canoe Who acts: canoe, you, We, Maori, large canoes, Native peoples · What happens: be, point, move, canoe, paddle, wear · To what, where: light, ends, canoe, lake, life jacket, Canoes · Speech: someone speaks here
«canoe» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: canoe in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A canoe is a light, narrow boat, pointed at both ends, that you move with a paddle.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det punct amod conj punct acl case det obl punct mark nsubj parataxis case det obl punct root A DET canoe NOUN is AUX a DET light NOUN , PUNCT narrow ADJ boat NOUN , PUNCT pointed VERB at ADP both DET ends NOUN , PUNCT that SCONJ you PRON move VERB with ADP a DET paddle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 canoe det 2 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing 5 light nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 light cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 light det 5 light light NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 boat punct 7 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 boat amod 8 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 5 light conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 pointed punct 10 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 light acl 11 at at ADP _ 13 ends case 12 both both DET PronType=Tot 13 ends det 13 ends end NOUN Number=Plur 10 pointed obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 move punct 15 that that SCONJ _ 17 move mark 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 move nsubj 17 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 light parataxis 18 with with ADP _ 20 paddle case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 paddle det 20 paddle paddle NOUN Number=Sing 17 move obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 light punct
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1 is a present a canoe a light and narrow boat tree rules 2 point participle a light and narrow boat not said here at both ends vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 move present you with a paddle vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
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 To canoe is to travel or paddle in a canoe.
mark csubj cop mark cc conj case det obl punct root To PART canoe VERB is AUX to PART travel VERB or CCONJ paddle VERB in ADP a DET canoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 canoe mark 2 canoe canoe VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 travel csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 travel cop 4 to to PART _ 5 travel mark 5 travel travel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 paddle cc 7 paddle paddle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 travel conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 canoe case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 canoe det 10 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing 7 paddle obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 travel punct
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1 canoe to-infinitive vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 is present travel property tree rules 3 paddle infinitive a canoe vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 We paddled the canoe across the lake.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON paddled VERB the DET canoe NOUN across ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 paddled nsubj 2 paddled paddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 canoe det 4 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing 2 paddled obj 5 across across ADP _ 7 lake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 2 paddled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 paddled punct
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1 paddle past We the canoe the lake vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent canoe=Theme across lake=Trajectory
Example 2 Always wear a life jacket in a canoe.
advmod det compound obj case det nmod punct root Always ADV wear VERB a DET life NOUN jacket NOUN in ADP a DET canoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 wear advmod 2 wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 jacket det 4 life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 jacket compound 5 jacket jacket NOUN Number=Sing 2 wear obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 canoe case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 canoe det 8 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing 5 jacket nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here a life jacket a canoe always property vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme
Example 3 Canoes are pointed at both ends.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root Canoes NOUN are AUX pointed VERB at ADP both DET ends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Canoes canoe NOUN Number=Plur 3 pointed nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 pointed aux:pass 3 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 ends case 5 both both DET PronType=Tot 6 ends det 6 ends end NOUN Number=Plur 3 pointed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 pointed punct
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1 point present · passive Canoes at both ends vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 4 We went canoeing on the river at camp.
nsubj xcomp case det obl case obl punct root We PRON went VERB canoeing VERB on ADP the DET river NOUN at ADP camp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 canoeing canoe VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 went xcomp 4 on on ADP _ 6 river case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 canoeing obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 camp case 8 camp camp NOUN Number=Sing 3 canoeing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 canoe gerund We not said here the river at camp vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The Maori travelled in large canoes called waka.
det nsubj case amod obl acl xcomp punct root The DET Maori PROPN travelled VERB in ADP large ADJ canoes NOUN called VERB waka NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Maori det 2 Maori Maori PROPN Number=Sing 3 travelled nsubj 3 travelled travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 canoes case 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 canoes amod 6 canoes canoe NOUN Number=Plur 3 travelled obl 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 canoes acl 8 waka waka NOUN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 travelled punct
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1 travel past the Maori large canoes vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canoe=Trajectory 2 call participle large canoes not said here waka vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Sit still or the canoe will tip over.
advmod cc det nsubj aux conj advmod punct root Sit VERB still ADV or CCONJ the DET canoe NOUN will AUX tip VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sit sit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 still still ADV _ 1 Sit advmod 3 or or CCONJ _ 7 tip cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 canoe det 5 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing 7 tip nsubj 6 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 tip aux 7 tip tip VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Sit conj 8 over over ADV _ 7 tip advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Sit punct
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1 sit imperative you not said here still vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tip over future the canoe over property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Native peoples made canoes from birch bark.
amod nsubj obj case compound obl punct root Native ADJ peoples NOUN made VERB canoes NOUN from ADP birch NOUN bark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Native native ADJ Degree=Pos 2 peoples amod 2 peoples people NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 canoes canoe NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 bark case 6 birch birch NOUN Number=Sing 7 bark compound 7 bark bark NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Native peoples canoes birch bark vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent canoe=Product from bark=Material
Example 8 They canoed down the river for three days.
nsubj case det obl case nummod obl punct root They PRON canoed VERB down ADP the DET river NOUN for ADP three NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 canoed nsubj 2 canoed canoe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADP _ 5 river case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 2 canoed obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 days case 7 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 days nummod 8 days day NOUN Number=Plur 2 canoed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 canoed punct
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1 canoe past They the river day vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V PP.location»: agent=Theme down river=Trajectory
Example 9 The canoe floated to the shore.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET canoe NOUN floated VERB to ADP the DET shore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 canoe det 2 canoe canoe NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 floated float VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 canoe acl 4 to to ADP _ 6 shore case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shore det 6 shore shore NOUN Number=Sing 3 floated obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 canoe punct
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1 float participle the canoe not said here the shore vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to shore=Destination
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