consonant

Who acts: that, B, word, you, k, many consonants · What happens: not be, letter, make, block, be, have · To what, where: vowel, alphabet, speech sound, air, consonants, two consonants

«consonant» 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: consonant in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A letter of the alphabet that is not a vowel, such as b, c, d, f, g.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 letter	det
2	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 alphabet	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 alphabet	det
5	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 letter	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 vowel	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 vowel	cop
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 vowel	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 vowel	det
10	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alphabet	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 b	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 b	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	b	B	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 vowel	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 c	punct
16	c	c	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 b	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 d	punct
18	d	D	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 b	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 f	punct
20	f	f	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 letter	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 g.	punct
22	g.	G.	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 letter	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	that	a vowel and b and c and d					tree rules
2	letter			the alphabet					nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient

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

A speech sound made by partly blocking the air with your lips, tongue or teeth.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sound	det
2	speech	speech	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sound	compound
3	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sound	acl
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 blocking	mark
6	partly	partly	ADV	_	7 blocking	advmod
7	blocking	block	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 made	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 air	det
9	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 blocking	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 lips	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 lips	nmod:poss
12	lips	lip	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 blocking	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 tongue	punct
14	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lips	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 teeth	cc
16	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 lips	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a speech sound not said here					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	block	gerund		the air				with your lips and tongue or teeth; partly property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent air=Destination with lip=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

consonant with: in agreement with.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	consonant	consonant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	with	with	ADP	_	1 consonant	fixed
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 agreement	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 agreement	case
5	agreement	agreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 consonant	appos
6	with	with	ADP	_	5 agreement	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 consonant	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

B, c and d are consonants.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	B	B	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 consonants	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 c	punct
3	c	c	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 B	flat
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 d	cc
5	d	D	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 B	conj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 consonants	cop
7	consonants	consonant	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 consonants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	B and d	consonants					tree rules

Example 2

The word "cat" has two consonants and one vowel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cat	punct
4	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	appos
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cat	punct
6	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 consonants	nummod
8	consonants	consonant	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 has	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 vowel	cc
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 vowel	nummod
11	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 consonants	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the word	two consonants and one vowel					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consonant=Patient

Example 3

"Running" has a double consonant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Running	punct
2	Running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 has	advcl
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Running	punct
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 consonant	det
6	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 consonant	amod
7	consonant	consonant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run in a quote	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	have	present		a double consonant					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consonant=Patient

Example 4

Use "a" before a consonant sound: a dog, a unicorn.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 a	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	1 Use	obj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 a	punct
5	before	before	ADP	_	8 sound	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sound	det
7	consonant	consonant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sound	compound
8	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 dog	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 dog	det
11	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sound	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 unicorn	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 unicorn	det
14	unicorn	unicorn	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dog	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	a			before a consonant sound and a dog and a unicorn		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent a=Patient

Example 5

The k in "knee" is a silent consonant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 k	det
2	k	k	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 consonant	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 knee	case
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 knee	punct
5	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 k	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 k	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 consonant	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 consonant	det
9	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 consonant	amod
10	consonant	consonant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 consonant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the k in knee	a silent consonant					tree rules

Example 6

How many consonants are in "school"? Four: s, c, h, l.

Sentence 1: How many consonants are in "school"?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 consonants	amod
3	consonants	consonant	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 school	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 school	cop
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 school	case
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 school	punct
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 school	punct
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 school	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	many consonants			school			tree rules

Sentence 2: Four: s, c, h, l.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 s	punct
3	s	s	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Four	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 c	punct
5	c	c	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 s	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 h	punct
7	h	H	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 s	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 s	punct
9	l.	l.	X	Foreign=Yes	1 Four	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

"Bl" and "st" are consonant blends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Bl	punct
2	Bl	Bl	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 blends	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Bl	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 st	cc
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 st	punct
6	st	st	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Bl	conj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 st	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 blends	cop
9	consonant	consonant	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blends	compound
10	blends	blend	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 blends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Bl and st	consonant blends					tree rules

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