cornbread Who acts: sweet bread, We, Grandma, Native Americans, cornbread, aunt · What happens: make, bake, be, have, cook, write down · To what, where: sweet bread, cornmeal, traditional food, chilli, cornbread, yellow cornmeal
«cornbread» 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: cornbread in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sweet or savoury bread made from cornmeal (ground maize), often baked in a pan or skillet; it is a traditional food of the southern United States.
The tree, 27 words det amod cc conj nsubj acl case obl punct compound appos punct punct advmod acl case det obl cc conj punct nsubj cop det amod case det amod amod nmod punct root A DET sweet ADJ or CCONJ savoury ADJ bread NOUN made VERB from ADP cornmeal NOUN ( PUNCT ground NOUN maize NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT often ADV baked VERB in ADP a DET pan NOUN or CCONJ skillet NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET traditional ADJ food NOUN of ADP the DET southern ADJ United ADJ States PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bread det 2 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bread amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 savoury cc 4 savoury savoury ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sweet conj 5 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 26 food nsubj 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 bread acl 7 from from ADP _ 8 cornmeal case 8 cornmeal cornmeal NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 maize punct 10 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 11 maize compound 11 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 8 cornmeal appos 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 maize punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 baked punct 14 often often ADV _ 15 baked advmod 15 baked bake VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 cornmeal acl 16 in in ADP _ 18 pan case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 pan det 18 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 15 baked obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 skillet cc 20 skillet skillet NOUN Number=Sing 18 pan conj 21 ; ; PUNCT _ 26 food punct 22 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 food nsubj 23 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 food cop 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 food det 25 traditional traditional ADJ Degree=Pos 26 food amod 26 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 27 of of ADP _ 31 States case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 States det 29 southern southern ADJ Degree=Pos 31 States amod 30 United United ADJ Degree=Pos 31 States amod 31 States State PROPN Number=Plur 26 food nmod 32 . . PUNCT _ 26 food punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make participle a sweet bread not said here cornmeal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from cornmeal=Material 2 bake participle cornmeal not said here in a pan or skillet; often property vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in pan=Instrument 3 is a present a sweet bread a traditional food of the southern United States 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.
Example 1 We had chilli with a big square of cornbread.
nsubj obj case det amod obl case nmod punct root We PRON had VERB chilli NOUN with ADP a DET big ADJ square NOUN of ADP cornbread 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 chilli chilli NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 square case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 square det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 square amod 7 square square NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 cornbread case 9 cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 7 square nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We chilli with a big square of cornbread vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chilli=Patient
Example 2 Grandma in Texas bakes cornbread in a black iron skillet.
nsubj case nmod obj case det amod compound obl punct root Grandma NOUN in ADP Texas PROPN bakes VERB cornbread NOUN in ADP a DET black ADJ iron NOUN skillet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 bakes nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Texas case 3 Texas Texas PROPN Number=Sing 1 Grandma nmod 4 bakes bake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 4 bakes obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 skillet case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 skillet det 8 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 10 skillet amod 9 iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 10 skillet compound 10 skillet skillet NOUN Number=Sing 4 bakes obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 bakes punct
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1 bake present Grandma in Texas cornbread in a black iron skillet vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cornbread=Patient in skillet=Instrument
Example 3 Cornbread is made from yellow cornmeal.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root Cornbread NOUN is AUX made VERB from ADP yellow ADJ cornmeal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 cornmeal case 5 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cornmeal amod 6 cornmeal cornmeal NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · passive Cornbread yellow cornmeal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from cornmeal=Material
Example 4 Native Americans cooked bread from maize long before cornbread recipes were written down.
amod nsubj obj case obl advmod mark compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl compound:prt punct root Native ADJ Americans PROPN cooked VERB bread NOUN from ADP maize NOUN long ADV before SCONJ cornbread NOUN recipes NOUN were AUX written VERB down ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Native native ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Americans amod 2 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 3 cooked nsubj 3 cooked cook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 3 cooked obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 maize case 6 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 3 cooked obl 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 3 cooked advmod 8 before before SCONJ _ 12 written mark 9 cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 10 recipes compound 10 recipes recipe NOUN Number=Plur 12 written nsubj:pass 11 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 written aux:pass 12 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 cooked advcl 13 down down ADP _ 12 written compound:prt 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 cooked punct
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1 cook past Native Americans bread maize long property vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent bread=Product from maize=Material 2 write down past · passive cornbread recipes vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 The cornbread was a bit crumbly but delicious with butter.
det nsubj cop det obl:unmarked cc conj case obl punct root The DET cornbread NOUN was AUX a DET bit NOUN crumbly ADJ but CCONJ delicious ADJ with ADP butter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cornbread det 2 cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 6 crumbly nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 crumbly cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bit det 5 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 6 crumbly obl:unmarked 6 crumbly crumbly ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 but but CCONJ _ 8 delicious cc 8 delicious delicious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 crumbly conj 9 with with ADP _ 10 butter case 10 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 8 delicious obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 crumbly punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the cornbread a bit obl:unmarked ; crumbly property tree rules 2 be the cornbread not said here with butter tree rules
Example 6 At Thanksgiving, my aunt makes cornbread stuffing.
case obl punct nmod:poss nsubj compound obj punct root At ADP Thanksgiving PROPN , PUNCT my PRON aunt NOUN makes VERB cornbread NOUN stuffing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 Thanksgiving case 2 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving PROPN Number=Sing 6 makes obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Thanksgiving punct 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 aunt nmod:poss 5 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes nsubj 6 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 cornbread cornbread NOUN Number=Sing 8 stuffing compound 8 stuffing stuffing NOUN Number=Sing 6 makes obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 makes punct
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1 make present my aunt cornbread stuffing Thanksgiving vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stuffing=Product
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