centimetre Who acts: Centimetre, 100 centimetres, metre, worm, rectangle, 1 metre · What happens: be, spell, make, draw, grow, fall · To what, where: centimeter, 1 metre, 100 centimetres, 10 millimetres, 8 centimetres, line
«centimetre» 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: centimetre in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Centimetre is the British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian way to spell centimeter, a small unit of length about the width of a fingernail. 100 centimetres make 1 metre. A metre is 100 centimetres. A centimetre is 10 millimetres.
Sentence 1: Centimetre is the British, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian way to spell centimeter, a small unit of length about the width of a fingernail.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det nsubj punct conj punct punct flat conj cc amod conj mark acl obj punct det amod appos case nmod case det nmod case det nmod punct root Centimetre NOUN is AUX the DET British ADJ , PUNCT Irish ADJ , PUNCT Australian ADJ , PUNCT New PROPN Zealand PROPN and CCONJ Canadian ADJ way NOUN to PART spell VERB centimeter NOUN , PUNCT a DET small ADJ unit NOUN of ADP length NOUN 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 Centimetre centimetre NOUN Number=Sing 8 Australian nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 Australian cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Australian det 4 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Australian nsubj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 Irish punct 6 Irish Irish ADJ Degree=Pos 4 British conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 Australian punct 8 Australian Australian ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 Zealand punct 10 New New PROPN Number=Sing 11 Zealand flat 11 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 8 Australian conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 way cc 13 Canadian Canadian ADJ Degree=Pos 14 way amod 14 way way NOUN Number=Sing 11 Zealand conj 15 to to PART _ 16 spell mark 16 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 way acl 17 centimeter centimeter NOUN Number=Sing 16 spell obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 unit punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 unit det 20 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 21 unit amod 21 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing 17 centimeter appos 22 of of ADP _ 23 length case 23 length length NOUN Number=Sing 21 unit nmod 24 about about ADP _ 26 width case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 width det 26 width width NOUN Number=Sing 23 length nmod 27 of of ADP _ 29 fingernail case 28 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 fingernail det 29 fingernail fingernail NOUN Number=Sing 26 width nmod 30 . . PUNCT _ 8 Australian punct
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1 is present Centimetre australian property tree rules 2 spell to-infinitive Centimetre not said here centimeter vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent centimeter=Theme
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 centimetres make 1 metre.
nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root 100 NUM centimetres NOUN make VERB 1 NUM metre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 centimetres nummod 2 centimetres centimetre 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 metre nummod 5 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 make present 100 centimetres 1 metre vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset metre=Product
Sentence 3: A metre is 100 centimetres.
det nsubj cop nummod punct root A DET metre NOUN is AUX 100 NUM centimetres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 metre det 2 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 5 centimetres nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 centimetres cop 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 centimetres punct
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1 is a present a metre 100 centimetres tree rules
Sentence 4: A centimetre is 10 millimetres.
det nsubj cop nummod punct root A DET centimetre NOUN is AUX 10 NUM millimetres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 centimetre det 2 centimetre centimetre NOUN Number=Sing 5 millimetres nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 millimetres cop 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 millimetres nummod 5 millimetres millimetre NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 millimetres punct
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1 is a present a centimetre 10 millimetres tree rules
Example 1 The worm is 6 centimetres long.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET worm NOUN is AUX 6 NUM centimetres 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 worm det 2 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 6 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 long cop 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre 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 worm 6 centimetres obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 2 A rectangle is 8 centimetres by 3 centimetres.
det nsubj cop nummod case nummod nmod punct root A DET rectangle NOUN is AUX 8 NUM centimetres NOUN by ADP 3 NUM centimetres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rectangle det 2 rectangle rectangle NOUN Number=Sing 5 centimetres nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 centimetres cop 4 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 by by ADP _ 8 centimetres case 7 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 centimetres nummod 8 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 5 centimetres nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 centimetres punct
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1 is a present a rectangle 8 centimetres by 3 centimetres tree rules
Example 3 1 metre is 100 centimetres.
nummod nsubj cop nummod punct root 1 NUM metre NOUN is AUX 100 NUM centimetres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 metre nummod 2 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 5 centimetres nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 centimetres cop 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 centimetres punct
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1 is a present 1 metre 100 centimetres tree rules
Example 4 The tower is 25 centimetres tall.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET tower NOUN is AUX 25 NUM centimetres NOUN tall ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tower det 2 tower tower NOUN Number=Sing 6 tall nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 tall cop 4 25 25 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 6 tall obl:unmarked 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 tall punct
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1 is present the tower 25 centimetres obl:unmarked ; tall property tree rules
Example 5 Draw a line 12 centimetres long.
det obj nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct root Draw VERB a DET line NOUN 12 NUM centimetres NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 line det 3 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 6 long obl:unmarked 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Draw advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a line vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
Example 6 My hand is about 15 centimetres long.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root My PRON hand NOUN is AUX about ADV 15 NUM centimetres NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 hand nmod:poss 2 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 7 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 long cop 4 about about ADV _ 5 15 advmod 5 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 centimetres nummod 6 centimetres centimetre 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 My hand 15 centimetres obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 7 The seedling grew 2 centimetres in a week.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root The DET seedling NOUN grew VERB 2 NUM centimetres NOUN in ADP a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seedling det 2 seedling seedling NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 week case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 week det 8 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow past the seedling 2 centimetres week vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimetre=Theme
Example 8 Rain: 3 centimetres fell overnight.
obl punct nummod nsubj advmod punct root Rain NOUN : PUNCT 3 NUM centimetres NOUN fell VERB overnight ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 fell obl 2 : : PUNCT _ 1 Rain punct 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 centimetres nummod 4 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 5 fell nsubj 5 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 overnight overnight ADV _ 5 fell advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 fell punct
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1 fall past 3 centimetres Rain overnight property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 The shoebox is 30 centimetres long.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET shoebox NOUN is AUX 30 NUM centimetres 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 shoebox det 2 shoebox shoebox NOUN Number=Sing 6 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 long cop 4 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 centimetres nummod 5 centimetres centimetre 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 shoebox 30 centimetres obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 10 Each square on the grid is one square centimetre.
det nsubj case det nmod cop nummod amod punct root Each DET square NOUN on ADP the DET grid NOUN is AUX one NUM square ADJ centimetre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 square det 2 square square NOUN Number=Sing 9 centimetre nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 grid case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 grid det 5 grid grid NOUN Number=Sing 2 square nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 centimetre cop 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 centimetre nummod 8 square square ADJ Degree=Pos 9 centimetre amod 9 centimetre centimetre NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 centimetre punct
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1 is a present each square on the grid one square centimetre tree rules
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