classify Who acts: things, group, Classified information, We, Scientists, spy · What happens: classify, be, have, belong, find · To what, where: things, groups, common, something, shapes, whale · Speech: someone speaks here
«classify» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: classify in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To classify things is to sort them into groups or categories by what they have in common.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj case obl cc conj case obl nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root To PART classify VERB things NOUN is AUX to PART sort VERB them PRON into ADP groups NOUN or CCONJ categories NOUN by ADP what PRON they PRON have VERB in ADP common ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 classify mark 2 classify classify VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 sort advcl 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 classify obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sort cop 5 to to PART _ 6 sort mark 6 sort sort VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sort obj 8 into into ADP _ 9 groups case 9 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 6 sort obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 categories cc 11 categories category NOUN Number=Plur 9 groups conj 12 by by ADP _ 13 what case 13 what what PRON PronType=Rel 6 sort obl 14 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 have nsubj 15 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 what acl:relcl 16 in in ADP _ 17 common case 17 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 15 have obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 sort punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 classify to-infinitive things vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 2 is present groups or categories sort property tree rules 3 have present things = thing common vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 To classify something is to decide which group it belongs to.
mark advcl obj cop mark det nsubj nsubj ccomp advmod punct root To PART classify VERB something PRON is AUX to PART decide VERB which DET group NOUN it PRON belongs VERB to ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 classify mark 2 classify classify VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 decide advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 classify obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 decide cop 5 to to PART _ 6 decide mark 6 decide decide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 which which DET PronType=Int 8 group det 8 group group NOUN Number=Sing 10 belongs nsubj 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 belongs nsubj 10 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 decide ccomp 11 to to ADP _ 10 belongs advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 decide punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 classify to-infinitive something vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 is present decide property tree rules 3 belong present which group vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Classified information is secret and only for certain people.
amod nsubj cop cc advmod case amod conj punct root Classified ADJ information NOUN is AUX secret ADJ and CCONJ only ADV for ADP certain ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Classified classified ADJ Degree=Pos 2 information amod 2 information information NOUN Number=Sing 4 secret nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 secret cop 4 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 people cc 6 only only ADV _ 9 people advmod 7 for for ADP _ 9 people case 8 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 9 people amod 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 secret conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 secret punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Classified information secret property tree rules
Example 1 Classify these animals as vertebrates or invertebrates.
det appos case nmod cc conj punct root Classify PROPN these DET animals NOUN as ADP vertebrates NOUN or CCONJ invertebrates NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Classify Classify PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 3 animals det 3 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 1 Classify appos 4 as as ADP _ 5 vertebrates case 5 vertebrates vertebrate NOUN Number=Plur 3 animals nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 invertebrates cc 7 invertebrates invertebrate NOUN Number=Plur 5 vertebrates conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Classify punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 We classified the shapes by number of sides.
nsubj det obj case obl case nmod punct root We PRON classified VERB the DET shapes NOUN by ADP number NOUN of ADP sides 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 classified nsubj 2 classified classify VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shapes det 4 shapes shape NOUN Number=Plur 2 classified obj 5 by by ADP _ 6 number case 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing 2 classified obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 sides case 8 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 6 number nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 classified punct
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1 classify past We the shapes by number of sides vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
Example 3 A whale is classified as a mammal.
det nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root A DET whale NOUN is AUX classified VERB as ADP a DET mammal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 whale det 2 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 4 classified nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 classified aux:pass 4 classified classify VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 as as ADP _ 7 mammal case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mammal det 7 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing 4 classified obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 classified punct
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1 classify present · passive a whale as a mammal vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as mammal=Attribute
Example 4 Scientists classify plants by their seeds.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Scientists NOUN classify VERB plants NOUN by ADP their PRON seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 classify nsubj 2 classify classify VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 classify obj 4 by by ADP _ 6 seeds case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 seeds nmod:poss 6 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 2 classify obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 classify punct
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1 classify present Scientists plants by Scientists's seeds vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme
Example 5 The spy found classified files.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET spy NOUN found VERB classified ADJ files NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spy det 2 spy spy NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 classified classified ADJ Degree=Pos 5 files amod 5 files file NOUN Number=Plur 3 found obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past the spy classified files vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent file=Topic
Example 6 Can you classify these triangles?
aux nsubj det obj punct root Can AUX you PRON classify VERB these DET triangles NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 classify aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 classify nsubj 3 classify classify VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 triangles det 5 triangles triangle NOUN Number=Plur 3 classify obj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 classify punct
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1 classify can you this triangles vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent triangle=Theme
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