chore Who acts: chore, you, chores, We, Washing, I · What happens: be, do, wash up, make, feed, watch · To what, where: small job, home, bed, pet, boring task, cat
«chore» 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: chore in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A chore is a small job you do regularly at home, like washing up, making your bed or feeding the pet.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl punct mark advcl compound:prt punct conj nmod:poss obj cc conj det obj punct root A DET chore NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ job NOUN you PRON do VERB regularly ADV at ADP home NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ washing VERB up ADP , PUNCT making VERB your PRON bed NOUN or CCONJ feeding VERB the DET pet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 chore det 2 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing 6 job nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 job cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 job det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 job amod 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 do nsubj 8 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 job acl:relcl 9 regularly regularly ADV _ 8 do advmod 10 at at ADP _ 11 home case 11 home home NOUN Number=Sing 8 do obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 washing punct 13 like like SCONJ _ 14 washing mark 14 washing wash VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 do advcl 15 up up ADP _ 14 washing compound:prt 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 making punct 17 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 washing conj 18 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 bed nmod:poss 19 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 17 making obj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 feeding cc 21 feeding feed VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 making conj 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 pet det 23 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 21 feeding obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 job punct
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1 is a present a chore a small job tree rules 2 do present you a small job not said here home regularly property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 3 wash up gerund you not said here vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 make gerund you not said here your bed vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bed=Product 5 feed gerund you not said here the pet vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Recipient
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 chore is any boring or unpleasant task.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET chore NOUN is AUX any DET boring ADJ or CCONJ unpleasant ADJ task NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 chore det 2 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing 8 task nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 task cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 task det 5 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 8 task amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 unpleasant cc 7 unpleasant unpleasant ADJ Degree=Pos 5 boring conj 8 task task NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 task punct
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1 is a present a chore any boring task tree rules
Example 1 My chores are feeding the cat and making my bed.
nmod:poss nsubj aux det obj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root My PRON chores NOUN are AUX feeding VERB the DET cat NOUN and CCONJ making VERB my PRON bed NOUN . 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 chores nmod:poss 2 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 4 feeding nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 feeding aux 4 feeding feed VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cat det 6 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 feeding obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 making cc 8 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 feeding conj 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 bed nmod:poss 10 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 8 making obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 feeding punct
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1 feed present · progressive My chores the cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient 2 make gerund My chores not said here my bed vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bed=Product
Example 2 We do our chores before we watch TV.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root We PRON do VERB our PRON chores NOUN before SCONJ we PRON watch VERB TV 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 do nsubj 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 chores nmod:poss 4 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 2 do obj 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 watch mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 watch nsubj 7 watch watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 do advcl 8 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 7 watch obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct
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1 do present We our chores vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality 2 watch present we TV vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme
Example 3 Washing up is my least favourite chore.
csubj compound:prt cop nmod:poss advmod amod punct root Washing VERB up ADP is AUX my PRON least ADV favourite ADJ chore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Washing wash VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 chore csubj 2 up up ADP _ 1 Washing compound:prt 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 chore cop 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 chore nmod:poss 5 least least ADV Degree=Sup 6 favourite advmod 6 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 chore amod 7 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 chore punct
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1 wash up gerund vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present Washing my favourite chore tree rules
Example 4 I get two pounds a week for doing chores.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked mark advcl obj punct root I PRON get VERB two NUM pounds NOUN a DET week NOUN for SCONJ doing VERB chores NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 get nsubj 2 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pounds nummod 4 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 2 get obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obl:unmarked 7 for for SCONJ _ 8 doing mark 8 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 get advcl 9 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 8 doing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 get punct
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1 get present I two pounds week vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pound=Stimulus 2 do gerund I not said here chores vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality
Example 5 Our chore chart is on the fridge.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop case det punct root Our PRON chore NOUN chart NOUN is AUX on ADP the DET fridge NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 chart nmod:poss 2 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing 3 chart compound 3 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 7 fridge nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fridge cop 5 on on ADP _ 7 fridge case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fridge det 7 fridge fridge NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fridge punct
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1 is present Our chore chart the fridge tree rules 2 chart Our nom chart «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Tidying up after the party was a real chore.
csubj compound:prt case det obl cop det amod punct root Tidying VERB up ADP after ADP the DET party NOUN was AUX a DET real ADJ chore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tidying tidy VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 chore csubj 2 up up ADP _ 1 Tidying compound:prt 3 after after ADP _ 5 party case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 party det 5 party party NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tidying obl 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 chore cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 chore det 8 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 9 chore amod 9 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 chore punct
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1 tidy up gerund after the party tree rules 2 is a past Tidying a real chore tree rules
Example 7 Everyone in the family shares the chores.
nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root Everyone PRON in ADP the DET family NOUN shares VERB the DET chores NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 shares nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 family case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 family det 4 family family NOUN Number=Sing 1 Everyone nmod 5 shares share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chores det 7 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 5 shares obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 shares punct
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1 share present Everyone the chores tree rules
Example 8 If each chore takes 10 minutes, four chores take 40 minutes.
mark det nsubj advcl nummod obj punct nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root If SCONJ each DET chore NOUN takes VERB 10 NUM minutes NOUN , PUNCT four NUM chores NOUN take VERB 40 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 takes mark 2 each each DET PronType=Tot 3 chore det 3 chore chore NOUN Number=Sing 4 takes nsubj 4 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 take advcl 5 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 4 takes obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 takes punct 8 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 chores nummod 9 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 10 take nsubj 10 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 minutes nummod 12 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 10 take obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 take punct
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1 take a condition, not said to happen present each chore minute vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 take present four chores minute vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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