caption Who acts: caption, cartoon, Captions, words, people, you · What happens: be, explain, show, write down, say, not hear · To what, where: short piece, caption, words, screen, picture, photo · Speech: someone speaks here
«caption» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: caption in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A caption is a short piece of text next to a picture, photo or cartoon that explains it.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod advmod case det parataxis punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET caption NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ piece NOUN of ADP text NOUN next ADV to ADP a DET picture NOUN , PUNCT photo NOUN or CCONJ cartoon NOUN that PRON explains 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 caption det 2 caption caption NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 piece det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 piece amod 6 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 text case 8 text text NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece nmod 9 next next ADV _ 12 picture advmod 10 to to ADP _ 12 picture case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 picture det 12 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 6 piece parataxis 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 photo punct 14 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 12 picture conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 cartoon cc 16 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 12 picture conj 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 explains nsubj 18 explains explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 cartoon acl:relcl 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 explains obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 piece punct
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1 is a present a caption a short piece of text tree rules 2 explain speech: assert present cartoon caption vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
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 Captions are words shown on a screen that write down what people say, for people who cannot hear well.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop acl case det obl nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj nsubj advcl punct case obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl advmod punct root Captions NOUN are AUX words NOUN shown VERB on ADP a DET screen NOUN that PRON write VERB down ADP what PRON people NOUN say VERB , PUNCT for ADP people NOUN who PRON can AUX not PART hear VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Captions caption NOUN Number=Plur 3 words nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 words cop 3 words word NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 words acl 5 on on ADP _ 7 screen case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 screen det 7 screen screen NOUN Number=Sing 4 shown obl 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 write nsubj 9 write write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 words acl:relcl 10 down down ADP _ 9 write compound:prt 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 say obj 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 say nsubj 13 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 write advcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 people punct 15 for for ADP _ 16 people case 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 write obl 17 who who PRON PronType=Rel 20 hear nsubj 18 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 hear aux 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 hear advmod 20 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 people acl:relcl 21 well well ADV Degree=Pos 20 hear advmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 words punct
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1 is a present Captions words tree rules 2 show participle words not said here a screen vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 write down present words for people vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for people=Beneficiary 4 say speech: assert present people vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 5 not hear can people well property vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 3 To caption a picture is to write a caption for it.
mark advcl det obj cop mark det obj case obl punct root To PART caption VERB a DET picture NOUN is AUX to PART write VERB a DET caption NOUN for ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 caption mark 2 caption caption VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 write advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 picture det 4 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 2 caption obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 write cop 6 to to PART _ 7 write mark 7 write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 caption det 9 caption caption NOUN Number=Sing 7 write obj 10 for for ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 write obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 write punct
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1 caption to-infinitive a picture tree rules 2 is present for caption; write property tree rules
Example 1 Write a caption under each photo.
det obj case det obl punct root Write VERB a DET caption NOUN under ADP each DET photo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 caption det 3 caption caption NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obj 4 under under ADP _ 6 photo case 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 photo det 6 photo photo NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here a caption each photo vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caption=Theme
Example 2 The caption said «A baby elephant at the zoo».
det nsubj punct det compound ccomp case det nmod punct punct root The DET caption NOUN said VERB « PUNCT A DET baby NOUN elephant NOUN at ADP the DET zoo NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 caption det 2 caption caption NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 elephant punct 5 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 elephant det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 7 elephant compound 7 elephant elephant NOUN Number=Sing 3 said ccomp 8 at at ADP _ 10 zoo case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 zoo det 10 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 7 elephant nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 7 elephant punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the caption vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Turn on the captions so Grandad can follow the film.
case det obl mark nsubj aux advcl det obj punct root Turn VERB on ADP the DET captions NOUN so SCONJ Grandad PROPN can AUX follow VERB the DET film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 4 captions case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 captions det 4 captions caption NOUN Number=Plur 1 Turn obl 5 so so SCONJ _ 8 follow mark 6 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 8 follow nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 follow aux 8 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Turn advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 film det 10 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 follow obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Turn punct
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1 turn imperative you not said here the captions vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on caption=Trajectory 2 follow can Grandad the film vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme
Example 4 The comic had funny captions.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET comic NOUN had VERB funny ADJ captions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 comic det 2 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 captions amod 5 captions caption NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the comic funny captions vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caption=Patient
Example 5 Caption your diagram: «The water cycle».
nmod:poss obj punct punct det compound parataxis punct punct root Caption VERB your PRON diagram NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET water NOUN cycle NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Caption caption VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 diagram nmod:poss 3 diagram diagram NOUN Number=Sing 1 Caption obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 cycle punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 cycle punct 6 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cycle det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 cycle compound 8 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Caption parataxis 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 cycle punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Caption punct
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1 caption imperative you not said here your diagram tree rules
Example 6 The picture was real, but the caption was false.
det nsubj cop punct cc det nsubj cop conj punct root The DET picture NOUN was AUX real ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET caption NOUN was AUX false ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 picture det 2 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 4 real nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 real cop 4 real real ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 false punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 10 false cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 caption det 8 caption caption NOUN Number=Sing 10 false nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 false cop 10 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 4 real conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 real punct
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1 is past the picture real property tree rules 2 is past the caption false property tree rules
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