centimeter Who acts: centimeter, 100 centimeters, meter, pencil, square, 2 meters · What happens: be, make, have, cut, measure, move · To what, where: small unit, 1 meter, 100 centimeters, 10 millimeters, sides, 200 centimeters
«centimeter» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: centimeter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A centimeter is a small unit of length in the metric system, about the width of a fingernail. 100 centimeters make 1 meter. A meter is 100 centimeters. A centimeter is 10 millimeters.
Sentence 1: A centimeter is a small unit of length in the metric system, about the width of a fingernail.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod case det compound nmod punct case det conj case det nmod punct root A DET centimeter NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ unit NOUN of ADP length NOUN in ADP the DET metric NOUN system NOUN , PUNCT about ADP the DET width NOUN of ADP a DET fingernail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 centimeter det 2 centimeter centimeter NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 unit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 unit det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 unit amod 6 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 length case 8 length length NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nmod 9 in in ADP _ 12 system case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 system det 11 metric metric NOUN Number=Sing 12 system compound 12 system system NOUN Number=Sing 8 length nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 width punct 14 about about ADP _ 16 width case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 width det 16 width width NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit conj 17 of of ADP _ 19 fingernail case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 fingernail det 19 fingernail fingernail NOUN Number=Sing 16 width nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 unit punct
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1 is a present a centimeter a small unit and the width of a fingernail of length in the metric system tree rules
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.
Sentence 2: 100 centimeters make 1 meter.
nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root 100 NUM centimeters NOUN make VERB 1 NUM meter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 centimeters nummod 2 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 3 make nsubj 3 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 meter nummod 5 meter meter NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make present 100 centimeters 1 meter vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset meter=Product
Sentence 3: A meter is 100 centimeters.
det nsubj cop nummod punct root A DET meter NOUN is AUX 100 NUM centimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 meter det 2 meter meter NOUN Number=Sing 5 centimeters nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 centimeters cop 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimeters nummod 5 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 centimeters punct
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1 is a present a meter 100 centimeters tree rules
Sentence 4: A centimeter is 10 millimeters.
det nsubj cop nummod punct root A DET centimeter NOUN is AUX 10 NUM millimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 centimeter det 2 centimeter centimeter NOUN Number=Sing 5 millimeters nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 millimeters cop 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 millimeters nummod 5 millimeters millimeter NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 millimeters punct
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1 is a present a centimeter 10 millimeters tree rules
Example 1 The pencil is 15 centimeters long.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET pencil NOUN is AUX 15 NUM centimeters NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pencil det 2 pencil pencil NOUN Number=Sing 6 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 long cop 4 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimeters nummod 5 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 6 long obl:unmarked 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 long punct
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1 is present the pencil 15 centimeters obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 2 A square has sides of 4 centimeters.
det nsubj obj case nummod nmod punct root A DET square NOUN has VERB sides NOUN of ADP 4 NUM centimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 square det 2 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 centimeters case 6 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 centimeters nummod 7 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 4 sides nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a square sides of 4 centimeters vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient
Example 3 2 meters is 200 centimeters.
nummod nsubj cop nummod punct root 2 NUM meters NOUN is AUX 200 NUM centimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 meters nummod 2 meters meter NOUN Number=Plur 5 centimeters nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 centimeters cop 4 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimeters nummod 5 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 centimeters punct
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1 is a present 2 meters 200 centimeters tree rules
Example 4 Cut 30 centimeters off the ribbon.
nummod obj case det obl punct root Cut VERB 30 NUM centimeters NOUN off ADP the DET ribbon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 centimeters nummod 3 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 1 Cut obj 4 off off ADP _ 6 ribbon case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ribbon det 6 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 1 Cut obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Cut punct
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1 cut imperative you not said here 30 centimeters off the ribbon vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent centimeter=Patient off ribbon=Co-Patient
Example 5 Measure the leaf in centimeters.
det obj case obl punct root Measure VERB the DET leaf NOUN in ADP centimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Measure measure VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 leaf det 3 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 1 Measure obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 centimeters case 5 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 1 Measure obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Measure punct
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1 measure imperative you not said here the leaf centimeters vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme leaf=Value
Example 6 A ruler is often 30 centimeters long.
det nsubj cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root A DET ruler NOUN is AUX often ADV 30 NUM centimeters NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ruler det 2 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 7 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 long cop 4 often often ADV _ 5 30 advmod 5 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 centimeters nummod 6 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 7 long obl:unmarked 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 long punct
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1 is present a ruler 30 centimeters obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 7 The snail moved 5 centimeters in a minute.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET snail NOUN moved VERB 5 NUM centimeters NOUN in ADP a DET minute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved nsubj 3 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimeters nummod 5 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 3 moved obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 minute case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 minute det 8 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 3 moved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 moved punct
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1 move past the snail 5 centimeters minute vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent centimeter=Theme
Example 8 She grew 6 centimeters this year.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root She PRON grew VERB 6 NUM centimeters NOUN this DET year 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 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 centimeters nummod 4 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur 2 grew obj 5 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 year det 6 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow past She 6 centimeters year vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimeter=Theme
Example 9 The ant is less than 1 centimeter long.
det nsubj cop case nummod obl:unmarked obl punct root The DET ant NOUN is AUX less ADJ than ADP 1 NUM centimeter NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ant det 2 ant ant NOUN Number=Sing 4 less nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 less cop 4 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 8 long case 6 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 centimeter nummod 7 centimeter centimeter NOUN Number=Sing 8 long obl:unmarked 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 less obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 less punct
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1 is present the ant than long; less property tree rules
Example 10 The area of the card is 20 square centimeters.
det nsubj case det nmod cop nummod amod punct root The DET area NOUN of ADP the DET card NOUN is AUX 20 NUM square ADJ centimeters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 area det 2 area area NOUN Number=Sing 9 centimeters nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 card case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 card det 5 card card NOUN Number=Sing 2 area nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 centimeters cop 7 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 centimeters nummod 8 square square ADJ Degree=Pos 9 centimeters amod 9 centimeters centimeter NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 centimeters punct
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1 is a present the area of the card 20 square centimeters tree rules
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