cat Who acts: cat, people, 4 cats, She, 5 cats, Lions · What happens: be, keep, have, eat, go, purr · To what, where: small furry animal, whiskers, animal, 2 cans, 3 cats, cat
«cat» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: cat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cat is a small furry animal that people keep as a pet; it has whiskers, claws and a long tail.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod amod obj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct nsubj conj obj punct conj cc det amod conj punct root A DET cat NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ furry ADJ animal NOUN that PRON people NOUN keep VERB as ADP a DET pet NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON has VERB whiskers NOUN , PUNCT claws NOUN and CCONJ a DET long ADJ tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 7 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 animal det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animal amod 6 furry furry ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animal amod 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 keep obj 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 keep nsubj 10 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal acl:relcl 11 as as ADP _ 13 pet case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 pet det 13 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 10 keep obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 has punct 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 has nsubj 16 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal conj 17 whiskers whisker NOUN Number=Plur 16 has obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 claws punct 19 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 17 whiskers conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 23 tail cc 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 tail det 22 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 23 tail amod 23 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 17 whiskers conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 animal punct
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1 is a present a cat a small furry animal tree rules 2 keep present people a small furry animal as a pet vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme 3 have present cat whiskers and claws and a long tail vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whisker=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 cat is any animal of the cat family, like a lion, tiger or leopard («big cats»).
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case det compound nmod punct case det parataxis punct conj cc conj punct punct amod appos punct punct punct root A DET cat NOUN is AUX any DET animal NOUN of ADP the DET cat NOUN family NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET lion NOUN , PUNCT tiger NOUN or CCONJ leopard NOUN ( PUNCT « PUNCT big ADJ cats NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 animal det 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 family case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 family det 8 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 9 family compound 9 family family NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 lion punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 lion case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 lion det 13 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 tiger punct 15 tiger tiger NOUN Number=Sing 13 lion conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 leopard cc 17 leopard leopard NOUN Number=Sing 13 lion conj 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 cats punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 21 cats punct 20 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 21 cats amod 21 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 17 leopard appos 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 cats punct 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 cats punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 animal punct
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1 is a present a cat any animal of the cat family tree rules
Example 1 There are 4 cats. How many legs?
Sentence 1: There are 4 cats.
expl nummod nsubj punct root There PRON are VERB 4 NUM cats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 cats nummod 4 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present 4 cats there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 2: How many legs?
advmod amod punct root How ADV many ADJ legs NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 legs amod 3 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 legs punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 Each cat eats 2 cans of food a day.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod det obl:unmarked punct root Each DET cat NOUN eats VERB 2 NUM cans NOUN of ADP food NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats nsubj 3 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cans nummod 5 cans can NOUN Number=Plur 3 eats obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 food case 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 cans nmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 day det 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 eats punct
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1 eat present each cat 2 cans of food day vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent can=Patient
Example 3 She has 3 cats and 2 dogs.
nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj punct root She PRON has VERB 3 NUM cats NOUN and CCONJ 2 NUM dogs 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 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 cats nummod 4 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 dogs cc 6 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 dogs nummod 7 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 4 cats conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She 3 cats and 2 dogs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Patient
Example 4 5 cats went outside.
nummod nsubj advmod punct root 5 NUM cats NOUN went VERB outside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 cats nummod 2 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 outside outside ADV _ 3 went advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past 5 cats outside property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The cat purred on my lap.
det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET cat NOUN purred VERB on ADP my PRON lap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 purred purr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 cat acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 lap case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 lap nmod:poss 6 lap lap NOUN Number=Sing 3 purred obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cat punct
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1 purr participle the cat not said here my lap vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lap=Location
Example 6 Lions and tigers are big cats.
nsubj cc conj cop amod punct root Lions NOUN and CCONJ tigers NOUN are AUX big ADJ cats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 6 cats nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 tigers cc 3 tigers tiger NOUN Number=Plur 1 Lions conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cats cop 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cats amod 6 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 cats punct
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1 is a present Lions and tigers big cats tree rules
Example 7 It's raining cats and dogs!
nsubj aux obj cc conj punct root It PRON 's AUX raining VERB cats NOUN and CCONJ dogs NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 raining nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 raining aux 3 raining rain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 3 raining obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 dogs cc 6 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 4 cats conj 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 raining punct
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1 rain present · progressive It cats and dogs tree rules
Example 8 Our cat catches mice.
nmod:poss nsubj obj punct root Our PRON cat NOUN catches VERB mice 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 2 cat nmod:poss 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 catches nsubj 3 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 3 catches obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 catches punct
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1 catch present Our cat mice vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme
Example 9 Don't pull the cat's tail.
aux advmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root Do AUX n't PART pull VERB the DET cat NOUN 's PART tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 pull aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 pull advmod 3 pull pull VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cat det 5 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 7 tail nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 cat case 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 pull obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 pull punct
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1 not pull imperative · do-support you not said here the cat's tail vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme
Example 10 He let the cat out of the bag about the surprise.
nsubj det obj case case det obl case det nmod punct root He PRON let VERB the DET cat NOUN out ADP of ADP the DET bag NOUN about ADP the DET surprise 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 2 let nsubj 2 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cat det 4 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 2 let obj 5 out out ADP _ 8 bag case 6 of of ADP _ 8 bag case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bag det 8 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 let obl 9 about about ADP _ 11 surprise case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 surprise det 11 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 8 bag nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 let punct
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1 let past He the cat the bag about the surprise vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Theme
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