cellophane

Who acts: roses, Mum, We, you, everything, Cellophane · What happens: use, see, make, stain, come, wrap · To what, where: thin clear shiny sheet material, bright colours, crafts, stained glass windows, shiny cellophane, cellophane

«cellophane» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: cellophane in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thin, clear, shiny sheet material that is used for wrapping things such as flowers, sweets, gifts and food.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 material	det
2	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 material	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 thin	punct
4	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 material	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 clear	punct
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 material	amod
7	sheet	sheet	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 material	compound
8	material	material	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 used	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 used	aux:pass
11	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 material	acl:relcl
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 things	case
13	wrapping	wrapping	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 things	compound
14	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 used	obl
15	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	17 flowers	case
16	as	as	ADP	_	15 such	fixed
17	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 things	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 sweets	punct
19	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 flowers	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 gifts	punct
21	gifts	gift	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 flowers	conj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 food	cc
23	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 flowers	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 material	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		a thin clear shiny sheet material				for wrapping things such flowers and sweets and gifts and food	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for thing=Eventuality

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

Coloured cellophane: thin see-through sheets in bright colours used in crafts, for example to make stained-glass windows or coloured lenses.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cellophane	amod
2	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 sheets	punct
4	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sheets	amod
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 sheets	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 through	punct
7	through	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sheets	amod
8	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cellophane	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 colours	case
10	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 colours	amod
11	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 sheets	nmod
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 colours	acl
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 crafts	case
14	crafts	craft	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 used	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 example	punct
16	for	for	ADP	_	17 example	case
17	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sheets	obl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 make	mark
19	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 example	acl
20	stained	stain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	23 windows	amod
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 stained	punct
22	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 windows	compound
23	windows	window	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 make	obj
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	26 lenses	cc
25	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 lenses	amod
26	lenses	lens	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 windows	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cellophane	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	see	infinitive			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	use	participle	bright colours not said here	crafts	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	make	to-infinitive	stained glass windows or coloured lenses		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset window=Product
4	stain	participle			vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The roses came wrapped in shiny cellophane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 roses	det
2	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 came	advcl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 cellophane	case
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cellophane	amod
7	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrapped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the roses						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	wrap	participle	the roses not said here			shiny cellophane			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cellophane=Destination

Example 2

Mum tore the cellophane off the new box of crayons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tore	nsubj
2	tore	tore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 cellophane	det
4	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tore	obj
5	off	off	ADP	_	8 box	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 box	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 box	amod
8	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tore	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 crayons	case
10	crayons	crayon	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 box	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tore	past	Mum	the cellophane				off the new box of crayons	tree rules

Example 3

We made a lantern with orange cellophane over the holes.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lantern	det
4	lantern	lantern	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 cellophane	case
6	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cellophane	amod
7	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 holes	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 holes	det
10	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a lantern		the holes		with orange cellophane	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lantern=Product

Example 4

Look through the blue cellophane and everything turns blue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	through	through	ADP	_	5 cellophane	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cellophane	det
4	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cellophane	amod
5	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 turns	cc
7	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	8 turns	nsubj
8	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Look	conj
9	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 turns	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here					through the blue cellophane	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through cellophane=Theme
2	turn	present	everything					blue property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Cellophane is transparent, so light can pass through it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 transparent	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 transparent	cop
3	transparent	transparent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 pass	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	8 pass	advmod
6	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pass	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 pass	aux
8	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 transparent	conj
9	through	through	ADP	_	10 it	case
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 pass	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 transparent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Cellophane					transparent property	tree rules
2	pass	can	light			Cellophane			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through it=Location

Example 6

The sweets were twisted up in little cellophane wrappers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sweets	det
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 twisted	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 twisted	aux:pass
4	twisted	twist	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 twisted	compound:prt
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 wrappers	case
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 wrappers	amod
8	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wrappers	compound
9	wrappers	wrapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 twisted	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 twisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	twist up	past · passive		the sweets		little cellophane wrappers			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme

Example 7

The cellophane crackled when I squeezed the parcel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cellophane	det
2	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crackled	nsubj
3	crackled	crackle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 squeezed	advmod
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 squeezed	nsubj
6	squeezed	squeeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 crackled	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 parcel	det
8	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 squeezed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crackled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crackle	past	the cellophane						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	squeeze	past	I	the parcel					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme

Example 8

Our class made stained-glass windows from black card and coloured cellophane.

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 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	stained	stain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 windows	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 stained	punct
6	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 windows	compound
7	windows	window	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	obj
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 card	case
9	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 card	amod
10	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 windows	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 cellophane	cc
12	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 cellophane	amod
13	cellophane	cellophane	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 card	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Our class	stained glass windows		black card and coloured cellophane			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset window=Product from card=Material
2	stain	participle							vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

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