example 8 She's the brains of our team.
nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON 's AUX the DET brains NOUN of ADP our PRON team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 brains nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 brains cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 brains det 4 brains brain NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 team case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 team nmod:poss 7 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 brains nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 brains punct
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1 is a present She the brains of our team tree rules
Example 9 “Have you brains?” asked the Scarecrow.
punct ccomp nsubj obj punct punct det obj punct root “ PUNCT Have VERB you PRON brains NOUN ? PUNCT ” PUNCT asked VERB the DET Scarecrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 7 asked punct 2 Have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 asked ccomp 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 Have nsubj 4 brains brain NOUN Number=Plur 2 Have obj 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 Have punct 6 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Have punct 7 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Scarecrow det 9 Scarecrow scarecrow NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 asked punct
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1 have in a quote present you brains vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brain=Patient 2 ask speech: ask past the Scarecrow vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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