comprehend Who acts: I, you, puppy, scientists, Reading comprehension tests · What happens: understand, include, contain, not be, read, comprehend · To what, where: something, sentence, command, results, story, large number
«comprehend» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: comprehend in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To understand something fully.
mark obj advmod punct root To PART understand VERB something PRON fully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 understand mark 2 understand understand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 understand obj 4 fully fully ADV _ 2 understand advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 understand punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 understand to-infinitive something fully property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To include or contain.
mark cc conj punct root To PART include VERB or CCONJ contain VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 include mark 2 include include VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 contain cc 4 contain contain VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 include conj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 include punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 include to-infinitive vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 contain infinitive vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
Example 1 I can't comprehend how big space is.
nsubj aux advmod advmod amod obj cop punct root I PRON ca AUX n't PART comprehend VERB how ADV big ADJ space NOUN is AUX . 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 4 comprehend nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 comprehend aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 comprehend advmod 4 comprehend comprehend VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 big advmod 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 space amod 7 space space NOUN Number=Sing 4 comprehend obj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 comprehend cop 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 comprehend punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is can I comprehend property tree rules
Example 2 Read slowly so you comprehend each sentence.
advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Read VERB slowly ADV so SCONJ you PRON comprehend VERB each DET sentence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 slowly slowly ADV _ 1 Read advmod 3 so so SCONJ _ 5 comprehend mark 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 comprehend nsubj 5 comprehend comprehend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Read advcl 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 sentence det 7 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 5 comprehend obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Read punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read imperative you not said here slowly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 comprehend present you each sentence vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sentence=Stimulus
Example 3 The puppy did not comprehend the command.
det nsubj aux advmod det obj punct root The DET puppy NOUN did AUX not PART comprehend VERB the DET command NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 5 comprehend nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 comprehend aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 comprehend advmod 5 comprehend comprehend VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 command det 7 command command NOUN Number=Sing 5 comprehend obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 comprehend punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not comprehend past · do-support the puppy the command vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer command=Stimulus
Example 4 The scientists struggled to comprehend the results.
det nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET scientists NOUN struggled VERB to PART comprehend VERB the DET results NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scientists det 2 scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 struggled nsubj 3 struggled struggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 comprehend mark 5 comprehend comprehend VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 struggled xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 results det 7 results result NOUN Number=Plur 5 comprehend obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 struggled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 struggle past the scientists tree rules 2 comprehend to-infinitive the scientists not said here the results vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer result=Stimulus
Example 5 Reading comprehension tests check you understood the story.
amod compound nsubj nsubj ccomp det obj punct root Reading VERB comprehension NOUN tests NOUN check VERB you PRON understood VERB the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 tests amod 2 comprehension comprehension NOUN Number=Sing 3 tests compound 3 tests test NOUN Number=Plur 4 check nsubj 4 check check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 understood nsubj 6 understood understand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 check ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 story det 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 understood obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 check punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read gerund vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 check present Reading comprehension tests tree rules 3 understand past you the story vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer story=Stimulus
Example 6 It's hard to comprehend such a large number.
expl cop mark xcomp det:predet det amod obj punct root It PRON 's AUX hard ADJ to PART comprehend VERB such DET a DET large ADJ number NOUN . PUNCT 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 hard expl 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 hard cop 3 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 comprehend mark 5 comprehend comprehend VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hard xcomp 6 such such DET PronType=Ind 9 number det:predet 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 number det 8 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 number amod 9 number number NOUN Number=Sing 5 comprehend obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present hard property tree rules 2 comprehend to-infinitive such large number vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer number=Stimulus
Example 7 Dear Cadmus, you do not comprehend me.
amod obl:unmarked punct nsubj aux advmod obj punct root Dear ADJ Cadmus PROPN , PUNCT you PRON do AUX not PART comprehend VERB me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Cadmus amod 2 Cadmus Cadmus PROPN Number=Sing 7 comprehend obl:unmarked 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Cadmus punct 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 comprehend nsubj 5 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 comprehend aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 comprehend advmod 7 comprehend comprehend VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 comprehend obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 comprehend punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not comprehend present · do-support you Dear Cadmus vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus
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