combat Who acts: Combat, Soldiers, town, Washing, Combat boots, Scientists · What happens: fight, combat, mean, try, stop, reduce · To what, where: soldiers, war, something, it, litter, battle · Speech: someone speaks here
«combat» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: combat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Combat is fighting, especially between soldiers in war.
nsubj aux punct advmod case obj case nmod punct root Combat NOUN is AUX fighting VERB , PUNCT especially ADV between ADP soldiers NOUN in ADP war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Combat combat NOUN Number=Sing 3 fighting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fighting aux 3 fighting fight VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 soldiers punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 7 soldiers advmod 6 between between ADP _ 7 soldiers case 7 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 fighting obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 war case 9 war war NOUN Number=Sing 7 soldiers nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 fighting punct
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1 fight present · progressive Combat soldiers war vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Co-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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To combat something means to try hard to stop or reduce it: combat litter, combat disease.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj obj mark ccomp xcomp mark xcomp cc conj obj punct conj obj punct compound conj punct root To PART combat VERB something PRON means VERB to PART try VERB hard ADJ to PART stop VERB or CCONJ reduce VERB it PRON : PUNCT combat VERB litter NOUN , PUNCT combat NOUN disease NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 combat mark 2 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 combat obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 try mark 6 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 6 try xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 stop mark 9 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 reduce cc 11 reduce reduce VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 stop conj 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 reduce obj 13 : : PUNCT _ 14 combat punct 14 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 reduce conj 15 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 14 combat obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 disease punct 17 combat combat NOUN Number=Sing 18 disease compound 18 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 15 litter conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 combat to-infinitive something vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Co-Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 try not said to happen to-infinitive hard property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 stop to-infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 5 reduce infinitive it vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Patient 6 combat infinitive litter and combat disease vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Co-Agent
Meaning 3 To combat is also to fight in a battle against an enemy.
mark advcl cop advmod mark case det obl case det nmod punct root To PART combat VERB is AUX also ADV to PART fight VERB in ADP a DET battle NOUN against ADP an DET enemy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 combat mark 2 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 fight advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fight cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 fight advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 fight mark 6 fight fight VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 battle case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 battle det 9 battle battle NOUN Number=Sing 6 fight obl 10 against against ADP _ 12 enemy case 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 enemy det 12 enemy enemy NOUN Number=Sing 9 battle nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 fight punct
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1 combat to-infinitive vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present a battle against a enemy fight property tree rules
Example 1 Soldiers trained for combat.
nsubj case obl punct root Soldiers NOUN trained VERB for ADP combat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 2 trained nsubj 2 trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 combat case 4 combat combat NOUN Number=Sing 2 trained obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 trained punct
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1 train participle Soldiers for combat vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The town is working to combat litter.
det nsubj aux mark advcl obj punct root The DET town NOUN is AUX working VERB to PART combat VERB litter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 working nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 working aux 4 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 to to PART _ 6 combat mark 6 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 working advcl 7 litter litter NOUN Number=Sing 6 combat obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 working punct
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1 work present · progressive the town vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 combat to-infinitive the town not said here litter vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Co-Agent
Example 3 Washing hands helps combat the spread of germs.
csubj obj xcomp det obj case nmod punct root Washing VERB hands NOUN helps VERB combat VERB the DET spread NOUN of ADP germs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Washing wash VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 helps csubj 2 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Washing obj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helps xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 spread det 6 spread spread NOUN Number=Sing 4 combat obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 germs case 8 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 6 spread nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 wash gerund hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 help present Washing vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 combat infinitive Washing not said here the spread of germs vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spread=Co-Agent 4 spread germs nom spread «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 He was injured in combat.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root He PRON was AUX injured VERB in ADP combat 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 3 injured nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 injured aux:pass 3 injured injure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 combat case 5 combat combat NOUN Number=Sing 3 injured obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 injured punct
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1 injure past · passive He combat tree rules
Example 5 Combat boots are strong and heavy.
compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root Combat NOUN boots NOUN are AUX strong ADJ and CCONJ heavy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Combat combat NOUN Number=Sing 2 boots compound 2 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 4 strong nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strong cop 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 heavy cc 6 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 strong conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 strong punct
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1 is present Combat boots strong property tree rules 2 be Combat boots not said here tree rules
Example 6 Scientists combat diseases with new medicines.
nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root Scientists NOUN combat VERB diseases NOUN with ADP new ADJ medicines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 combat nsubj 2 combat combat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 diseases disease NOUN Number=Plur 2 combat obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 medicines case 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 medicines amod 6 medicines medicine NOUN Number=Plur 3 diseases nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 combat punct
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1 combat present Scientists diseases with new medicines vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent disease=Theme with medicine=Instrument
Example 7 Did the old heroes combat there?
aux det amod nsubj advmod punct root Did AUX the DET old ADJ heroes NOUN combat VERB there ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 combat aux 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 heroes det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 heroes amod 4 heroes hero NOUN Number=Plur 5 combat nsubj 5 combat combat VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 there there ADV PronType=Dem 5 combat advmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 combat punct
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1 combat past · do-support the old heroes there vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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