colander Who acts: colander, Mum, I, Water, We, you · What happens: be, use, drain, wash, run out, separate · To what, where: kitchen bowl, water, food, spaghetti, colander, strawberries
«colander» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: colander in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A colander is a kitchen bowl full of small holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or for washing vegetables.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det compound amod case amod obl punct parataxis mark advcl obj case obl case fixed nmod cc case amod conj punct root A DET colander NOUN is AUX a DET kitchen NOUN bowl NOUN full ADJ of ADP small ADJ holes NOUN , PUNCT used VERB for SCONJ draining VERB water NOUN from ADP food NOUN such ADJ as ADP pasta NOUN or CCONJ for ADP washing VERB vegetables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 colander det 2 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 6 bowl nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bowl cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bowl det 5 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 6 bowl compound 6 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bowl amod 8 of of ADP _ 10 holes case 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 holes amod 10 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 7 full obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 used punct 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 bowl parataxis 13 for for SCONJ _ 14 draining mark 14 draining drain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 used advcl 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 draining obj 16 from from ADP _ 17 food case 17 food food NOUN Number=Sing 14 draining obl 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 pasta case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 17 food nmod 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 vegetables cc 22 for for ADP _ 24 vegetables case 23 washing wash VERB VerbForm=Ger 24 vegetables amod 24 vegetables vegetable NOUN Number=Plur 17 food conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 bowl punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a colander a kitchen bowl tree rules 2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 drain gerund water food such pasta or washing vegetables vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent water=Theme from food=Source 4 wash gerund vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: 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.
Example 1 Mum drained the spaghetti in a colander.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN drained VERB the DET spaghetti NOUN in ADP a DET colander NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 drained nsubj 2 drained drain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 spaghetti det 4 spaghetti spaghetti NOUN Number=Sing 2 drained obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 colander case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 colander det 7 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 2 drained obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 drained punct
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1 drain past Mum the spaghetti a colander vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent spaghetti=Source
Example 2 I washed the strawberries in the colander.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root I PRON washed VERB the DET strawberries NOUN in ADP the DET colander 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 washed nsubj 2 washed wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 strawberries det 4 strawberries strawberry NOUN Number=Plur 2 washed obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 colander case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 colander det 7 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 2 washed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 washed punct
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1 wash past I the strawberries the colander vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Patient
Example 3 Water ran out through the holes of the colander.
nsubj compound:prt case det obl case det nmod punct root Water NOUN ran VERB out ADP through ADP the DET holes NOUN of ADP the DET colander NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 ran nsubj 2 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 ran compound:prt 4 through through ADP _ 6 holes case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 holes det 6 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 2 ran obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 colander case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 colander det 9 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 6 holes nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 ran punct
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1 run out past Water the holes of the colander vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hole=Trajectory
Example 4 We used a colander to separate the peas from the water.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root We PRON used VERB a DET colander NOUN to PART separate VERB the DET peas NOUN from ADP the DET water 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 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 colander det 4 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 separate mark 6 separate separate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 peas det 8 peas pea NOUN Number=Plur 6 separate obj 9 from from ADP _ 11 water case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 water det 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 separate obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past We a colander vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colander=Patient 2 separate to-infinitive We not said here the peas from the water vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent pea=Patient from water=Co-Patient
Example 5 Grandma's colander is made of metal.
nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Grandma NOUN 's PART colander NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP metal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 colander nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandma case 3 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 metal case 7 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive Grandma's colander of metal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 Put the colander in the sink before you pour.
det obj case det obl mark nsubj advcl punct root Put VERB the DET colander NOUN in ADP the DET sink NOUN before SCONJ you PRON pour VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 colander det 3 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 sink case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sink det 6 sink sink NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 pour mark 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 pour nsubj 9 pour pour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Put advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the colander the sink vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent colander=Theme in sink=Destination 2 pour present you vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
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