caveman

Who acts: Cavemen, caveman, Age people, you, We · What happens: imagine, paint, make, ride, not live, stop · To what, where: person, caves, animals, walls, spear, flint

«caveman» 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: caveman in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A person from very long ago, in the Stone Age, who is imagined as living in caves.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 ago	case
4	very	very	ADV	_	6 ago	advmod
5	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 ago	advmod
6	ago	ago	ADV	_	2 person	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Age	punct
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 Age	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Age	det
10	Stone	Stone	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Age	compound
11	Age	Age	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 imagined	punct
13	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 imagined	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 imagined	aux:pass
15	imagined	imagine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 person	acl
16	as	as	ADP	_	17 living	case
17	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 imagined	obl
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 caves	case
19	caves	cave	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 imagined	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	imagine	present · passive		a person and the Stone Age		caves		as living	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as living=Attribute

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A rough or old-fashioned man with rude manners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 man	det
2	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 man	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 fashioned	cc
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fashioned	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct
6	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 rough	conj
7	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 manners	case
9	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 manners	amod
10	manners	manners	NOUN	Number=Ptan	7 man	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 man	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Cavemen painted animals on the walls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cavemen	caveman	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 painted	nsubj
2	painted	paint	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 painted	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 walls	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 walls	det
6	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 painted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	past	Cavemen	animals		the walls			vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent animal=Theme on wall=Destination

Example 2

The caveman made a spear from flint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 caveman	det
2	caveman	caveman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 spear	det
5	spear	spear	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 flint	case
7	flint	flint	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the caveman	a spear		flint			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset spear=Product from flint=Material

Example 3

In the cartoon, a caveman rode a dinosaur.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 cartoon	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cartoon	det
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cartoon	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 caveman	det
6	caveman	caveman	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	nsubj
7	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 dinosaur	det
9	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rode	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	a caveman	a dinosaur		the cartoon			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinosaur=Theme

Example 4

Stone Age people did not all live in caves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stone	Stone	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Age	compound
2	Age	Age	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 people	compound
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 live	nsubj
4	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 live	aux
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 live	advmod
6	all	all	ADV	_	7 live	advmod
7	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 caves	case
9	caves	cave	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 live	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not live	past · do-support	Age people			caves		all property	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location

Example 5

Stop eating like a caveman!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	eating	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 caveman	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 caveman	det
5	caveman	caveman	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 eating	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	eat	gerund	you not said here					like a caveman	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

We built a caveman shelter in the woods.

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 built	nsubj
2	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shelter	det
4	caveman	caveman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shelter	compound
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 woods	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 woods	det
8	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 built	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	We	a caveman shelter		the woods			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shelter=Product

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