brand Who acts: brand, new, Mum, supermarket, bike, Adverts · What happens: be, make, brand, burn, show, own · To what, where: name, product, trainers, cereal, mark, skin · Speech: someone speaks here
«brand» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: brand in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A brand is the name of a product made by a particular company, with its own logo: a brand of trainers, a brand of cereal.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod acl case det amod obl punct case nmod:poss amod obl punct det nmod case nmod punct det nmod case nmod punct root A DET brand NOUN is AUX the DET name NOUN of ADP a DET product NOUN made VERB by ADP a DET particular ADJ company NOUN , PUNCT with ADP its PRON own ADJ logo NOUN : PUNCT a DET brand NOUN of ADP trainers NOUN , PUNCT a DET brand NOUN of ADP cereal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 brand det 2 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 name cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 name det 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 product case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 product det 8 product product NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nmod 9 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 product acl 10 by by ADP _ 13 company case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 company det 12 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 13 company amod 13 company company NOUN Number=Sing 9 made obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 logo punct 15 with with ADP _ 18 logo case 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 logo nmod:poss 17 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 18 logo amod 18 logo logo NOUN Number=Sing 9 made obl 19 : : PUNCT _ 21 brand punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 brand det 21 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nmod 22 of of ADP _ 23 trainers case 23 trainers trainer NOUN Number=Plur 21 brand nmod 24 , , PUNCT _ 26 brand punct 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 brand det 26 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 21 brand nmod 27 of of ADP _ 28 cereal case 28 cereal cereal NOUN Number=Sing 26 brand nmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 5 name punct
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1 is a present a brand the name of a product; a brand of trainers a brand of cereal nmod tree rules 2 make participle a product not said here by a particular company; with brand's own logo vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 brand trainers nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient 4 brand cereal nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient
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 A brand is a mark burned into an animal's skin to show who owns it.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det acl case det nmod:poss case obl mark advcl nsubj ccomp obj punct root A DET brand NOUN is AUX a DET mark NOUN burned VERB into ADP an DET animal NOUN 's PART skin NOUN to PART show VERB who PRON owns VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 brand det 2 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 5 mark nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mark cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mark det 5 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 burned burn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 mark acl 7 into into ADP _ 11 skin case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 animal det 9 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 11 skin nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 animal case 11 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 6 burned obl 12 to to PART _ 13 show mark 13 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 burned advcl 14 who who PRON PronType=Rel 15 owns nsubj 15 owns own VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 show ccomp 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 owns obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 mark punct
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1 is a present a brand a mark tree rules 2 burn participle a mark not said here a animal's skin vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 own present brand vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme
Meaning 3 To brand means to mark with a brand, or to give someone a bad name: he was branded a liar.
The tree, 20 words mark nsubj mark xcomp case det obl punct cc mark conj obj det amod obj punct nsubj aux:pass parataxis det obj punct root To PART brand NOUN means VERB to PART mark VERB with ADP a DET brand NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART give VERB someone PRON a DET bad ADJ name NOUN : PUNCT he PRON was AUX branded VERB a DET liar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 brand mark 2 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 mark mark 5 mark mark VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 with with ADP _ 8 brand case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 brand det 8 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 5 mark obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 give punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 give cc 11 to to PART _ 12 give mark 12 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mark conj 13 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 give obj 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 name det 15 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 16 name amod 16 name name NOUN Number=Sing 12 give obj 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 branded punct 18 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 branded nsubj 19 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 branded aux:pass 20 branded brand VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 means parataxis 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 liar det 22 liar liar NOUN Number=Sing 20 branded obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present brand vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 mark not said to happen to-infinitive brand not said here with a brand vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with brand=Theme 3 give to-infinitive brand not said here a bad name someone vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient name=Theme 4 brand past · passive brand vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme liar=Result
Meaning 4 «Brand new» means completely new, never used.
punct advmod nsubj punct advmod ccomp punct advmod conj punct root « PUNCT Brand ADV new ADJ » PUNCT means VERB completely ADV new ADJ , PUNCT never ADV used VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 new punct 2 Brand brand ADV _ 3 new advmod 3 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 new punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 completely completely ADV _ 7 new advmod 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 means ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 10 used advmod 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 new conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present new vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not use participle new not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 A brand is also a burning stick or piece of wood, used as a torch.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod cc conj case nmod punct acl case det obl punct root A DET brand NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET burning VERB stick NOUN or CCONJ piece NOUN of ADP wood NOUN , PUNCT used VERB as ADP a DET torch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 brand det 2 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 7 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stick cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 stick advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stick det 6 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stick amod 7 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 piece cc 9 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 7 stick conj 10 of of ADP _ 11 wood case 11 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 9 piece nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 stick acl 14 as as ADP _ 16 torch case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 torch det 16 torch torch NOUN Number=Sing 13 used obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 stick punct
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1 burn gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a brand a burning stick or piece of wood tree rules 3 use participle a burning stick or piece of wood not said here as a torch vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 What brand of trainers do you like?
det nsubj case nmod aux nsubj punct root What DET brand NOUN of ADP trainers NOUN do AUX you PRON like VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what DET PronType=Int 2 brand det 2 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 7 like nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 trainers case 4 trainers trainer NOUN Number=Plur 2 brand nmod 5 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 like aux 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 like nsubj 7 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 like punct
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1 like present · do-support what brand of trainers vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 2 brand trainers nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Mum buys the supermarket's own brand because it is cheaper.
nsubj det nmod:poss case amod obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Mum NOUN buys VERB the DET supermarket NOUN 's PART own ADJ brand NOUN because SCONJ it PRON is AUX cheaper ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 buys nsubj 2 buys buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 supermarket det 4 supermarket supermarket NOUN Number=Sing 7 brand nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 supermarket case 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 brand amod 7 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 2 buys obj 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 cheaper mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 cheaper nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 cheaper cop 11 cheaper cheap ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 buys advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 buys punct
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1 buy present Mum the supermarket's own brand vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme 2 is present brand cheap property tree rules 3 brand the supermarket nom brand «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 My bike is brand new.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct root My PRON bike NOUN is AUX brand ADV new ADJ . 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 bike nmod:poss 2 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 5 new nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 new cop 4 brand brand ADV _ 5 new advmod 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 new punct
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1 is present My bike brand, new property tree rules
Example 4 Adverts try to make us love a brand.
nsubj mark xcomp obj xcomp det obj punct root Adverts NOUN try VERB to PART make VERB us PRON love VERB a DET brand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adverts advert NOUN Number=Plur 2 try nsubj 2 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 make mark 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 try xcomp 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 make obj 6 love love VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 make xcomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 brand det 8 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 6 love obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 try punct
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1 try present Adverts vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 make not said to happen to-infinitive Adverts not said here us tree rules 3 love not said to happen infinitive us not said here a brand vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brand=Stimulus
Example 5 The rancher put his brand on the cattle.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET rancher NOUN put VERB his PRON brand NOUN on ADP the DET cattle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rancher det 2 rancher rancher NOUN Number=Sing 3 put nsubj 3 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 brand nmod:poss 5 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 cattle case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cattle det 8 cattle cattle NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put past the rancher rancher's brand on the cattle vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme on cattle=Destination 2 brand rancher nom brand «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 He was branded a cheat after one mistake.
nsubj aux:pass det obj case nummod obl punct root He PRON was AUX branded VERB a DET cheat NOUN after ADP one NUM mistake 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 3 branded nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 branded aux:pass 3 branded brand VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 cheat det 5 cheat cheat NOUN Number=Sing 3 branded obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 mistake case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 mistake nummod 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 3 branded obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 branded punct
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1 brand past · passive He after one mistake vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme cheat=Result
Example 7 Compare two brands to see which is the better value.
nummod obj mark advcl nsubj cop det amod ccomp punct root Compare VERB two NUM brands NOUN to PART see VERB which PRON is AUX the DET better ADJ value NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Compare compare VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 brands nummod 3 brands brand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Compare obj 4 to to PART _ 5 see mark 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Compare advcl 6 which which PRON PronType=Rel 10 value nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 value cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 value det 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 value amod 10 value value NOUN Number=Sing 5 see ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Compare punct
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1 compare imperative you not said here two brands vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Patient 2 see to-infinitive you not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 is a present the better value tree rules
Example 8 On hearing this, Althea seized the brand, laid it up carefully in a chest, and henceforth preserved it as her most precious possession.
The tree, 23 words mark advcl obj punct nsubj det obj punct conj obj compound:prt advmod case det obl punct cc advmod conj obj case nmod:poss advmod amod obl punct root On SCONJ hearing VERB this PRON , PUNCT Althea PROPN seized VERB the DET brand NOUN , PUNCT laid VERB it PRON up ADP carefully ADV in ADP a DET chest NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ henceforth ADV preserved VERB it PRON as ADP her PRON most ADV precious ADJ possession NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on SCONJ _ 2 hearing mark 2 hearing hear VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 seized advcl 3 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 hearing obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 2 hearing punct 5 Althea Althea PROPN Number=Sing 6 seized nsubj 6 seized seize VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 brand det 8 brand brand NOUN Number=Sing 6 seized obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 laid punct 10 laid lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 seized conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 laid obj 12 up up ADP _ 10 laid compound:prt 13 carefully carefully ADV _ 10 laid advmod 14 in in ADP _ 16 chest case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 chest det 16 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing 10 laid obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 preserved punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 preserved cc 19 henceforth henceforth ADV _ 20 preserved advmod 20 preserved preserve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 seized conj 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 preserved obj 22 as as ADP _ 26 possession case 23 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 possession nmod:poss 24 most most ADV Degree=Sup 25 precious advmod 25 precious precious ADJ Degree=Pos 26 possession amod 26 possession possession NOUN Number=Sing 20 preserved obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 seized punct
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1 hear gerund Althea not said here this vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus 2 seize past Althea the brand vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brand=Theme 3 lay up past Althea not said here brand a chest carefully property vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in chest=Destination 4 preserve past Althea not said here brand as Althea's precious possession; henceforth property vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary 5 possess Althea nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent
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