continental Who acts: Continental, one, We, Continental drift, continents, continental shelf · What happens: mean, do, mass, oppose, have, move · To what, where: continental shelf, mainland Europe, Britain, continental United States, continental breakfast, shallow sea floor · Speech: someone speaks here
«continental» 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: continental in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Continental means to do with a continent, one of the world's large land masses: «continental shelf», «continental climate».
The tree, 19 words nsubj mark ccomp case det obl punct nsubj case det nmod:poss case amod nmod parataxis punct punct amod obl punct punct punct amod appos punct punct root Continental ADJ means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP a DET continent NOUN , PUNCT one NUM of ADP the DET world NOUN 's PART large ADJ land NOUN masses VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT continental ADJ shelf NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT continental ADJ climate NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 7 continent case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 continent det 7 continent continent NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 one punct 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 masses nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 15 land case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 world det 12 world world NOUN Number=Sing 15 land nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 world case 14 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 15 land amod 15 land land NOUN Number=Sing 9 one nmod 16 masses mass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means parataxis 17 : : PUNCT _ 20 shelf punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 20 shelf punct 19 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 20 shelf amod 20 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 16 masses obl 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 shelf punct 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 climate punct 23 « « PUNCT _ 25 climate punct 24 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 25 climate amod 25 climate climate NOUN Number=Sing 20 shelf appos 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 climate punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Continental vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with a continent vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 mass present one of the world's large land continental shelf vn herd-47.5.2 «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.
Meaning 2 Usage: UK, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.
Continental means from mainland Europe, as opposed to Britain and Ireland: «continental breakfast», «a continental holiday».
The tree, 16 words nsubj case compound obl punct mark parataxis case obl cc conj punct punct amod parataxis punct punct punct det amod appos punct punct root Continental ADJ means VERB from ADP mainland NOUN Europe PROPN , PUNCT as SCONJ opposed VERB to ADP Britain PROPN and CCONJ Ireland PROPN : PUNCT « PUNCT continental ADJ breakfast NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET continental ADJ holiday NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 Europe case 4 mainland mainland NOUN Number=Sing 5 Europe compound 5 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 opposed punct 7 as as SCONJ _ 8 opposed mark 8 opposed oppose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means parataxis 9 to to ADP _ 10 Britain case 10 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 8 opposed obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 Ireland cc 12 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 10 Britain conj 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 breakfast punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 breakfast punct 15 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 16 breakfast amod 16 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 breakfast punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 holiday punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 22 holiday punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 holiday det 21 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 22 holiday amod 22 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 16 breakfast appos 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 holiday punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Continental mainland Europe vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 oppose participle Britain and Ireland vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
Continental can mean to do with the main part of North America, as in «the continental United States» (all states except Alaska and Hawaii).
The tree, 24 words nsubj aux mark xcomp case det amod obl case compound nmod punct case case punct det amod amod obj punct punct det obl case nmod cc conj punct punct root Continental NOUN can AUX mean VERB to PART do VERB with ADP the DET main ADJ part NOUN of ADP North PROPN America PROPN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT the DET continental ADJ United ADJ States PROPN » PUNCT ( PUNCT all DET states NOUN except ADP Alaska PROPN and CCONJ Hawaii PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Continental continental NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 mean xcomp 6 with with ADP _ 9 part case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 part det 8 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 9 part amod 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 do obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 America case 11 North North PROPN Number=Sing 12 America compound 12 America America PROPN Number=Sing 9 part nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 20 States punct 14 as as ADP _ 20 States case 15 in in ADP _ 20 States case 16 « « PUNCT _ 20 States punct 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 States det 18 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 20 States amod 19 United United ADJ Degree=Pos 20 States amod 20 States State PROPN Number=Plur 5 do obj 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 States punct 22 ( ( PUNCT _ 24 states punct 23 all all DET PronType=Tot 24 states det 24 states state NOUN Number=Plur 5 do obl 25 except except ADP _ 26 Alaska case 26 Alaska Alaska PROPN Number=Sing 24 states nmod 27 and and CCONJ _ 28 Hawaii cc 28 Hawaii Hawaii PROPN Number=Sing 26 Alaska conj 29 ) ) PUNCT _ 24 states punct 30 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Continental vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive Continental not said here the continental United States with the main part of North America; all states except Alaska and Hawaii obl vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent state=Eventuality
Example 1 We had a continental breakfast of croissants and jam.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod cc conj punct root We PRON had VERB a DET continental ADJ breakfast NOUN of ADP croissants NOUN and CCONJ jam 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 breakfast det 4 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 5 breakfast amod 5 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 croissants case 7 croissants croissant NOUN Number=Plur 5 breakfast nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 jam cc 9 jam jam NOUN Number=Sing 7 croissants conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a continental breakfast of croissants and jam vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breakfast=Patient
Example 2 Continental drift means the continents move very slowly.
amod nsubj det nsubj ccomp advmod advmod punct root Continental ADJ drift NOUN means VERB the DET continents NOUN move VERB very ADV slowly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 2 drift amod 2 drift drift NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 continents det 5 continents continent NOUN Number=Plur 6 move nsubj 6 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means ccomp 7 very very ADV _ 8 slowly advmod 8 slowly slowly ADV _ 6 move advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Continental drift vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 move present the continents slowly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The continental shelf is the shallow sea floor near the coast.
det amod nsubj cop det amod compound case det nmod punct root The DET continental ADJ shelf NOUN is AUX the DET shallow ADJ sea NOUN floor NOUN near ADP the DET coast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shelf det 2 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shelf amod 3 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 8 floor nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 floor cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 6 shallow shallow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 floor amod 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 floor compound 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 near near ADP _ 11 coast case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 coast det 11 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 8 floor nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 floor punct
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1 is a present the continental shelf the shallow sea floor the coast tree rules
Example 4 Moscow has a continental climate with cold winters.
nsubj det amod obj case amod nmod punct root Moscow PROPN has VERB a DET continental ADJ climate NOUN with ADP cold ADJ winters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moscow Moscow PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 climate det 4 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 5 climate amod 5 climate climate NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 winters case 7 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 8 winters amod 8 winters winter NOUN Number=Plur 5 climate nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Moscow a continental climate with cold winters vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent climate=Patient
Example 5 The continental United States does not include Hawaii.
det amod amod nsubj aux advmod obj punct root The DET continental ADJ United ADJ States PROPN does AUX not PART include VERB Hawaii PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 States det 2 continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 4 States amod 3 United United ADJ Degree=Pos 4 States amod 4 States State PROPN Number=Plur 7 include nsubj 5 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 include aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 include advmod 7 include include VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 Hawaii Hawaii PROPN Number=Sing 7 include obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 include punct
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1 not include present · do-support the continental United States Hawaii vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hawaii=Theme
Example 6 Many British families take holidays on the Continent.
amod amod nsubj obj case det obl punct root Many ADJ British ADJ families NOUN take VERB holidays NOUN on ADP the DET Continent PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 families amod 2 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 3 families amod 3 families family NOUN Number=Plur 4 take nsubj 4 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 4 take obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 Continent case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Continent det 8 Continent Continent PROPN Number=Sing 4 take obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 take punct
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1 take present Many British families holidays the Continent vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent holiday=Theme on continent=Destination
Example 7 It is the same with the Grimms' Aschenputtel and other Continental variants.
nsubj cop det case det nmod:poss case obl cc amod amod conj punct root It PRON is AUX the DET same ADJ with ADP the DET Grimms PROPN ' PART Aschenputtel PROPN and CCONJ other ADJ Continental ADJ variants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 same nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 same cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 same det 4 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 9 Aschenputtel case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Grimms det 7 Grimms Grimm PROPN Number=Plur 9 Aschenputtel nmod:poss 8 ' 's PART _ 7 Grimms case 9 Aschenputtel Aschenputtel PROPN Number=Sing 4 same obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 variants cc 11 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 13 variants amod 12 Continental continental ADJ Degree=Pos 13 variants amod 13 variants variant NOUN Number=Plur 9 Aschenputtel conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 same punct
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1 is present It with the Grimms's Aschenputtel and other Continental variants; same property tree rules
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