culprit Who acts: culprit, person, teacher, detective, dog, much sugar · What happens: be, do, find, draw, name, block · To what, where: person, something, cause, culprit, wall, main culprit
«culprit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: culprit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A culprit is the person who has done something wrong or committed a crime.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj aux acl:relcl obj amod cc conj det conj punct root A DET culprit NOUN is AUX the DET person NOUN who PRON has AUX done VERB something PRON wrong ADJ or CCONJ committed ADJ a DET crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 culprit det 2 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 done nsubj 7 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 done aux 8 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 person acl:relcl 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 done obj 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 9 something amod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 committed cc 12 committed committed ADJ Degree=Pos 10 wrong conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 crime det 14 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 10 wrong conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a culprit the person tree rules 2 do present · perfect the person something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 A culprit is the cause of a problem.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root A DET culprit NOUN is AUX the DET cause NOUN of ADP a DET problem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 culprit det 2 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 cause cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cause det 5 cause cause NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 problem case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 problem det 8 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 cause punct
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1 is a present a culprit the cause of a problem tree rules
Example 1 The teacher found the culprit who drew on the wall.
det nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN found VERB the DET culprit NOUN who PRON drew VERB on ADP the DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 culprit det 5 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 drew nsubj 7 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 culprit acl:relcl 8 on on ADP _ 10 wall case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 wall det 10 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 7 drew obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past the teacher the culprit vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culprit=Topic 2 draw past the culprit the wall vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on wall=Destination
Example 2 The detective finally named the culprit.
det advmod acl det obj punct root The DET detective NOUN finally ADV named VERB the DET culprit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 finally finally ADV _ 4 named advmod 4 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 detective acl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 culprit det 6 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 4 named obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 detective punct
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1 name participle the detective not said here the culprit finally property vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent culprit=Theme
Example 3 The dog was the culprit — there were crumbs on its nose!
det nsubj cop det punct expl acl:relcl nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET dog NOUN was AUX the DET culprit NOUN — PUNCT there PRON were AUX crumbs NOUN on ADP its PRON nose NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 culprit nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 culprit cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 culprit det 5 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 8 were punct 7 there there PRON PronType=Dem 8 were expl 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 culprit acl:relcl 9 crumbs crumb NOUN Number=Plur 8 were nsubj 10 on on ADP _ 12 nose case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 nose nmod:poss 12 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 9 crumbs nmod 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 culprit punct
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1 is a past the dog the culprit tree rules
Example 4 Too much sugar is the main culprit in tooth decay.
advmod amod nsubj cop det amod case compound nmod punct root Too ADV much ADJ sugar NOUN is AUX the DET main ADJ culprit NOUN in ADP tooth NOUN decay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sugar amod 3 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 7 culprit nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 culprit cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 culprit det 6 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 7 culprit amod 7 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 decay case 9 tooth tooth NOUN Number=Sing 10 decay compound 10 decay decay NOUN Number=Sing 7 culprit nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 culprit punct
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1 is a present much sugar the main culprit tooth decay tree rules
Example 5 The culprit for the flood was a blocked drain.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod punct root The DET culprit NOUN for ADP the DET flood NOUN was AUX a DET blocked VERB drain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 culprit det 2 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 9 drain nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 flood case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 flood det 5 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 2 culprit nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 drain cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 drain det 8 blocked block VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 drain amod 9 drain drain NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 drain punct
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1 block participle vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer 2 is a past the culprit for the flood a blocked drain tree rules
Example 6 The police are still looking for the culprits.
det nsubj aux advmod case det obl punct root The DET police NOUN are AUX still ADV looking VERB for ADP the DET culprits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 5 looking nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 looking aux 4 still still ADV _ 5 looking advmod 5 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 culprits case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 culprits det 8 culprits culprit NOUN Number=Plur 5 looking obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 looking punct
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1 look present · progressive the police still for the culprits vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for culprit=Theme
Example 7 Here was the culprit who had brought misfortune on all of them!
cop det nsubj nsubj:pass aux acl:relcl obj case obl case nmod punct root Here ADV was AUX the DET culprit NOUN who PRON had AUX brought VERB misfortune NOUN on ADP all DET of ADP them PRON ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem root root 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Here cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 culprit det 4 culprit culprit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Here nsubj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 brought nsubj:pass 6 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 brought aux 7 brought bring VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 culprit acl:relcl 8 misfortune misfortune NOUN Number=Sing 7 brought obj 9 on on ADP _ 10 all case 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 brought obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 them case 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 all nmod 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Here punct
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1 is past the culprit here property tree rules 2 bring past · perfect · passive the culprit all vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Destination misfortune=Theme
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