caretaker Who acts: caretaker, job, person, school caretaker, you, Mr · What happens: be, keep, repair, look, fix, tell · To what, where: person, job, broken window, caretaker, spill, gates · Speech: someone speaks here
«caretaker» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: caretaker in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A caretaker is a person whose job is to look after a building, such as a school, keeping it clean, safe and repaired.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl case det obl punct case fixed det conj punct advcl obj xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root A DET caretaker NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART look VERB after ADP a DET building NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET school NOUN , PUNCT keeping VERB it PRON clean ADJ , PUNCT safe ADJ and CCONJ repaired VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 caretaker det 2 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 look nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 look cop 9 to to PART _ 10 look mark 10 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 after after ADP _ 13 building case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 building det 13 building building NOUN Number=Sing 10 look obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 school punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 school case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 school det 18 school school NOUN Number=Sing 13 building conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 keeping punct 20 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 look advcl 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 keeping obj 22 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 20 keeping xcomp 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 safe punct 24 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 22 clean conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 repaired cc 26 repaired repair VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 clean conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a caretaker a person tree rules 2 is present job after a building and a school look property tree rules 3 keep gerund job not said here job clean property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 4 repair participle job not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: 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.
Meaning 2 A caretaker is a person who looks after someone or something for a while.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc conj case det nmod punct root A DET caretaker NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON looks VERB after ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON for ADP a DET while NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 caretaker det 2 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 looks nsubj 7 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 after after ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 looks obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 something cc 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 someone conj 12 for for ADP _ 14 while case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 while det 14 while while NOUN Number=Sing 11 something nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a caretaker a person tree rules 2 look present a person after someone vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 Our school caretaker fixed the broken window.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det amod obj punct root Our PRON school NOUN caretaker NOUN fixed VERB the DET broken ADJ window 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 caretaker nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 caretaker compound 3 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 4 fixed nsubj 4 fixed fix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 window det 6 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 7 window amod 7 window window NOUN Number=Sing 4 fixed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 fixed punct
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1 fix past Our school caretaker the broken window vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent window=Patient
Example 2 Tell the caretaker if you see a spill.
det obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Tell VERB the DET caretaker NOUN if SCONJ you PRON see VERB a DET spill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 caretaker det 3 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 6 see mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 see nsubj 6 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Tell advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 spill det 8 spill spill NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here the caretaker vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent caretaker=Recipient 2 see a condition, not said to happen present you a spill vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer spill=Stimulus
Example 3 The caretaker locks the gates at night.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET caretaker NOUN locks VERB the DET gates NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 caretaker det 2 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 3 locks nsubj 3 locks lock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gates det 5 gates gate NOUN Number=Plur 3 locks obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 night case 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 locks obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 locks punct
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1 lock present the caretaker the gates night vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Patient
Example 4 Mr Jones the caretaker cleared the snow.
nsubj flat det nsubj det obj punct root Mr PROPN Jones PROPN the DET caretaker NOUN cleared VERB the DET snow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 5 cleared nsubj 2 Jones Jones PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mr flat 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 caretaker det 4 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 5 cleared nsubj 5 cleared clear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 snow det 7 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 5 cleared obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 cleared punct
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1 clear past Mr the snow vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent snow=Source
Example 5 Grandma was the caretaker of the old church.
nsubj cop det case det amod nmod punct root Grandma NOUN was AUX the DET caretaker NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 caretaker nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caretaker cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 caretaker det 4 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 church case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 church det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 church amod 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 caretaker nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 caretaker punct
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1 is a past Grandma the caretaker of the old church tree rules
Example 6 Say thank you to the caretaker.
ccomp obj case det obl punct root Say VERB thank VERB you PRON to ADP the DET caretaker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Say ccomp 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 thank obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 caretaker case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 caretaker det 6 caretaker caretaker NOUN Number=Sing 2 thank obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Say punct
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1 say speech: assert imperative you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 thank speech: thank present you to the caretaker vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
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