construct

Who acts: people, Workers, 60 degrees, We, you, sentence · What happens: build, make, draw, use, construct, put together · To what, where: something, shape, ruler, triangle, ideas, sentence

«construct» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: construct in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To build or make something, such as a house, bridge or model.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 build	mark
2	build	build	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 make	cc
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 build	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 make	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 house	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 house	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 house	det
10	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bridge	punct
12	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 house	nmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 model	cc
14	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 bridge	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 build	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	to-infinitive							vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	make	infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

To draw a shape accurately using a ruler, compasses and protractor: «Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.».

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 draw	mark
2	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shape	det
4	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 draw	obj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 using	advmod
6	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 draw	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ruler	det
8	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 using	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 compasses	punct
10	compasses	compass	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ruler	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 protractor	cc
12	protractor	protractor	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruler	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
15	Construct	construct	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 draw	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 triangle	det
17	triangle	triangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Construct	obj
18	with	with	ADP	_	19 sides	case
19	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	nmod
20	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 cm	nummod
21	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 sides	nmod:unmarked
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 cm	punct
23	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	24 cm	nummod
24	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	conj
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 cm	cc
26	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 cm	nummod
27	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
29	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	to-infinitive	a shape		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
2	use	gerund	a ruler and compasses and protractor	accurately property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
3	construct in a quote	infinitive	a triangle and 6 cm and 7 cm	with sides 5 cm	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent triangle=Patient with side=Instrument

Meaning 3

To put together ideas or words: «construct a sentence», «construct an argument».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	together	together	ADV	_	2 put	advmod
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 words	cc
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ideas	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
9	construct	construct	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 put	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 sentence	det
11	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 construct	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
15	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 construct	parataxis
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 argument	det
17	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 construct	obj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put together	to-infinitive		ideas or words				together property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent idea=Goal
2	construct in a quote	infinitive		a sentence					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Result

Meaning 4

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

An idea or thing made by people's minds rather than found in nature.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 idea	det
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 thing	cc
4	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 idea	conj
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 thing	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 minds	case
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 minds	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 people	case
9	minds	mind	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
10	rather	rather	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	12 found	cc
11	than	than	ADP	_	10 rather	fixed
12	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 minds	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 nature	case
14	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 found	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	participle		thing not said here		by people's minds	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	find	participle			nature		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	mind		people				nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Workers constructed a new bridge over the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bridge	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bridge	amod
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	Workers	a new bridge		the river			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Result

Example 2

Construct an angle of 60 degrees using a protractor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 angle	compound
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 angle	det
3	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 degrees	case
5	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 degrees	nummod
6	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 angle	nmod
7	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 degrees	acl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 protractor	det
9	protractor	protractor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 using	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 angle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund	60 degrees not said here	a protractor					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protractor=Patient

Example 3

We constructed a model volcano.

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 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 volcano	det
4	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 volcano	compound
5	volcano	volcano	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	We	a model volcano					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volcano=Result

Example 4

Can you construct a sentence using the word «because»?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 construct	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 construct	nsubj
3	construct	construct	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sentence	det
5	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 construct	obj
6	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 sentence	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 word	det
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 using	obj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 because	punct
10	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	6 using	ccomp
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 because	punct
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 construct	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	can	you	a sentence					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Result
2	use	gerund	a sentence not said here	the word					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient

Example 5

The bird constructed its nest from twigs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	nsubj
3	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 nest	nmod:poss
5	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 twigs	case
7	twigs	twig	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constructed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	the bird	bird's nest		twigs			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent nest=Result from twig=Material

Example 6

Money is a human construct.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 construct	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 construct	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 construct	det
4	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 construct	amod
5	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 construct	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Money	a human construct					tree rules

Example 7

She therefore instructed the hero how to construct a raft, for which she herself wove the sails.

The tree, 17 words

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	3 instructed	nsubj
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	3 instructed	advmod
3	instructed	instruct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 hero	det
5	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 instructed	obj
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 construct	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 construct	mark
8	construct	construct	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 instructed	xcomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 raft	det
10	raft	raft	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 construct	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 wove	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 which	case
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 wove	obl
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 wove	nsubj
15	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	14 she	conj
16	wove	weave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 construct	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 sails	det
18	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 wove	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 instructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	instruct speech: other	past	She	the hero	therefore property	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent hero=Recipient clause=Topic
2	construct	to-infinitive	She not said here	a raft		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raft=Result
3	weave	past	she	the sails		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sail=Product for which=Beneficiary

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