compose Who acts: letter, Mozart, class, She, you, nothing · What happens: compose, be, create, mean, make, control · To what, where: music, letter, Water, yourself, feelings, poem · Speech: someone speaks here
«compose» 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: compose in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To compose music, a poem or a letter is to write or create it.
The tree, 14 words mark obj punct det conj cc det nsubj cop mark conj cc conj obj punct root To PART compose VERB music NOUN , PUNCT a DET poem NOUN or CCONJ a DET letter NOUN is AUX to PART write VERB or CCONJ create VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 compose mark 2 compose compose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 compose obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 poem punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 poem det 6 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 3 music conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 12 write cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 letter det 9 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 12 write nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 write cop 11 to to PART _ 12 write mark 12 write write VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 compose conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 create cc 14 create create VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 write conj 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 create obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 compose punct
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1 compose to-infinitive music and a poem vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Result 2 is present a letter write property tree rules 3 create infinitive a letter not said here letter vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result
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 be composed of means to be made of parts: «Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen».
The tree, 17 words mark aux:pass nsubj obl mark aux:pass ccomp case obl punct punct nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis case obl cc conj punct punct root To PART be AUX composed VERB of ADP means VERB to PART be AUX made VERB of ADP parts NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Water NOUN is AUX composed VERB of ADP hydrogen NOUN and CCONJ oxygen NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 composed mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 composed aux:pass 3 composed compose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 3 composed obl 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 8 made mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 made aux:pass 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means ccomp 9 of of ADP _ 10 parts case 10 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 8 made obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 composed punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 composed punct 13 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 composed nsubj:pass 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 composed aux:pass 15 composed compose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means parataxis 16 of of ADP _ 17 hydrogen case 17 hydrogen hydrogen NOUN Number=Sing 15 composed obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 oxygen cc 19 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 17 hydrogen conj 20 » » PUNCT _ 15 composed punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 compose to-infinitive · passive vn create-26.4-1 «NP V» 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive · passive of parts vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» 4 compose in a quote present · passive Water of hydrogen and oxygen vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
Meaning 3 To compose yourself is to calm down and control your feelings.
mark advcl obj cop mark compound:prt cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root To PART compose VERB yourself PRON is AUX to PART calm VERB down ADP and CCONJ control VERB your PRON feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 compose mark 2 compose compose VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 calm advcl 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 compose obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 calm cop 5 to to PART _ 6 calm mark 6 calm calm VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 down down ADP _ 6 calm compound:prt 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 control cc 9 control control VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 calm conj 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 feelings nmod:poss 11 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 9 control obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 calm punct
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1 compose to-infinitive yourself vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Result 2 is present calm property tree rules 3 control infinitive your feelings vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme
Example 1 Mozart composed music when he was very young.
nsubj obj advmod nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Mozart PROPN composed VERB music NOUN when ADV he PRON was AUX very ADV young ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mozart Mozart PROPN Number=Sing 2 composed nsubj 2 composed compose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 composed obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 young advmod 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 young nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 young cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 young advmod 8 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 2 composed advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 composed punct
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1 compose past Mozart music vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Result 2 is past Mozart young property tree rules
Example 2 Our class composed a poem about the sea.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN composed VERB a DET poem NOUN about ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 composed nsubj 3 composed compose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 poem det 5 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 3 composed obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 sea case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 5 poem nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 composed punct
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1 compose past Our class a poem about the sea vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Result
Example 3 Air is composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl cc conj punct root Air NOUN is AUX composed VERB mainly ADV of ADP nitrogen NOUN and CCONJ oxygen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 composed nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 composed aux:pass 3 composed compose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 mainly mainly ADV _ 3 composed advmod 5 of of ADP _ 6 nitrogen case 6 nitrogen nitrogen NOUN Number=Sing 3 composed obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 oxygen cc 8 oxygen oxygen NOUN Number=Sing 6 nitrogen conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 composed punct
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1 compose present · passive Air of nitrogen and oxygen; mainly property vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
Example 4 She took a deep breath and composed herself.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj obj punct root She PRON took VERB a DET deep ADJ breath NOUN and CCONJ composed VERB herself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 breath det 4 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 5 breath amod 5 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 composed cc 7 composed compose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 took conj 8 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 7 composed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past She a deep breath vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme 2 compose past She not said here herself = she vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Result
Example 5 Compose a letter to your local council.
det obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Compose VERB a DET letter NOUN to ADP your PRON local ADJ council NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Compose compose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 letter det 3 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Compose obj 4 to to ADP _ 7 council case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 council nmod:poss 6 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 7 council amod 7 council council NOUN Number=Sing 1 Compose obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Compose punct
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1 compose imperative you not said here a letter to your local council vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Result
Example 6 The team is composed of eleven players.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl punct root The DET team NOUN is AUX composed VERB of ADP eleven NUM players NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 composed nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 composed aux:pass 4 composed compose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 players case 6 eleven eleven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 players nummod 7 players player NOUN Number=Plur 4 composed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 composed punct
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1 compose present · passive the team of eleven players vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
Example 7 There was nothing that she did not seem to know, and as for songs she not only could sing those from every part of Brittany, but could compose them herself.
The tree, 30 words expl nsubj mark nsubj aux advmod acl mark xcomp punct cc case case obl nsubj advmod advmod aux acl:relcl obj case det nmod case nmod punct cc aux conj obj obl punct root There PRON was VERB nothing PRON that SCONJ she PRON did AUX not PART seem VERB to PART know VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ as ADP for ADP songs NOUN she PRON not PART only ADV could AUX sing VERB those PRON from ADP every DET part NOUN of ADP Brittany PROPN , PUNCT but CCONJ could AUX compose VERB them PRON herself PRON . 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 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 was nsubj 4 that that SCONJ _ 8 seem mark 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 seem nsubj 6 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 seem aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 seem advmod 8 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 nothing acl 9 to to PART _ 10 know mark 10 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 seem xcomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 songs punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 15 songs cc 13 as as ADP _ 15 songs case 14 for for ADP _ 15 songs case 15 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 2 was obl 16 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 sing nsubj 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 sing advmod 18 only only ADV _ 20 sing advmod 19 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 sing aux 20 sing sing VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 songs acl:relcl 21 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 20 sing obj 22 from from ADP _ 24 part case 23 every every DET PronType=Tot 24 part det 24 part part NOUN Number=Sing 21 those nmod 25 of of ADP _ 26 Brittany case 26 Brittany Brittany PROPN Number=Sing 24 part nmod 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 compose punct 28 but but CCONJ _ 30 compose cc 29 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 30 compose aux 30 compose compose VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 sing conj 31 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 30 compose obj 32 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 30 compose obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past nothing there as songs vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not seem past · do-support she vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 3 know to-infinitive she not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 not sing speech: express could she songs every part of Brittany vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location that=Theme 5 compose could she not said here songs = song Brittany obl vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Result
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