clan Who acts: clan, families, friends, porpoises, MacGregor clan, whole clan · What happens: be, share, stick together, live, travel, have · To what, where: large group, same ancestor, big close family, team, online games, group
«clan» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: clan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A clan is a large group of families who share the same ancestor, especially in Scotland and Ireland.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj punct advmod case appos cc conj punct root A DET clan NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ group NOUN of ADP families NOUN who PRON share VERB the DET same ADJ ancestor NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP Scotland PROPN and CCONJ Ireland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clan det 2 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 6 group nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 group cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 group det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 group amod 6 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 families case 8 families family NOUN Number=Plur 6 group nmod 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 share nsubj 10 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 families acl:relcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 ancestor det 12 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 13 ancestor amod 13 ancestor ancestor NOUN Number=Sing 10 share obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 Scotland punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 17 Scotland advmod 16 in in ADP _ 17 Scotland case 17 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 13 ancestor appos 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 Ireland cc 19 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 17 Scotland conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 group punct
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1 is a present a clan a large group of families tree rules 2 share present families the same ancestor 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 clan is a big, close family or a group of friends who stick together (informal).
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod cc det conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct parataxis punct punct root A DET clan NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ , PUNCT close ADJ family NOUN or CCONJ a DET group NOUN of ADP friends NOUN who PRON stick VERB together ADV ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clan det 2 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 8 family nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 family cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 family det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 family amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 big punct 7 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 8 family amod 8 family family NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 group cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 group det 11 group group NOUN Number=Sing 8 family conj 12 of of ADP _ 13 friends case 13 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 11 group nmod 14 who who PRON PronType=Rel 15 stick nsubj 15 stick stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 friends acl:relcl 16 together together ADV _ 15 stick advmod 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 informal punct 18 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 15 stick parataxis 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 informal punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 family punct
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1 is a present a clan a big close family or a group of friends tree rules 2 stick together present friends together property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In online games, a clan is a team of players.
case amod obl punct det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root In ADP online ADJ games NOUN , PUNCT a DET clan NOUN is AUX a DET team NOUN of ADP players NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 games case 2 online online ADJ Degree=Pos 3 games amod 3 games game NOUN Number=Plur 9 team obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 games punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 clan det 6 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 9 team nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 team cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 team det 9 team team NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 players case 11 players player NOUN Number=Plur 9 team nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 team punct
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1 is a present a clan a team online games of players tree rules
Meaning 4 A clan can also be a group of animals, such as porpoises, that live and travel together.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det case nmod punct case fixed nmod punct nsubj acl:relcl cc conj advmod punct root A DET clan NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET group NOUN of ADP animals NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP porpoises NOUN , PUNCT that PRON live VERB and CCONJ travel VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clan det 2 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 7 group nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 group aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 group advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 group cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 group det 7 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 animals case 9 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 7 group nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 porpoises punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 porpoises case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 porpoises porpoise NOUN Number=Plur 9 animals nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 live punct 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 live nsubj 16 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 porpoises acl:relcl 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 travel cc 18 travel travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 live conj 19 together together ADV _ 18 travel advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 group punct
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1 is a can a clan a group of animals such porpoises tree rules 2 live present porpoises vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 travel present porpoises not said here together property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The MacGregor clan had its own tartan.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root The DET MacGregor PROPN clan NOUN had VERB its PRON own ADJ tartan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 clan det 2 MacGregor MacGregor PROPN Number=Sing 3 clan compound 3 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 tartan nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tartan amod 7 tartan tartan NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the MacGregor clan clan's own tartan vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tartan=Patient
Example 2 The whole clan came round for Gran's birthday.
det amod nsubj advmod case nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET whole ADJ clan NOUN came VERB round ADV for ADP Gran PROPN 's PART birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 clan det 2 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 3 clan amod 3 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 round round ADV _ 4 came advmod 6 for for ADP _ 9 birthday case 7 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 9 birthday nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 Gran case 9 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 4 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come round past the whole clan for Gran's birthday; round property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Each clan in the story had a different leader.
det nsubj case det nmod det amod obj punct root Each DET clan NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN had VERB a DET different ADJ leader NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 clan det 2 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 6 had nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 clan nmod 6 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 leader det 8 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 9 leader amod 9 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing 6 had obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 had punct
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1 have past each clan in the story a different leader vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leader=Patient
Example 4 He joined a clan in his online game.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root He PRON joined VERB a DET clan NOUN in ADP his PRON online ADJ game 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 joined nsubj 2 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 clan det 4 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing 2 joined obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 game case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 game nmod:poss 7 online online ADJ Degree=Pos 8 game amod 8 game game NOUN Number=Sing 2 joined obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 joined punct
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1 join past He a clan his online game vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clan=Patient
Example 5 Clans in the Highlands sometimes fought each other.
nsubj case det nmod advmod obj fixed punct root Clans NOUN in ADP the DET Highlands NOUN sometimes ADV fought VERB each DET other ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clans clan NOUN Number=Plur 6 fought nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 Highlands case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Highlands det 4 Highlands highland NOUN Number=Plur 1 Clans nmod 5 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 6 fought advmod 6 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 6 fought obj 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 each fixed 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 fought punct
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1 fight past Clans in the Highlands each sometimes property vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Co-Agent
Example 6 Our family is a noisy clan.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root Our PRON family NOUN is AUX a DET noisy ADJ clan 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 2 family nmod:poss 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 6 clan nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 clan cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 clan det 5 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 clan amod 6 clan clan NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 clan punct
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1 is a present Our family a noisy clan tree rules
Example 7 Porpoises went snorting past in bands and clans.
nsubj xcomp advmod case obl cc conj punct root Porpoises NOUN went VERB snorting VERB past ADV in ADP bands NOUN and CCONJ clans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Porpoises porpoise NOUN Number=Plur 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 snorting snort VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 went xcomp 4 past past ADV _ 3 snorting advmod 5 in in ADP _ 6 bands case 6 bands band NOUN Number=Plur 3 snorting obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 clans cc 8 clans clan NOUN Number=Plur 6 bands conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past Porpoises vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 snort gerund Porpoises not said here in bands and clans; past property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in band=Theme
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