brother Who acts: brother, man, half brother, stepbrother, She, Tom · What happens: be, have, share, give, learn, walk · To what, where: boy, same parents, one parent, son, close male friend, 4 candies
«brother» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: brother in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj case obl punct root A DET brother NOUN is AUX a DET boy NOUN or CCONJ man NOUN who PRON has VERB the DET same ADJ parents NOUN as ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 brother det 2 brother brother 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 has nsubj 9 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man acl:relcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 parents det 11 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 12 parents amod 12 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 9 has obj 13 as as ADP _ 14 you case 14 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 has obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 boy punct
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1 is a present a brother a boy or man tree rules 2 have present man the same parents as you vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=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 half-brother shares one parent; a stepbrother is the son of your stepparent.
The tree, 14 words det compound punct nsubj nummod obj punct det nsubj cop det parataxis case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET half NOUN - PUNCT brother NOUN shares VERB one NUM parent NOUN ; PUNCT a DET stepbrother NOUN is AUX the DET son NOUN of ADP your PRON stepparent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 brother det 2 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 4 brother compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 half punct 4 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 shares nsubj 5 shares share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 parent nummod 7 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 5 shares obj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 son punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 stepbrother det 10 stepbrother stepbrother NOUN Number=Sing 13 son nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 son cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 son det 13 son son NOUN Number=Sing 5 shares parataxis 14 of of ADP _ 16 stepparent case 15 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 stepparent nmod:poss 16 stepparent stepparent NOUN Number=Sing 13 son nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 shares punct
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1 share present a half brother one parent tree rules 2 is a present a stepbrother the son of your stepparent tree rules
Meaning 3 A brother can be a close male friend or a member of a group, like a monk.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj aux cop det amod amod cc det conj case det nmod punct case det conj punct root A DET brother NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET close ADJ male ADJ friend NOUN or CCONJ a DET member NOUN of ADP a DET group NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET monk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 brother det 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 friend nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 friend aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 friend cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 friend det 6 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 8 friend amod 7 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 8 friend amod 8 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 member cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 member det 11 member member NOUN Number=Sing 8 friend conj 12 of of ADP _ 14 group case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 group det 14 group group NOUN Number=Sing 11 member nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 monk punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 monk case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 monk det 18 monk monk NOUN Number=Sing 8 friend conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 friend punct
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1 is a can a brother a close male friend or a member of a group and a monk tree rules
Example 1 Her brother is 3 years older.
nmod:poss nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root Her PRON brother NOUN is AUX 3 NUM years NOUN older ADJ . 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 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 6 older nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 older cop 4 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 years nummod 5 years year NOUN Number=Plur 6 older obl:unmarked 6 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 older punct
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1 is present Her brother year old property tree rules
Example 2 She gave 4 candies to her brother.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON gave VERB 4 NUM candies NOUN to ADP her PRON brother 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 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 candies nummod 4 candies candy NOUN Number=Plur 2 gave obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 brother case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 brother nmod:poss 7 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She 4 candies her brother vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent candy=Theme to brother=Recipient
Example 3 Tom has 2 brothers and 1 sister.
nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj punct root Tom PROPN has VERB 2 NUM brothers NOUN and CCONJ 1 NUM sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 brothers nummod 4 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 sister cc 6 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 sister nummod 7 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 brothers conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Tom 2 brothers and 1 sister vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Patient
Example 4 Her brother has twice as many cards.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod advmod amod obj punct root Her PRON brother NOUN has VERB twice ADV as ADV many ADJ cards 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 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 6 many advmod 5 as as ADV _ 6 many advmod 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cards amod 7 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Her brother many cards vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient
Example 5 My little brother is learning to walk.
nmod:poss amod nsubj aux mark xcomp punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN is AUX learning VERB to PART walk VERB . 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 learning nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 learning aux 5 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 to to PART _ 7 walk mark 7 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 learning xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive My little brother vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 walk to-infinitive My little brother not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Do you have any brothers or sisters?
aux nsubj det obj cc conj punct root Do AUX you PRON have VERB any DET brothers NOUN or CCONJ sisters NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 have aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 brothers det 5 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 sisters cc 7 sisters sister NOUN Number=Plur 5 brothers conj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present · do-support you any brothers or sisters vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Patient
Example 7 My big brother walks me to school.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj case obl punct root My PRON big ADJ brother NOUN walks VERB me PRON to ADP school 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 walks nsubj 4 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 walks obj 6 to to ADP _ 7 school case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 walks obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 walks punct
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1 walk present My big brother me school vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent i=Theme to school=Trajectory
Example 8 The two brothers built a tree house.
det nummod nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET two NUM brothers NOUN built VERB a DET tree NOUN house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 brothers det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 brothers nummod 3 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 4 built nsubj 4 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 house det 6 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 7 house compound 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 built obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 built punct
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1 build past the two brothers a tree house vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Product
Example 9 My half-brother lives with his dad.
nmod:poss compound punct nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON half NOUN - PUNCT brother NOUN lives VERB with ADP his PRON dad 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 4 brother nmod:poss 2 half half NOUN Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 4 brother compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 half punct 4 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 lives nsubj 5 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 dad case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 dad nmod:poss 8 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 lives obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 lives punct
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1 live present My half brother with brother's dad vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with dad=Location
Example 10 The brothers shared the cake equally.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET brothers NOUN shared VERB the DET cake NOUN equally ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brothers det 2 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 3 shared nsubj 3 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cake det 5 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 shared obj 6 equally equally ADV _ 3 shared advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 shared punct
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1 share past the brothers the cake equally property tree rules
Example 11 "Where are your brothers?" asked he.
punct cop nmod:poss nsubj punct punct cop nsubj punct root " PUNCT Where ADV are AUX your PRON brothers NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT asked VERB he PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Where punct 2 Where where ADV PronType=Int root root 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Where cop 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 brothers nmod:poss 5 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 2 Where nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 Where punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Where punct 8 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 Where cop 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 Where nsubj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 Where punct
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1 is in a quote present your brothers where property tree rules
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