constipated Who acts: poo, I, Mum, Eating, doctor, Drinking · What happens: constipate, mean, empty, be, not come, feel · To what, where: bowels, more fruit, me, fibre, you, baby · Speech: someone speaks here
«constipated» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: constipated in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Constipated means unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry or does not come for days.
The tree, 19 words nsubj xcomp mark xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod punct nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp punct conj cc aux advmod conj case obl punct root Constipated VERB means VERB unable ADJ to PART empty VERB your PRON bowels NOUN easily ADV ; PUNCT your PRON poo NOUN is AUX hard ADJ , PUNCT dry ADJ or CCONJ does AUX not PART come VERB for ADP days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unable unable ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 to to PART _ 5 empty mark 5 empty empty VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 unable xcomp 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 bowels nmod:poss 7 bowels bowel NOUN Number=Plur 5 empty obj 8 easily easily ADV _ 5 empty advmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 hard punct 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 poo nmod:poss 11 poo poo NOUN Number=Sing 13 hard nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 hard cop 13 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 dry punct 15 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 13 hard conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 19 come cc 17 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 come aux 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 come advmod 19 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 hard conj 20 for for ADP _ 21 days case 21 days day NOUN Number=Plur 19 come obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 constipate participle vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 2 mean present unable property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 empty to-infinitive your bowels easily property vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent bowel=Source 4 is present your poo hard property tree rules 5 be your poo not said here tree rules 6 not come present · do-support your poo not said here day vn escape-51.1-1 «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.
Example 1 I felt constipated, so Mum gave me more fruit and water.
nsubj xcomp punct advmod nsubj conj iobj amod obj cc conj punct root I PRON felt VERB constipated VERB , PUNCT so ADV Mum PROPN gave VERB me PRON more ADJ fruit NOUN and CCONJ water NOUN . 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 felt xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 gave punct 5 so so ADV _ 7 gave advmod 6 Mum Mum PROPN Number=Sing 7 gave nsubj 7 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt conj 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 gave iobj 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 fruit amod 10 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 7 gave obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 water cc 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 10 fruit conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past I vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 constipate participle I not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent 3 give past Mum more fruit and water me vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient fruit=Theme
Example 2 Eating fibre helps you not to get constipated.
csubj obj obj advmod mark aux:pass advcl punct root Eating VERB fibre NOUN helps VERB you PRON not PART to PART get AUX constipated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 helps csubj 2 fibre fibre NOUN Number=Sing 1 Eating obj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 helps obj 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 constipated advmod 6 to to PART _ 8 constipated mark 7 get get AUX VerbForm=Inf 8 constipated aux:pass 8 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 helps advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 eat gerund fibre vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fibre=Patient 2 help present Eating you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary 3 not constipate to-infinitive · passive Eating not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»
Example 3 The doctor asked if the baby was constipated.
det nsubj mark det nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root The DET doctor NOUN asked VERB if SCONJ the DET baby NOUN was AUX constipated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 8 constipated mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 constipated nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 constipated aux:pass 8 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 asked ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the doctor vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 constipate a condition, not said to happen past · passive the baby vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient
Example 4 Drinking enough water can stop you from being constipated.
csubj amod obj aux obj mark aux:pass advcl punct root Drinking VERB enough ADJ water NOUN can AUX stop VERB you PRON from SCONJ being AUX constipated VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drinking drink VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 stop csubj 2 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 3 water amod 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 1 Drinking obj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 stop aux 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 stop obj 7 from from SCONJ _ 9 constipated mark 8 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 constipated aux:pass 9 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 stop advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 stop punct
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1 drink gerund enough water vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient 2 stop can Drinking you vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality you=Eventuality 3 constipate gerund · passive Drinking not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»
Example 5 Our old dog gets constipated if he doesn't walk enough.
nmod:poss amod nsubj:pass aux:pass mark nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod punct root Our PRON old ADJ dog NOUN gets AUX constipated VERB if SCONJ he PRON does AUX n't PART walk VERB enough ADV . 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 3 dog nmod:poss 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dog amod 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 constipated nsubj:pass 4 gets get AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 constipated aux:pass 5 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 if if SCONJ _ 10 walk mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 walk nsubj 8 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 walk aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 walk advmod 10 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 constipated advcl 11 enough enough ADV _ 10 walk advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 constipated punct
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1 constipate present · passive Our old dog vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient 2 not walk a condition, not said to happen present · do-support dog enough property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Being constipated can give you a tummy ache.
aux:pass csubj aux iobj det compound obj punct root Being AUX constipated VERB can AUX give VERB you PRON a DET tummy NOUN ache NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 constipated aux:pass 2 constipated constipate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 give csubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 give aux 4 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 give iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 ache det 7 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 8 ache compound 8 ache ache NOUN Number=Sing 4 give obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 give punct
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1 constipate gerund · passive vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient» 2 give can a tummy ache you vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient ache=Theme
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