control Who acts: you, anger, Control, Controls, levers, pilot · What happens: control, mean, make, do, want, steer · To what, where: something, it, toy car, yourself, power, buttons · Speech: someone speaks here
«control» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: control in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To control something means to make it do what you want, like steering a toy car.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj xcomp obj nsubj ccomp punct mark advcl det compound obj punct root To PART control VERB something PRON means VERB to PART make VERB it PRON do VERB what PRON you PRON want VERB , PUNCT like SCONJ steering VERB a DET toy NOUN car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 control mark 2 control control VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 control obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 make xcomp 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 want obj 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 want nsubj 11 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 do ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 steering punct 13 like like SCONJ _ 14 steering mark 14 steering steer VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 do advcl 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 car det 16 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 17 car compound 17 car car NOUN Number=Sing 14 steering obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 control to-infinitive something vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive it tree rules 4 do not said to happen infinitive tree rules 5 want present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme 6 steer gerund a toy car vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=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 To control yourself means to keep calm and not let anger or tears take over.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp xcomp cc advmod conj nsubj cc conj ccomp advmod punct root To PART control VERB yourself PRON means VERB to PART keep VERB calm ADJ and CCONJ not PART let VERB anger NOUN or CCONJ tears NOUN take VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 control mark 2 control control VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 control obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 keep mark 6 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 keep xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 let cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 let advmod 10 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 keep conj 11 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 14 take nsubj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 tears cc 13 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 11 anger conj 14 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 let ccomp 15 over over ADV _ 14 take advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 control to-infinitive yourself vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 keep not said to happen to-infinitive calm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 not let infinitive tree rules 5 take over present anger or tears over property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Control is the power to make something or someone do what you want.
nsubj cop det mark acl obj cc conj aux conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Control NOUN is AUX the DET power NOUN to PART make VERB something PRON or CCONJ someone PRON do AUX what PRON you PRON want VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Control control NOUN Number=Sing 4 power nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 power cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 power det 4 power power NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 power acl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 make obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 someone cc 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 something conj 10 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 what aux 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 7 something conj 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 want nsubj 13 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 what acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 power punct
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1 is a present Control the power tree rules 2 make to-infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 3 want present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Meaning 4 Controls are the buttons, levers or knobs that work a machine.
nsubj cop det punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root Controls NOUN are AUX the DET buttons NOUN , PUNCT levers NOUN or CCONJ knobs NOUN that PRON work VERB a DET machine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Controls control NOUN Number=Plur 4 buttons nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 buttons cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 buttons det 4 buttons button NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 levers punct 6 levers lever NOUN Number=Plur 4 buttons conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 knobs cc 8 knobs knob NOUN Number=Plur 6 levers conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 work nsubj 10 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 levers acl:relcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 machine det 12 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 10 work obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 buttons punct
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1 is a present Controls the buttons and levers or knobs tree rules 2 work present levers or knobs a machine vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent machine=Material
Meaning 5 In a science experiment, the control is the part you keep the same so you can compare.
The tree, 17 words case det compound obl punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj mark nsubj aux advcl punct root In ADP a DET science NOUN experiment NOUN , PUNCT the DET control NOUN is AUX the DET part NOUN you PRON keep VERB the DET same ADJ so SCONJ you PRON can AUX compare VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 experiment case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 experiment det 3 science science NOUN Number=Sing 4 experiment compound 4 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 10 part obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 experiment punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 control det 7 control control NOUN Number=Sing 10 part nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 part cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 part det 10 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 keep nsubj 12 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 part acl:relcl 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 same det 14 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 12 keep obj 15 so so SCONJ _ 18 compare mark 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 compare nsubj 17 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 compare aux 18 compare compare VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 keep advcl 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 part punct
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1 is a present the control the part a science experiment tree rules 2 keep present you the same vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Theme 3 compare can you vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Use the remote control to turn on the TV.
det amod obj mark advcl case det obl punct root Use VERB the DET remote ADJ control NOUN to PART turn VERB on ADP the DET TV NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 control det 3 remote remote ADJ Degree=Pos 4 control amod 4 control control NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 turn mark 6 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 7 on on ADP _ 9 TV case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 TV det 9 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 6 turn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here the remote control vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Patient 2 turn to-infinitive you not said here the TV vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on tv=Trajectory
Example 2 The pilot controls the plane from the cockpit.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET pilot NOUN controls VERB the DET plane NOUN from ADP the DET cockpit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pilot det 2 pilot pilot NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls nsubj 3 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plane det 5 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 cockpit case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cockpit det 8 cockpit cockpit NOUN Number=Sing 3 controls obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 controls punct
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1 control present the pilot the plane the cockpit vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plane=Theme
Example 3 Try to control your temper.
mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Try VERB to PART control VERB your PRON temper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to PART _ 3 control mark 3 control control VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Try xcomp 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 temper nmod:poss 5 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 3 control obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 control not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here your temper vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Theme 3 temper your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The fire was finally under control.
det nsubj cop advmod case punct root The DET fire NOUN was AUX finally ADV under ADP control NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fire det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 6 control nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 control cop 4 finally finally ADV _ 6 control advmod 5 under under ADP _ 6 control case 6 control control NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 control punct
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1 is past the fire control finally property tree rules
Example 5 The bike went out of control down the hill.
det nsubj case case obl case det obl punct root The DET bike NOUN went VERB out ADP of ADP control NOUN down ADP the DET hill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bike det 2 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 6 control case 5 of of ADP _ 6 control case 6 control control NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 7 down down ADP _ 9 hill case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hill det 9 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go out past the bike control down the hill tree rules
Example 6 Press the controls to make the robot move.
det obj mark advcl det compound obj punct root Press VERB the DET controls NOUN to PART make VERB the DET robot NOUN move NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Press press VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 controls det 3 controls control NOUN Number=Plur 1 Press obj 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Press advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 move det 7 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 8 move compound 8 move move NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Press punct
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1 press imperative you not said here the controls vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Theme 2 make to-infinitive you not said here the robot move vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset move=Product
Example 7 In our experiment, the plant with no fertiliser was the control.
case nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj case det nmod cop det punct root In ADP our PRON experiment NOUN , PUNCT the DET plant NOUN with ADP no DET fertiliser NOUN was AUX the DET control NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 experiment case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 experiment nmod:poss 3 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 12 control obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 experiment punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 plant det 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 12 control nsubj 7 with with ADP _ 9 fertiliser case 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 fertiliser det 9 fertiliser fertiliser NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nmod 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 control cop 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 control det 12 control control NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 control punct
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1 is a past the plant with no fertiliser the control our experiment tree rules 2 experiment our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 She lost control of the ball and it rolled away.
nsubj obj case det nmod cc nsubj conj advmod punct root She PRON lost VERB control NOUN of ADP the DET ball NOUN and CCONJ it PRON rolled VERB away ADV . PUNCT 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 2 lost nsubj 2 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 control control NOUN Number=Sing 2 lost obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 ball case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ball det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 control nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 rolled cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 rolled nsubj 9 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lost conj 10 away away ADV _ 9 rolled advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lost punct
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1 lose past She control of the ball vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Eventuality 2 roll away past control away property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 I lost control of myself and rushed upon him.
nsubj obj case nmod cc conj case obl punct root I PRON lost VERB control NOUN of ADP myself PRON and CCONJ rushed VERB upon ADP him PRON . 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 lost nsubj 2 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 control control NOUN Number=Sing 2 lost obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 myself case 5 myself myself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 control nmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 rushed cc 7 rushed rush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lost conj 8 upon upon ADP _ 9 him case 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 rushed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 lost punct
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1 lose past I control of myself vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent control=Eventuality 2 rush past I not said here upon him = he vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon he=Trajectory
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