brainstem Who acts: bottom part, brainstem, you, your, Messages, model brain · What happens: join, swallow, sleep, control, breathe, travel · To what, where: brain, breathing, brainstem, heart beating, bottom, it · Speech: someone speaks here
«brainstem» 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: brainstem in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The bottom part of the brain that joins it to the spinal cord and controls automatic actions like breathing, heartbeat, swallowing and sleeping.
The tree, 23 words det amod case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj case det amod obl cc conj amod obj case nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root The DET bottom ADJ part NOUN of ADP the DET brain NOUN that PRON joins VERB it PRON to ADP the DET spinal ADJ cord NOUN and CCONJ controls NOUN automatic ADJ actions NOUN like ADP breathing NOUN , PUNCT heartbeat NOUN , PUNCT swallowing VERB and CCONJ sleeping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 part det 2 bottom bottom ADJ Degree=Pos 3 part amod 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 brain case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 brain det 6 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 joins nsubj 8 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part acl:relcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 joins obj 10 to to ADP _ 13 cord case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 cord det 12 spinal spinal ADJ Degree=Pos 13 cord amod 13 cord cord NOUN Number=Sing 8 joins obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 controls cc 15 controls control NOUN Number=Plur 13 cord conj 16 automatic automatic ADJ Degree=Pos 17 actions amod 17 actions action NOUN Number=Plur 8 joins obj 18 like like ADP _ 19 breathing case 19 breathing breathing NOUN Number=Sing 17 actions nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 heartbeat punct 21 heartbeat heartbeat NOUN Number=Sing 19 breathing conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 swallowing punct 23 swallowing swallow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 joins conj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 sleeping cc 25 sleeping sleep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 23 swallowing conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 join present the bottom part of the brain brain to the spinal cord and controls tree rules 2 swallow gerund the bottom part of the brain not said here vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sleep gerund the bottom part of the brain not said here vn snooze-40.4-1 «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 The brainstem controls your breathing even when you sleep.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET brainstem NOUN controls VERB your PRON breathing NOUN even ADV when SCONJ you PRON sleep VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brainstem det 2 brainstem brainstem 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 breathing nmod:poss 5 breathing breathing NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls obj 6 even even ADV _ 9 sleep advmod 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 sleep mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 sleep nsubj 9 sleep sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 controls advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 controls punct
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1 control present the brainstem your breathing vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breathing=Theme 2 sleep present you vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 breathe your nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Messages travel through the brainstem to the spinal cord.
nsubj case det obl case det amod obl punct root Messages NOUN travel VERB through ADP the DET brainstem NOUN to ADP the DET spinal ADJ cord NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Messages message NOUN Number=Plur 2 travel nsubj 2 travel travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 5 brainstem case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 brainstem det 5 brainstem brainstem NOUN Number=Sing 2 travel obl 6 to to ADP _ 9 cord case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cord det 8 spinal spinal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 cord amod 9 cord cord NOUN Number=Sing 2 travel obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 travel punct
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1 travel present Messages the brainstem to the spinal cord vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to cord=Destination
Example 3 The brainstem keeps your heart beating.
det nsubj nmod:poss compound obj punct root The DET brainstem NOUN keeps VERB your PRON heart NOUN beating NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brainstem det 2 brainstem brainstem NOUN Number=Sing 3 keeps nsubj 3 keeps keep 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 6 beating nmod:poss 5 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 6 beating compound 6 beating beating NOUN Number=Sing 3 keeps obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 keeps punct
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1 keep present the brainstem your heart beating vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beating=Theme 2 beat your nom beating «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Our model brain had a brainstem at the bottom.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Our PRON model NOUN brain NOUN had VERB a DET brainstem NOUN at ADP the DET bottom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brain nmod:poss 2 model model NOUN Number=Sing 3 brain compound 3 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 brainstem det 6 brainstem brainstem NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 bottom case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bottom det 9 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past Our model brain a brainstem the bottom vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brainstem=Patient
Example 5 You do not have to think to breathe; your brainstem does it.
nsubj aux advmod mark xcomp mark ccomp punct nmod:poss nsubj parataxis obj punct root You PRON do AUX not PART have VERB to PART think VERB to PART breathe VERB ; PUNCT your PRON brainstem NOUN does VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 have nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 have aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 have advmod 4 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 think mark 6 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 have xcomp 7 to to PART _ 8 breathe mark 8 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 think ccomp 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 does punct 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 brainstem nmod:poss 11 brainstem brainstem NOUN Number=Sing 12 does nsubj 12 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 have parataxis 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 does obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 not have present · do-support You tree rules 2 think speech: other to-infinitive You not said here vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 breathe to-infinitive vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 do present your brainstem it vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 6 The brainstem connects the brain to the rest of the body.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET brainstem NOUN connects VERB the DET brain NOUN to ADP the DET rest NOUN of ADP the DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brainstem det 2 brainstem brainstem NOUN Number=Sing 3 connects nsubj 3 connects connect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 brain det 5 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 3 connects obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 rest case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rest det 8 rest rest NOUN Number=Sing 3 connects obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 body case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 body det 11 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 rest nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 connects punct
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1 connect present the brainstem the brain to the rest of the body vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent brain=Patient to rest=Co-Patient
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