commonplace
Who acts: remark, Mobile phones, Seeing, Electric cars, old days, Rain · What happens: happen, say, be, see, become, walk · To what, where: commonplace, Snow commonplace, Canada, kangaroos, parts, miles · Speech: someone speaks here
«commonplace» 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: commonplace in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Ordinary and happening often, not surprising.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 happening | cc |
| 3 | happening | happen | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Ordinary | conj |
| 4 | often | often | ADV | _ | 3 happening | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 surprising | punct |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 surprising | advmod |
| 7 | surprising | surprising | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Ordinary | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ordinary | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | gerund | often property | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Something ordinary and common.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | root | root |
| 2 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Something | amod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 common | cc |
| 4 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 ordinary | conj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Something | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A remark said so often that it is no longer interesting.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 remark | det |
| 2 | remark | remark | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 often | advmod |
| 5 | often | often | ADV | _ | 3 said | advmod |
| 6 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 interesting | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 interesting | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 interesting | cop |
| 9 | no | no | ADV | _ | 10 longer | advmod |
| 10 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 11 interesting | advmod |
| 11 | interesting | interesting | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 often | advcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | a remark | often property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | present | remark | interesting, long property | tree rules |
Example 1
Mobile phones are now commonplace.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mobile | mobile | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 phones | amod |
| 2 | phones | phone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 commonplace | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 commonplace | cop |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 commonplace | advmod |
| 5 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 commonplace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Mobile phones | commonplace | now | tree rules |
Example 2
Snow is commonplace in Canada in winter.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snow | snow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 commonplace | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 commonplace | cop |
| 3 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 Canada | case |
| 5 | Canada | Canada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 commonplace | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 winter | case |
| 7 | winter | winter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 commonplace | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 commonplace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Snow commonplace | Canada | winter | tree rules |
Example 3
Seeing kangaroos is commonplace in parts of Australia.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seeing | see | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 commonplace | csubj |
| 2 | kangaroos | kangaroo | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Seeing | obj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 commonplace | cop |
| 4 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 parts | case |
| 6 | parts | part | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 commonplace | nmod |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Australia | case |
| 8 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 parts | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 commonplace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | gerund | kangaroos | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kangaroo=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | is a | present | Seeing | commonplace | parts of Australia | tree rules |
Example 4
Electric cars are becoming commonplace.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric | electric | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 cars | amod |
| 2 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 becoming | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 becoming | aux |
| 4 | becoming | become | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 becoming | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 becoming | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | present · progressive | Electric cars | commonplace | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Example 5
In the old days, walking miles to school was commonplace.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 days | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 days | det |
| 3 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 days | amod |
| 4 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 days | punct |
| 6 | walking | walk | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 days | acl |
| 7 | miles | mile | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 walking | obj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 commonplace | case |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 commonplace | compound |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 commonplace | cop |
| 11 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 walking | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 days | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | gerund | the old days not said here | miles | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | is | past | to school commonplace | tree rules |
Example 6
Rain is a commonplace in Ireland.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 commonplace | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 commonplace | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 commonplace | det |
| 4 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 Ireland | case |
| 6 | Ireland | Ireland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 commonplace | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 commonplace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Rain | a commonplace | Ireland | tree rules |
Example 7
It is commonplace for pupils to have a school email.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 commonplace | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 commonplace | cop |
| 3 | commonplace | commonplace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 pupils | case |
| 5 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 commonplace | nmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 have | mark |
| 7 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 commonplace | acl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 email | det |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 email | compound |
| 10 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 have | obj | ||
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 commonplace | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | commonplace | for pupils | tree rules | |||
| 2 | have | to-infinitive | a school email | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent email=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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