check Who acts: it, check, you, mark, something, Checks · What happens: check, be, see, make, sign, pay · To what, where: something, look, paper, money, bank, bill · Speech: someone speaks here
«check» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings 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: check in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To check is to look at something to see if it is right, safe or ready.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl cop mark case obl mark acl mark nsubj cop ccomp punct conj cc conj punct root To PART check VERB is AUX to PART look VERB at ADP something PRON to PART see VERB if SCONJ it PRON is AUX right ADJ , PUNCT safe ADJ or CCONJ ready ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 check mark 2 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 look advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 look cop 4 to to PART _ 5 look mark 5 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 look obl 8 to to PART _ 9 see mark 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 something acl 10 if if SCONJ _ 13 right mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 right nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 right cop 13 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 9 see ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 safe punct 15 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 13 right conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 ready cc 17 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 13 right conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 look punct
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1 check to-infinitive vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present something look property tree rules 3 see to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 is a condition, not said to happen present it right property tree rules 5 be tree rules 6 be 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.
Meaning 2 A check is a look to make sure.
det nsubj cop det mark acl xcomp punct root A DET check NOUN is AUX a DET look NOUN to PART make VERB sure ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 check det 2 check check NOUN Number=Sing 5 look nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 look cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 look det 5 look look NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 look acl 8 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 7 make xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 look punct
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1 is a present a check a look tree rules 2 make to-infinitive sure property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 A check is a paper you sign that pays money from a bank (British «cheque»).
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark ccomp obj case det obl punct amod punct appos punct punct punct root A DET check NOUN is AUX a DET paper NOUN you PRON sign VERB that SCONJ pays VERB money NOUN from ADP a DET bank NOUN ( PUNCT British ADJ « PUNCT cheque NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 check det 2 check check NOUN Number=Sing 5 paper nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 paper cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 paper det 5 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 sign nsubj 7 sign sign VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 paper acl:relcl 8 that that SCONJ _ 9 pays mark 9 pays pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sign ccomp 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 9 pays obj 11 from from ADP _ 13 bank case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bank det 13 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 9 pays obl 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 cheque punct 15 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 17 cheque amod 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 cheque punct 17 cheque cheque NOUN Number=Sing 13 bank appos 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 cheque punct 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 cheque punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 paper punct
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1 is a present a check a paper tree rules 2 sign present you a paper not said here vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V NP.recipient that S»: agent=Agent paper=Recipient clause=Topic 3 pay present you not said here money a bank vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
Meaning 4 In the USA, the check is the bill in a restaurant.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root In ADP the DET USA PROPN , PUNCT the DET check NOUN is AUX the DET bill NOUN in ADP a DET restaurant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 USA case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 USA det 3 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 9 bill obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 USA punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 check det 6 check check NOUN Number=Sing 9 bill nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bill cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bill det 9 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 12 restaurant case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 restaurant det 12 restaurant restaurant NOUN Number=Sing 9 bill nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 bill punct
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1 is a present the check the bill the USA in a restaurant tree rules
Meaning 5 A check is a mark like ✓ that shows something is right or done.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root A DET check NOUN is AUX a DET mark NOUN like ADP ✓ NOUN that PRON shows VERB something PRON is AUX right ADJ or CCONJ done ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 check det 2 check check NOUN Number=Sing 5 mark nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mark cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mark det 5 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 like like ADP _ 7 ✓ case 7 ✓ ✓ NOUN Number=Sing 5 mark nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 shows nsubj 9 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mark acl:relcl 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 right nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 right cop 12 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 9 shows ccomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 done cc 14 done done ADJ Degree=Pos 12 right conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 mark punct
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1 is a present a check a mark like ✓ tree rules 2 show present a mark vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present something right property tree rules 4 be something not said here tree rules
Meaning 6 Checks are a pattern of squares, like on a chessboard.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct case case det conj punct root Checks NOUN are AUX a DET pattern NOUN of ADP squares NOUN , PUNCT like ADP on ADP a DET chessboard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Checks check NOUN Number=Plur 4 pattern nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pattern cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pattern det 4 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 squares case 6 squares square NOUN Number=Plur 4 pattern nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 chessboard punct 8 like like ADP _ 11 chessboard case 9 on on ADP _ 11 chessboard case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 chessboard det 11 chessboard chessboard NOUN Number=Sing 4 pattern conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 pattern punct
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1 is a present Checks a pattern and a chessboard of squares tree rules
Example 1 Check your answer by adding.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl punct root Check VERB your PRON answer NOUN by SCONJ adding VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 answer nmod:poss 3 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 adding mark 5 adding add VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Check advcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here your answer vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 2 add speech: assert gerund you not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 She wrote a check for 45 dollars.
nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root She PRON wrote VERB a DET check NOUN for ADP 45 NUM dollars 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 check det 4 check check NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 dollars case 6 45 45 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 dollars nummod 7 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past She a check for 45 dollars vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent check=Result for dollar=Beneficiary
Example 3 The check for dinner was 60 dollars.
det nsubj case nmod cop nummod punct root The DET check NOUN for ADP dinner NOUN was AUX 60 NUM dollars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 check det 2 check check NOUN Number=Sing 7 dollars nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 4 dinner case 4 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 check nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 dollars cop 6 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 dollars nummod 7 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 dollars punct
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1 is a past the check for dinner 60 dollars tree rules
Example 4 He checks 12 books out of the library.
nsubj nummod obj case case det obl punct root He PRON checks VERB 12 NUM books NOUN out ADP of ADP the DET library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 checks nsubj 2 checks check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 books nummod 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 checks obj 5 out out ADP _ 8 library case 6 of of ADP _ 8 library case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 library det 8 library library NOUN Number=Sing 2 checks obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 checks punct
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1 check present He 12 books the library vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme
Example 5 Always check left and right before crossing the road.
advmod xcomp cc conj mark advcl det obj punct root Always ADV check VERB left VERB and CCONJ right ADJ before SCONJ crossing VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 check advmod 2 check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 check xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 right cc 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 3 left conj 6 before before SCONJ _ 7 crossing mark 7 crossing cross VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 right advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 road det 9 road road NOUN Number=Sing 7 crossing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here always property tree rules 2 leave participle you not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 cross gerund you not said here the road vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient
Example 6 Put a check next to each word you can spell.
det obj advmod case det obl nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root Put VERB a DET check NOUN next ADV to ADP each DET word NOUN you PRON can AUX spell VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 check det 3 check check NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 next next ADV _ 1 Put advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 word case 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 word det 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing 4 next obl 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 spell nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 spell aux 10 spell spell VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 word acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here a check next property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent check=Goal 2 spell can you each word not said here vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent word=Theme
Example 7 The nurse checked my height and weight.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root The DET nurse NOUN checked VERB my PRON height NOUN and CCONJ weight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurse det 2 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked nsubj 3 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 height nmod:poss 5 height height NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 weight cc 7 weight weight NOUN Number=Sing 5 height conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 checked punct
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1 check past the nurse my height and weight vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent height=Theme
Example 8 We checked in at the hotel at 3 o'clock.
nsubj advmod case det obl case nummod obl punct root We PRON checked VERB in ADV at ADP the DET hotel NOUN at ADP 3 NUM o'clock NOUN . 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 checked nsubj 2 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADV _ 2 checked advmod 4 at at ADP _ 6 hotel case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hotel det 6 hotel hotel NOUN Number=Sing 2 checked obl 7 at at ADP _ 9 o'clock case 8 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 o'clock nummod 9 o'clock o'clock NOUN Number=Sing 2 checked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 checked punct
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1 check in past We the hotel at 3 o'clock vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at hotel=Location
Example 9 His shirt has red and white checks.
nmod:poss nsubj amod cc conj obj punct root His PRON shirt NOUN has VERB red ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ checks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 shirt nmod:poss 2 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 checks amod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 white cc 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 red conj 7 checks check NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present His shirt red checks vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent check=Patient
Example 10 ‘Here it is,’ said the Witch, ‘and here is my blue-check apron.’
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj cop punct punct parataxis det obj punct conj cc conj cop nmod:poss amod punct compound nsubj punct punct root ‘ PUNCT Here ADV it PRON is AUX , PUNCT ’ PUNCT said VERB the DET Witch NOUN , PUNCT ‘ NOUN and CCONJ here ADV is AUX my PRON blue ADJ - PUNCT check VERB apron NOUN . PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 2 Here punct 2 Here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 Here nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Here cop 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 said punct 6 ’ ' PUNCT _ 7 said punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 Here parataxis 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Witch det 9 Witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 7 said obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 ‘ punct 11 ‘ ‘ NOUN Number=Sing 9 Witch conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 here cc 13 here here ADV PronType=Dem 2 Here conj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Here cop 15 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 apron nmod:poss 16 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 19 apron amod 17 - - PUNCT _ 16 blue punct 18 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 apron compound 19 apron apron NOUN Number=Sing 2 Here nsubj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 Here punct 21 ’ ' PUNCT _ 2 Here punct
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1 is present it here property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past the Witch and ‘ vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent witch=Topic 3 check infinitive vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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