cos

Who acts: I, it, you, face, We, Mum · What happens: speak, write, use, not go out, rain, laugh · To what, where: function, triangles, cos, tired cos, her, calculator · Speech: someone speaks here

«cos» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: cos in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: slang, informal, UK and elsewhere — kept apart, not parsed.

A short spoken form of "because", also written 'cause or coz.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 form	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 form	amod
3	spoken	speak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 form	amod
4	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 because	case
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 because	punct
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	4 form	nmod
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 because	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 written	punct
10	also	also	ADV	_	11 written	advmod
11	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 form	parataxis
12	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 cause	punct
13	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 written	parataxis
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 coz	cc
15	coz	coz	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cause	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	participle							vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	write	participle							vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

Short for "cosine", a function used with angles in triangles (older pupils).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 cosine	case
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cosine	punct
4	cosine	cosine	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 cosine	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 function	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 function	det
8	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cosine	conj
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 function	acl
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 angles	case
11	angles	angle	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 used	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 triangles	case
13	triangles	triangle	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 used	obl
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 pupils	punct
15	older	old	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	16 pupils	amod
16	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 triangles	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 pupils	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a function not said here		triangles		with angles	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

I didn't go out cos it was raining.

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	4 go	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 go	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 go	advmod
4	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	out	out	ADV	_	4 go	advmod
6	cos	cos	SCONJ	_	9 raining	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 raining	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 raining	aux
9	raining	rain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 go	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not go out	past · do-support	I					out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	rain	past · progressive	it						vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 2

"Why are you laughing?" "Cos your face is funny!"

Sentence 1: "Why are you laughing?" "

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 laughing	punct
2	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	5 laughing	advmod
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 laughing	aux
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 laughing	nsubj
5	laughing	laugh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 laughing	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 laughing	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 laughing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh in a quote	present · progressive	you						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: Cos your face is funny!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cos	cos	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 face	nmod:poss
3	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 funny	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 funny	cop
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Cos	ccomp
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Cos	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 Cos	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cos	imperative	you not said here						tree rules
2	is	present	your face					funny property	tree rules

Example 3

We stayed in cos Mum said so.

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 stayed	nsubj
2	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 cos	case
4	cos	cos	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stayed	obl
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 stayed	parataxis
7	so	so	ADV	_	6 said	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	past	We			cos			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cos=Location
2	say speech: assert	past	Mum						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

He's tired cos he stayed up late.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 cos	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cos	cop
3	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cos	amod
4	cos	cos	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 stayed	nsubj
6	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cos	acl:relcl
7	up	up	ADV	_	8 late	advmod
8	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 stayed	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cos	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	tired cos					tree rules
2	stay up	past	he	tired cos not said here				late property	vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme cos=Location

Example 5

I like her cos she's kind.

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 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 like	obj
4	cos	cos	SCONJ	_	7 kind	mark
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 kind	nsubj
6	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 kind	cop
7	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 like	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	I	her = she					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot she=Theme
2	is	present	she					kind property	tree rules

Example 6

On a calculator, press cos to find the cosine of an angle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 calculator	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 calculator	det
3	calculator	calculator	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 press	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 calculator	punct
5	press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	cos	cos	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 press	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 find	mark
8	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 press	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cosine	det
10	cosine	cosine	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 find	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 angle	case
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 angle	det
13	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cosine	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	imperative	you not said here	cos		a calculator			vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cos=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	you not said here	the cosine of a angle					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cosine=Topic

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