conversation Who acts: conversation, people, Making, I, you, our · What happens: be, share, make, mean, talk, have · To what, where: talk, ideas, conversation, long conversation, party, football · Speech: someone speaks here
«conversation» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: conversation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A conversation is a talk between two or more people in which they share ideas, news or feelings.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det case nummod cc conj nmod case obl nsubj acl:relcl obj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET conversation NOUN is AUX a DET talk NOUN between ADP two NUM or CCONJ more ADJ people NOUN in ADP which PRON they PRON share VERB ideas NOUN , PUNCT news NOUN or CCONJ feelings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conversation det 2 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 talk cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 talk det 5 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 between between ADP _ 10 people case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 people nummod 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 more cc 9 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 two conj 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 talk nmod 11 in in ADP _ 12 which case 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 share obl 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 share nsubj 14 share share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 people acl:relcl 15 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 14 share obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 news punct 17 news news NOUN Number=Sing 15 ideas conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 feelings cc 19 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 15 ideas conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 talk punct
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1 is a present a conversation a talk between two people tree rules 2 share present people ideas and news or feelings in two people tree rules
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 "Making conversation" means talking politely to someone, often just to be friendly.
The tree, 12 words punct csubj obj punct xcomp advmod case obl punct advmod advmod mark cop acl:relcl punct root " PUNCT Making VERB conversation NOUN " PUNCT means VERB talking VERB politely ADV to ADP someone PRON , PUNCT often ADV just ADV to PART be AUX friendly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Making punct 2 Making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means csubj 3 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 Making obj 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Making punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means xcomp 7 politely politely ADV _ 6 talking advmod 8 to to ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 talking obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 friendly punct 11 often often ADV _ 15 friendly advmod 12 just just ADV _ 15 friendly advmod 13 to to PART _ 15 friendly mark 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 friendly cop 15 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 9 someone acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 make in a quote gerund conversation vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset conversation=Product 2 mean present Making vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 talk not said to happen gerund Making not said here to someone; politely property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent 4 is to-infinitive Making not said here friendly, often property tree rules
Example 1 I had a long conversation with my grandma on the phone.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod case det nmod punct root I PRON had VERB a DET long ADJ conversation NOUN with ADP my PRON grandma NOUN on ADP the DET phone 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conversation det 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 conversation amod 5 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 grandma case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 grandma nmod:poss 8 grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 5 conversation nmod 9 on on ADP _ 11 phone case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 phone det 11 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 8 grandma nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a long conversation with my grandma on the phone vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversation=Patient
Example 2 Please do not interrupt our conversation.
discourse aux advmod nmod:poss obj punct root Please INTJ do AUX not PART interrupt VERB our PRON conversation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 4 interrupt discourse 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 interrupt aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 interrupt advmod 4 interrupt interrupt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 conversation nmod:poss 6 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 4 interrupt obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 interrupt punct
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1 not interrupt imperative · do-support you not said here our conversation tree rules 2 converse our nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The two girls were deep in conversation.
det nummod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET two NUM girls NOUN were AUX deep ADJ in ADP conversation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 girls det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 girls nummod 3 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 5 deep nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 deep cop 5 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 conversation case 7 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 5 deep obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 deep punct
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1 is past the two girls conversation deep property tree rules
Example 4 We wrote a conversation between a fox and a crow.
nsubj det obj case det nmod cc det conj punct root We PRON wrote VERB a DET conversation NOUN between ADP a DET fox NOUN and CCONJ a DET crow 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 conversation det 4 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 5 between between ADP _ 7 fox case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fox det 7 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 4 conversation nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 crow cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 crow det 10 crow crow NOUN Number=Sing 7 fox conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past We a conversation between a fox and a crow vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversation=Theme
Example 5 At the party he tried to make conversation with the new boy.
case det obl nsubj mark xcomp obj case det amod obl punct root At ADP the DET party NOUN he PRON tried VERB to PART make VERB conversation NOUN with ADP the DET new ADJ boy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 party case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 party det 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 5 tried obl 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 tried nsubj 5 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tried xcomp 8 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 9 with with ADP _ 12 boy case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 boy det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 boy amod 12 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 tried punct
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1 try past he the party vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 make not said to happen to-infinitive he not said here conversation with the new boy vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset conversation=Product
Example 6 Our class had a conversation about kindness.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN had VERB a DET conversation NOUN about ADP kindness NOUN . 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 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conversation det 5 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 kindness case 7 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 conversation nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past Our class a conversation about kindness vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversation=Patient
Example 7 The conversation turned to football.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET conversation NOUN turned VERB to ADP football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 conversation det 2 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 football case 5 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn past the conversation football vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to football=Trajectory
Example 8 They had a long conversation together about different things.
nsubj det amod obj advmod case amod obl punct root They PRON had VERB a DET long ADJ conversation NOUN together ADV about ADP different ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conversation det 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 conversation amod 5 conversation conversation NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 together together ADV _ 2 had advmod 7 about about ADP _ 9 things case 8 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 9 things amod 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past They a long conversation about different things; together property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conversation=Patient
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