cordless Who acts: cordless device, wire, device, Grandma, Dad, cordless vacuum · What happens: work, plug, have, use, put up, need · To what, where: wall, battery, cordless phone, hall, cordless drill, shelf
«cordless» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: cordless in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cordless device works without being plugged into the wall by a wire, usually because it has a battery.
The tree, 19 words det amod nsubj mark aux:pass advcl case det obl case det obl punct advmod mark nsubj parataxis det obj punct root A DET cordless ADJ device NOUN works VERB without SCONJ being AUX plugged VERB into ADP the DET wall NOUN by ADP a DET wire NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV because SCONJ it PRON has VERB a DET battery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 device det 2 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 3 device amod 3 device device NOUN Number=Sing 4 works nsubj 4 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 without without SCONJ _ 7 plugged mark 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 plugged aux:pass 7 plugged plug VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 works advcl 8 into into ADP _ 10 wall case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 wall det 10 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 7 plugged obl 11 by by ADP _ 13 wire case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 wire det 13 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 7 plugged obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 has punct 15 usually usually ADV _ 18 has advmod 16 because because SCONJ _ 18 has mark 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 has nsubj 18 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 works parataxis 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 battery det 20 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 18 has obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 works punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 work present a cordless device vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 plug gerund · passive a wire the wall vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 3 have present device a battery usually property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient
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.
Example 1 Grandma still has a cordless phone in the hall.
nsubj advmod det amod obj case det nmod punct root Grandma NOUN still ADV has VERB a DET cordless ADJ phone NOUN in ADP the DET hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 2 still still ADV _ 3 has advmod 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 phone det 5 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 6 phone amod 6 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 hall case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hall det 9 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 6 phone nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Grandma a cordless phone the hall still vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phone=Patient
Example 2 Dad used a cordless drill to put up the shelf.
nsubj det amod obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root Dad NOUN used VERB a DET cordless ADJ drill NOUN to PART put VERB up ADP the DET shelf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drill det 4 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 drill amod 5 drill drill NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 6 to to PART _ 7 put mark 7 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 8 up up ADP _ 7 put compound:prt 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 shelf det 10 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past Dad a cordless drill vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drill=Patient 2 put up to-infinitive Dad not said here the shelf vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent shelf=Goal
Example 3 The cordless vacuum needs charging every night.
det amod nsubj xcomp det obl:unmarked punct root The DET cordless ADJ vacuum NOUN needs VERB charging VERB every DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 vacuum det 2 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 3 vacuum amod 3 vacuum vacuum NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 charging charge VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 needs xcomp 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 night det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 charging obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 needs punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present the cordless vacuum vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 charge not said to happen gerund the cordless vacuum not said here night vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 A cordless kettle lifts off its base so you can pour easily.
det amod nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj mark nsubj aux advcl advmod punct root A DET cordless ADJ kettle NOUN lifts VERB off ADP its PRON base NOUN so SCONJ you PRON can AUX pour VERB easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 kettle det 2 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kettle amod 3 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 4 lifts nsubj 4 lifts lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 lifts compound:prt 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 base nmod:poss 7 base base NOUN Number=Sing 4 lifts obj 8 so so SCONJ _ 11 pour mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 pour nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 pour aux 11 pour pour VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 lifts advcl 12 easily easily ADV _ 11 pour advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 lifts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lift off present a cordless kettle kettle's base vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent base=Theme 2 pour can you easily property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 5 Cordless headphones use Bluetooth instead of a wire.
amod nsubj obj case fixed det obl punct root Cordless ADJ headphones NOUN use VERB Bluetooth PROPN instead ADV of ADP a DET wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 2 headphones amod 2 headphones headphone NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Bluetooth Bluetooth PROPN Number=Sing 3 use obj 5 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 8 wire case 6 of of ADP _ 5 instead fixed 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 wire det 8 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Cordless headphones Bluetooth instead a wire vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bluetooth=Patient
Example 6 We took the cordless speaker into the garden.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON took VERB the DET cordless ADJ speaker NOUN into ADP the DET garden 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 speaker det 4 cordless cordless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 speaker amod 5 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 garden case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 garden det 8 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We the cordless speaker the garden vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent speaker=Theme into garden=Destination
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