container Who acts: container, you, Liquids, We, huge ship · What happens: be, keep, carry in, carry, put, hold · To what, where: anything, things, large metal box, goods, ships, leftover pasta
«container» 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: container in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A container is anything you can keep or carry things in, such as a box, jar, bottle, tin or tub.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop nsubj aux acl:relcl cc conj obj compound:prt punct case fixed det conj punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET container NOUN is AUX anything PRON you PRON can AUX keep VERB or CCONJ carry VERB things NOUN in ADP , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET box NOUN , PUNCT jar NOUN , PUNCT bottle NOUN , PUNCT tin NOUN or CCONJ tub NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 container det 2 container container NOUN Number=Sing 4 anything nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 anything cop 4 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 keep nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 keep aux 7 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 anything acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 carry cc 9 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 keep conj 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 carry obj 11 in in ADP _ 9 carry compound:prt 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 box punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 box case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 box det 16 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 anything conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 jar punct 18 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 16 box conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 bottle punct 20 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 16 box conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 tin punct 22 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 4 anything conj 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 tub cc 24 tub tub NOUN Number=Sing 22 tin conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 anything punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a container anything tree rules 2 keep can you vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 carry in infinitive you not said here things vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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.
Meaning 2 A container is also a very large metal box for carrying goods on ships, trains and lorries.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop advmod det advmod amod compound mark advcl obj case obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET container NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET very ADV large ADJ metal NOUN box NOUN for SCONJ carrying VERB goods NOUN on ADP ships NOUN , PUNCT trains NOUN and CCONJ lorries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 container det 2 container container NOUN Number=Sing 9 box nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 box cop 4 also also ADV _ 9 box advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 box det 6 very very ADV _ 7 large advmod 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 box amod 8 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 9 box compound 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 for for SCONJ _ 11 carrying mark 11 carrying carry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 box advcl 12 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 11 carrying obj 13 on on ADP _ 14 ships case 14 ships ship NOUN Number=Plur 11 carrying obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 trains punct 16 trains train NOUN Number=Plur 14 ships conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 lorries cc 18 lorries lorry NOUN Number=Plur 14 ships conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 box punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a container a large metal box tree rules 2 carry gerund a container not said here goods ships and trains and lorries vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Theme
Example 1 Put the leftover pasta in a container and keep it in the fridge.
det compound obj case det obl cc conj obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET leftover NOUN pasta NOUN in ADP a DET container NOUN and CCONJ keep VERB it PRON in ADP the DET fridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 pasta det 3 leftover leftover NOUN Number=Sing 4 pasta compound 4 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 container case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 container det 7 container container NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 keep cc 9 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Put conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 keep obj 11 in in ADP _ 13 fridge case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 fridge det 13 fridge fridge NOUN Number=Sing 9 keep obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put imperative you not said here the leftover pasta a container vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pasta=Theme in container=Destination 2 keep infinitive you not said here pasta the fridge vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in fridge=Location
Example 2 The container holds two litres of water.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET container NOUN holds VERB two NUM litres NOUN of ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 container det 2 container container NOUN Number=Sing 3 holds nsubj 3 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 litres nummod 5 litres litre NOUN Number=Plur 3 holds obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 water case 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 litres nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 holds punct
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1 hold present the container two litres of water vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme
Example 3 Liquids take the shape of the container they are in.
nsubj det obj case det nmod nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root Liquids NOUN take VERB the DET shape NOUN of ADP the DET container NOUN they PRON are AUX in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liquids liquid NOUN Number=Plur 2 take nsubj 2 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shape det 4 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 2 take obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 container case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 container det 7 container container NOUN Number=Sing 4 shape nmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 in nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 in cop 10 in in ADP _ 7 container acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 take present Liquids the shape of the container vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
Example 4 We collected rain in a container to measure it.
nsubj obj case det obl mark advcl obj punct root We PRON collected VERB rain NOUN in ADP a DET container NOUN to PART measure VERB it PRON . 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 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 collected obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 container case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 container det 6 container container NOUN Number=Sing 2 collected obl 7 to to PART _ 8 measure mark 8 measure measure VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 collected advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 measure obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 collected punct
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1 collect past We rain a container vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Theme 2 measure to-infinitive We not said here rain vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme it=Value
Example 5 A huge ship carried hundreds of containers.
det amod nsubj obj case nmod punct root A DET huge ADJ ship NOUN carried VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP containers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ship det 2 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ship amod 3 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 4 carried nsubj 4 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 4 carried obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 containers case 7 containers container NOUN Number=Plur 5 hundreds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 carried punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 carry past a huge ship hundreds of containers vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme
Example 6 Keep cleaning products in their own container, never in a drink bottle.
amod obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct advmod case det compound parataxis punct root Keep VERB cleaning VERB products NOUN in ADP their PRON own ADJ container NOUN , PUNCT never ADV in ADP a DET drink NOUN bottle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 cleaning clean VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 products amod 3 products product NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 container case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 container nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 container amod 7 container container NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 bottle punct 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 13 bottle advmod 10 in in ADP _ 13 bottle case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bottle det 12 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing 13 bottle compound 13 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here cleaning products products's own container vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent product=Theme in container=Location 2 clean gerund vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Find a container with a lid for your crayons.
det obj case det obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root Find VERB a DET container NOUN with ADP a DET lid NOUN for ADP your PRON crayons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 container det 3 container container NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 lid case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lid det 6 lid lid NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 crayons case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 crayons nmod:poss 9 crayons crayon NOUN Number=Plur 6 lid nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find imperative you not said here a container with a lid for your crayons vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent container=Topic
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