conker Who acts: conker, Conkers, you, We, Grandpa, I · What happens: be, find, put, try, break, collect · To what, where: shiny brown seed, spiky green case, game, UK, conker, string
«conker» 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: conker in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A conker is the shiny brown seed of a horse chestnut tree, found inside a spiky green case.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det compound compound nmod punct acl case det amod amod obl punct root A DET conker NOUN is AUX the DET shiny ADJ brown ADJ seed NOUN of ADP a DET horse NOUN chestnut NOUN tree NOUN , PUNCT found VERB inside ADP a DET spiky ADJ green ADJ case NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conker det 2 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 7 seed nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 seed cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 seed det 5 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 seed amod 6 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 seed amod 7 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 12 tree case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tree det 10 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 11 chestnut compound 11 chestnut chestnut NOUN Number=Sing 12 tree compound 12 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 7 seed nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 found punct 14 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 seed acl 15 inside inside ADP _ 19 case case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 case det 17 spiky spiky ADJ Degree=Pos 19 case amod 18 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 19 case amod 19 case case NOUN Number=Sing 14 found obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 seed punct
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1 is a present a conker the shiny brown seed of a chestnut tree tree rules 2 find participle the shiny brown seed not said here a spiky green case vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: 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.
Meaning 2 Conkers is a children's game, mainly in the UK and Ireland, where you put a conker on a string and try to break the other player's conker.
The tree, 29 words nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct advmod case det nmod cc conj punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj case det obl cc conj mark xcomp det amod nmod:poss case obj punct root Conkers NOUN is AUX a DET children NOUN 's PART game NOUN , PUNCT mainly ADV in ADP the DET UK PROPN and CCONJ Ireland PROPN , PUNCT where ADV you PRON put VERB a DET conker NOUN on ADP a DET string NOUN and CCONJ try VERB to PART break VERB the DET other ADJ player NOUN 's PART conker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Conkers conker NOUN Number=Plur 6 game nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 game cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 children det 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 game nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 children case 6 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 UK punct 8 mainly mainly ADV _ 11 UK advmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 UK case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 UK det 11 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 6 game nmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 Ireland cc 13 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 11 UK conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 put punct 15 where where ADV PronType=Rel 17 put advmod 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 put nsubj 17 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 game parataxis 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 conker det 19 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 17 put obj 20 on on ADP _ 22 string case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 string det 22 string string NOUN Number=Sing 17 put obl 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 try cc 24 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 put conj 25 to to PART _ 26 break mark 26 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 try xcomp 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 player det 28 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 29 player amod 29 player player NOUN Number=Sing 31 conker nmod:poss 30 's 's PART _ 29 player case 31 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 26 break obj 32 . . PUNCT _ 6 game punct
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1 is a present Conkers a children's game the UK and Ireland tree rules 2 put past you a conker a string vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent conker=Theme on string=Destination 3 try infinitive you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 break not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here the other player's conker vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer conker=Patient
Example 1 We collected conkers in the park in autumn.
nsubj obj case det obl case obl punct root We PRON collected VERB conkers NOUN in ADP the DET park NOUN in ADP autumn 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 collected nsubj 2 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 conkers conker NOUN Number=Plur 2 collected obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 park case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 park det 6 park park NOUN Number=Sing 2 collected obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 autumn case 8 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 2 collected obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 collected punct
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1 collect past We conkers the park autumn vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conker=Theme
Example 2 The conker was shiny and brown.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET conker NOUN was AUX shiny ADJ and CCONJ brown ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 conker det 2 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 4 shiny nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 shiny cop 4 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 brown cc 6 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 4 shiny conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 shiny punct
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1 is past the conker shiny property tree rules 2 be the conker not said here tree rules
Example 3 Grandpa showed me how to play conkers.
nsubj iobj advmod mark xcomp obj punct root Grandpa PROPN showed VERB me PRON how ADV to PART play VERB conkers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 showed nsubj 2 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 showed iobj 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 play advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 play mark 6 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 showed xcomp 7 conkers conker NOUN Number=Plur 6 play obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 showed punct
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1 show past Grandpa me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic 2 play to-infinitive Grandpa not said here conkers vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conker=Theme
Example 4 My conker broke on the first hit.
nmod:poss nsubj case det amod obl punct root My PRON conker NOUN broke VERB on ADP the DET first ADJ hit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 conker nmod:poss 2 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke nsubj 3 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 hit case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hit det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 hit amod 7 hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 broke punct
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1 break past My conker the first hit vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on hit=Location
Example 5 Conkers grow inside spiky green cases.
nsubj case amod amod obl punct root Conkers NOUN grow VERB inside ADP spiky ADJ green ADJ cases NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Conkers conker NOUN Number=Plur 2 grow nsubj 2 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 inside inside ADP _ 6 cases case 4 spiky spiky ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cases amod 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cases amod 6 cases case NOUN Number=Plur 2 grow obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grow punct
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1 grow present Conkers spiky green cases vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside case=Location
Example 6 Don't eat conkers; they are poisonous.
aux advmod obj punct nsubj cop advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART eat VERB conkers NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON are AUX poisonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 eat aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 conkers conker NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 poisonous punct 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 poisonous nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 poisonous cop 8 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eat advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 not eat imperative · do-support you not said here conkers vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conker=Patient 2 is present conkers = conker poisonous property tree rules
Example 7 I put a hole in the conker and threaded a string through it.
nsubj det obj case det obl cc conj det obj case obl punct root I PRON put VERB a DET hole NOUN in ADP the DET conker NOUN and CCONJ threaded VERB a DET string NOUN through ADP it PRON . 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 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 hole det 4 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 conker case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 conker det 7 conker conker NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 threaded cc 9 threaded thread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 put conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 string det 11 string string NOUN Number=Sing 9 threaded obj 12 through through ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 threaded obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past I a hole the conker vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in conker=Destination 2 thread past I not said here a string string vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
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