cetacean Who acts: sea mammals, Whales, Cetaceans, blue whale, cetacean, We · What happens: include, be, breathe, see, get, stick · To what, where: whales, cetaceans, air, blowhole, biggest cetacean, mammal
«cetacean» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cetacean in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Any member of the group of sea mammals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.
The tree, 14 words det case det nmod case compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct conj cc conj punct root Any DET member NOUN of ADP the DET group NOUN of ADP sea NOUN mammals NOUN that PRON includes VERB whales NOUN , PUNCT dolphins NOUN and CCONJ porpoises NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Any any DET PronType=Ind 2 member det 2 member member NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 group case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 group det 5 group group NOUN Number=Sing 2 member nmod 6 of of ADP _ 8 mammals case 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 mammals compound 8 mammals mammal NOUN Number=Plur 5 group nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 includes nsubj 10 includes include VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 mammals acl:relcl 11 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 10 includes obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 dolphins punct 13 dolphins dolphin NOUN Number=Plur 11 whales conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 porpoises cc 15 porpoises porpoise NOUN Number=Plur 11 whales conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 member punct
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1 include present sea mammals whales and dolphins and porpoises vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whale=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.
Example 1 Whales, dolphins and porpoises are all cetaceans.
nsubj punct conj cc conj cop advmod punct root Whales NOUN , PUNCT dolphins NOUN and CCONJ porpoises NOUN are AUX all ADV cetaceans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 8 cetaceans nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 dolphins punct 3 dolphins dolphin NOUN Number=Plur 1 Whales conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 porpoises cc 5 porpoises porpoise NOUN Number=Plur 1 Whales conj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 cetaceans cop 7 all all ADV _ 8 cetaceans advmod 8 cetaceans cetacean NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 cetaceans punct
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1 is a present Whales and dolphins and porpoises cetaceans all property tree rules
Example 2 Cetaceans breathe air through a blowhole.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root Cetaceans PROPN breathe VERB air NOUN through ADP a DET blowhole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cetaceans Cetacean PROPN Number=Plur 2 breathe nsubj 2 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 breathe obj 4 through through ADP _ 6 blowhole case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blowhole det 6 blowhole blowhole NOUN Number=Sing 2 breathe obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 breathe punct
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1 breathe present Cetaceans air a blowhole vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme
Example 3 The blue whale is the biggest cetacean and the biggest animal ever.
det amod nsubj cop det amod cc det amod conj advmod punct root The DET blue ADJ whale NOUN is AUX the DET biggest ADJ cetacean NOUN and CCONJ the DET biggest ADJ animal NOUN ever ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 whale det 2 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 3 whale amod 3 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 7 cetacean nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cetacean cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cetacean det 6 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 7 cetacean amod 7 cetacean cetacean NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 animal cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 animal det 10 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 11 animal amod 11 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 7 cetacean conj 12 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 11 animal advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 cetacean punct
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1 is a present the blue whale the biggest cetacean and the biggest animal tree rules
Example 4 A cetacean is a mammal, not a fish.
det nsubj cop det punct advmod det nmod punct root A DET cetacean NOUN is AUX a DET mammal NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cetacean det 2 cetacean cetacean NOUN Number=Sing 5 mammal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mammal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mammal det 5 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 fish punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 fish advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fish det 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 5 mammal nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 mammal punct
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1 is a present a cetacean a mammal a fish nmod tree rules
Example 5 We saw cetaceans from the boat off the coast of New Zealand.
nsubj obj case det obl case det obl case flat nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB cetaceans NOUN from ADP the DET boat NOUN off ADP the DET coast NOUN of ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cetaceans cetacean NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 boat case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 boat det 6 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 7 off off ADP _ 9 coast case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 coast det 9 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 Zealand case 11 New New PROPN Number=Sing 12 Zealand flat 12 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 9 coast nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We cetaceans the boat off the coast of New Zealand vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cetacean=Stimulus
Example 6 In the story, the Whale got a grating stuck in his throat.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj acl case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET Whale NOUN got VERB a DET grating NOUN stuck VERB in ADP his PRON throat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Whale det 6 Whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 grating det 9 grating grating NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obj 10 stuck stick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 grating acl 11 in in ADP _ 13 throat case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 throat nmod:poss 13 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 10 stuck obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 got punct
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1 get past the Whale a grating the story vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grating=Stimulus 2 stick participle a grating not said here Whale's throat vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in throat=Destination
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