clapperboard

Who acts: director, Action, clapperboard, We, our, clap · What happens: hinge, clap, shut, show, take, start · To what, where: top, front, scene, number, shot, boards · Speech: someone speaks here

«clapperboard» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: clapperboard in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A board with a hinged stick on top that is clapped shut in front of the camera at the start of each shot of a film, showing the scene and take number.

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 board	det
2	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 stick	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 stick	det
5	hinged	hinge	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 stick	amod
6	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 board	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 top	case
8	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stick	nmod
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 clapped	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 clapped	aux:pass
11	clapped	clap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 top	acl:relcl
12	shut	shut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 clapped	xcomp
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 front	case
14	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 shut	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 camera	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 camera	det
17	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 front	nmod
18	at	at	ADP	_	20 start	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 start	det
20	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 shut	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 shot	case
22	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	23 shot	det
23	shot	shot	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 start	nmod
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 film	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 film	det
26	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 shot	nmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 showing	punct
28	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 board	conj
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 scene	det
30	scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 showing	obj
31	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 take	cc
32	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 scene	conj
33	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 take	obj
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 board	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	hinge	participle				vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	clap	present · passive	top			tree rules
3	shut	participle		front of the camera	at the start of each shot of a film	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	show	gerund	the scene			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent scene=Recipient
5	take	infinitive	number			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme
6	start		each shot of a film			nom start «event transitive»: of=patient

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

Usage: North America, building — kept apart, not parsed.

Clapboard: long, thin, overlapping boards on the outside of wooden houses.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clapboard	clapboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 long	punct
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Clapboard	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 thin	punct
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 long	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 overlapping	punct
7	overlapping	overlap	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 long	advcl
8	boards	board	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 overlapping	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 outside	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 outside	det
11	outside	outside	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 overlapping	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 houses	case
13	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 houses	amod
14	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 outside	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Clapboard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	overlap	gerund		boards		the outside of wooden houses			vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent board=Patient

Example 1

«Action!» called the director after the clapperboard snapped shut.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Action	punct
2	Action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 snapped	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Action	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Action	punct
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Action	acl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 director	det
7	director	director	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	obj
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 clapperboard	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 clapperboard	det
10	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	obl
11	snapped	snap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	shut	shut	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 snapped	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 snapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	the director	Action not said here			after the clapperboard		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent action=Recipient
2	snap	past	Action					shut property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The clapperboard showed «Scene 3, Take 2».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 clapperboard	det
2	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	nsubj
3	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Scene	punct
5	Scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 showed	obj
6	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Scene	flat
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Take	punct
8	Take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 showed	ccomp
9	2	2	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 Take	obj
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 Take	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the clapperboard	Scene					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent scene=Recipient clause=Topic
2	take in a quote	infinitive		2					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2=Theme

Example 3

We made a clapperboard for our class film.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 clapperboard	det
4	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 film	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 film	nmod:poss
7	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 film	compound
8	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a clapperboard				for our class film	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent clapperboard=Product for film=Asset
2	film		our						nom film «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The clap helps match the sound to the picture.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 clap	det
2	clap	clap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	match	match	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helps	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sound	det
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 match	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 picture	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 picture	det
9	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 match	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	the clap						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	match	infinitive	the clap not said here	the sound				to the picture	vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent sound=Patient to picture=Co-Patient

Example 5

The old house in Maine had white clapboard walls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 house	amod
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Maine	case
5	Maine	Maine	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 house	nmod
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 walls	amod
8	clapboard	clapboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 walls	compound
9	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 had	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the old house in Maine	white clapboard walls					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient

Example 6

I held the clapperboard in our school play video.

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 held	nsubj
2	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 clapperboard	det
4	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 held	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 video	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 video	nmod:poss
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 play	compound
8	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 video	compound
9	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 held	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	I	the clapperboard		our play video			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent clapperboard=Theme in video=Location

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