clash Who acts: clash, two events, events, you, colours, cymbals · What happens: be, clash, happen, not go, look, hit · To what, where: fight, both, loud metal sound, swords, way, river
«clash» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: clash in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A clash is a fight or strong argument between people or groups: «a clash between fans».
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det cc amod conj case nmod cc conj punct punct det parataxis case nmod punct punct root A DET clash NOUN is AUX a DET fight NOUN or CCONJ strong ADJ argument NOUN between ADP people NOUN or CCONJ groups NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET clash NOUN between ADP fans NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clash det 2 clash clash NOUN Number=Sing 5 fight nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fight cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fight det 5 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 argument cc 7 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 argument amod 8 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 5 fight conj 9 between between ADP _ 10 people case 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 argument nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 groups cc 12 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 10 people conj 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 clash punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 clash punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 clash det 16 clash clash NOUN Number=Sing 5 fight parataxis 17 between between ADP _ 18 fans case 18 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 16 clash nmod 19 » » PUNCT _ 16 clash punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 fight punct
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1 is a present a clash a fight or strong argument between people or groups 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 If two events clash, they happen at the same time so you can't go to both.
The tree, 17 words mark nummod nsubj advcl punct nsubj case det amod obl advmod nsubj aux advmod conj case obl punct root If SCONJ two NUM events NOUN clash VERB , PUNCT they PRON happen VERB at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN so ADV you PRON ca AUX n't PART go VERB to ADP both DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 clash mark 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 events nummod 3 events event NOUN Number=Plur 4 clash nsubj 4 clash clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 happen advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 clash punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 happen nsubj 7 happen happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 at at ADP _ 11 time case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 time det 10 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 11 time amod 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 happen obl 12 so so ADV _ 16 go advmod 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 go nsubj 14 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 go aux 15 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 16 go advmod 16 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 happen conj 17 to to ADP _ 18 both case 18 both both DET PronType=Tot 16 go obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 happen punct
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1 clash a condition, not said to happen present two events vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 happen present events = event time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 not go can you both vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to both=Initial_Location
Meaning 3 If colours or styles clash, they look bad together.
mark nsubj cc conj advcl punct nsubj xcomp advmod punct root If SCONJ colours NOUN or CCONJ styles NOUN clash VERB , PUNCT they PRON look VERB bad ADJ together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 clash mark 2 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 5 clash nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 styles cc 4 styles style NOUN Number=Plur 2 colours conj 5 clash clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 look advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 clash punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 look nsubj 8 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 look xcomp 10 together together ADV _ 8 look advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 look punct
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1 clash a condition, not said to happen present colours or styles vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 look present colours = colour bad, together property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 4 A clash is a loud metal sound, like cymbals or swords hitting.
det nsubj cop det amod compound punct case appos cc conj acl punct root A DET clash NOUN is AUX a DET loud ADJ metal NOUN sound NOUN , PUNCT like ADP cymbals NOUN or CCONJ swords NOUN hitting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clash det 2 clash clash NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sound cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sound det 5 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sound amod 6 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound compound 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 cymbals punct 9 like like ADP _ 10 cymbals case 10 cymbals cymbal NOUN Number=Plur 7 sound appos 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 swords cc 12 swords sword NOUN Number=Plur 10 cymbals conj 13 hitting hit VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 cymbals acl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 sound punct
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1 is a present a clash a loud metal sound tree rules 2 hit gerund cymbals or swords not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 5 If ideas or opinions clash, they are very different and can't easily agree.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj cc conj advcl punct nsubj cop advmod cc aux advmod advmod conj punct root If SCONJ ideas NOUN or CCONJ opinions NOUN clash VERB , PUNCT they PRON are AUX very ADV different ADJ and CCONJ ca AUX n't PART easily ADV agree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 clash mark 2 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 5 clash nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 opinions cc 4 opinions opinion NOUN Number=Plur 2 ideas conj 5 clash clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 different advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 clash punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 different nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 different cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 different advmod 10 different different ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 and and CCONJ _ 15 agree cc 12 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 agree aux 13 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 15 agree advmod 14 easily easily ADV _ 15 agree advmod 15 agree agree VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 different conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 different punct
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1 clash a condition, not said to happen present ideas or opinions vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present ideas = idea different property tree rules 3 not agree speech: agree can ideas = idea not said here easily property vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The cymbals clashed loudly.
det nsubj advmod punct root The DET cymbals NOUN clashed VERB loudly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cymbals det 2 cymbals cymbal NOUN Number=Plur 3 clashed nsubj 3 clashed clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 loudly loudly ADV _ 3 clashed advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 clashed punct
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1 clash past the cymbals loudly property vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The swords clashed as the knights fought.
det nsubj acl case det obl punct root The DET swords NOUN clashed VERB as ADP the DET knights NOUN fought VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 swords det 2 swords sword NOUN Number=Plur 7 fought nsubj 3 clashed clash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 swords acl 4 as as ADP _ 6 knights case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 knights det 6 knights knight NOUN Number=Plur 3 clashed obl 7 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fought punct
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1 clash participle the swords not said here as the knights vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fight past the swords vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 My swimming lesson clashes with football practice.
nmod:poss compound nsubj case compound obl punct root My PRON swimming NOUN lesson NOUN clashes VERB with ADP football NOUN practice 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 3 lesson nmod:poss 2 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 3 lesson compound 3 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 4 clashes nsubj 4 clashes clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 practice case 6 football football NOUN Number=Sing 7 practice compound 7 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 4 clashes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 clashes punct
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1 clash present My swimming lesson with football practice vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with practice=Co-Agent
Example 4 Red and pink can clash.
nsubj cc conj aux punct root Red ADJ and CCONJ pink ADJ can AUX clash VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 clash nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 pink cc 3 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Red conj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 clash aux 5 clash clash VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 clash punct
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1 clash can Red vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 There was a clash between the two teams' fans.
expl det nsubj case det nummod nmod:poss case nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET clash NOUN between ADP the DET two NUM teams NOUN ' PART fans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 clash det 4 clash clash NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 between between ADP _ 10 fans case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teams det 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 teams nummod 8 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 10 fans nmod:poss 9 ' 's PART _ 8 teams case 10 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 4 clash nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a clash between the two teams's fans there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Their ideas clashed, but they found a way to agree.
nmod:poss nsubj punct cc nsubj conj det obj mark acl punct root Their PRON ideas NOUN clashed VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ they PRON found VERB a DET way NOUN to PART agree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 ideas nmod:poss 2 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 3 clashed nsubj 3 clashed clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 found punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 found cc 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 found nsubj 7 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 clashed conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 7 found obj 10 to to PART _ 11 agree mark 11 agree agree VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 way acl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 clashed punct
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1 clash past Their ideas vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 find past ideas = idea a way vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic 3 agree speech: agree to-infinitive ideas = idea not said here a way not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The two armies clashed near the river.
det nummod nsubj case det obl punct root The DET two NUM armies NOUN clashed VERB near ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 armies det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 armies nummod 3 armies army NOUN Number=Plur 4 clashed nsubj 4 clashed clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 near near ADP _ 7 river case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 river det 7 river river NOUN Number=Sing 4 clashed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 clashed punct
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1 clash past the two armies the river vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near river=Location
Example 8 That orange shirt clashes with your purple trousers.
det amod nsubj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root That DET orange ADJ shirt NOUN clashes VERB with ADP your PRON purple ADJ trousers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 shirt det 2 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shirt amod 3 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 4 clashes nsubj 4 clashes clash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 8 trousers case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 trousers nmod:poss 7 purple purple ADJ Degree=Pos 8 trousers amod 8 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 4 clashes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 clashes punct
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1 clash present that orange shirt with your purple trousers vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with trousers=Co-Agent
Example 9 In a moment the heavens rang to the clash of swords on bucklers.
case det obl det nsubj case det obl case nmod case nmod punct root In ADP a DET moment NOUN the DET heavens NOUN rang VERB to ADP the DET clash NOUN of ADP swords NOUN on ADP bucklers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 moment case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 moment det 3 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 6 rang obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 heavens det 5 heavens heaven NOUN Number=Plur 6 rang nsubj 6 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 9 clash case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 clash det 9 clash clash NOUN Number=Sing 6 rang obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 swords case 11 swords sword NOUN Number=Plur 9 clash nmod 12 on on ADP _ 13 bucklers case 13 bucklers buckler NOUN Number=Plur 11 swords nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 rang punct
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1 ring past the heavens moment to the clash of swords on bucklers vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 clash swords on bucklers nom clash «event intransitive»: of=agent
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