curie Who acts: Marie, Poland, Pierre, curie, old unit, notebooks · What happens: be, bear, work, discover, study, win · To what, where: scientist, Poland, elements radium, radioactivity, first woman, Nobel Prize
«curie» 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: curie in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied radioactivity, and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two in different sciences. Pierre Curie was her husband and work partner.
Sentence 1: Marie Curie was a scientist born in Poland who worked in France; she discovered the elements radium and polonium, studied radioactivity, and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two in different sciences.
The tree, 41 words nsubj flat cop det acl case obl nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct nsubj parataxis det compound obj cc conj punct conj obj punct cc cop det amod obl mark acl det compound obj cc det amod conj mark acl obj case amod obl punct root Marie PROPN Curie PROPN was AUX a DET scientist NOUN born VERB in ADP Poland PROPN who PRON worked VERB in ADP France PROPN ; PUNCT she PRON discovered VERB the DET elements NOUN radium NOUN and CCONJ polonium NOUN , PUNCT studied VERB radioactivity NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ was AUX the DET first ADJ woman NOUN to PART win VERB a DET Nobel PROPN Prize PROPN and CCONJ the DET first ADJ person NOUN to PART win VERB two NUM in ADP different ADJ sciences NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 5 scientist nsubj 2 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marie flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 scientist cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 scientist det 5 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 scientist acl 7 in in ADP _ 8 Poland case 8 Poland Poland PROPN Number=Sing 6 born obl 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 worked nsubj 10 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 Poland acl:relcl 11 in in ADP _ 12 France case 12 France France PROPN Number=Sing 10 worked obl 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 discovered punct 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 discovered nsubj 15 discovered discover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 scientist parataxis 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 radium det 17 elements element NOUN Number=Plur 18 radium compound 18 radium radium NOUN Number=Sing 15 discovered obj 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 polonium cc 20 polonium polonium NOUN Number=Sing 18 radium conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 studied punct 22 studied study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 discovered conj 23 radioactivity radioactivity NOUN Number=Sing 22 studied obj 24 , , PUNCT _ 29 woman punct 25 and and CCONJ _ 29 woman cc 26 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 29 woman cop 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 woman det 28 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 29 woman amod 29 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 15 discovered obl 30 to to PART _ 31 win mark 31 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 29 woman acl 32 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 Prize det 33 Nobel Nobel PROPN Number=Sing 34 Prize compound 34 Prize Prize PROPN Number=Sing 31 win obj 35 and and CCONJ _ 38 person cc 36 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 38 person det 37 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 38 person amod 38 person person NOUN Number=Sing 34 Prize conj 39 to to PART _ 40 win mark 40 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 38 person acl 41 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 40 win obj 42 in in ADP _ 44 sciences case 43 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 44 sciences amod 44 sciences science NOUN Number=Plur 40 win obl 45 . . PUNCT _ 5 scientist punct
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1 is a past Marie a scientist tree rules 2 bear participle a scientist not said here Poland vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 work past Poland in France vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in france=Theme 4 discover past Marie the elements radium and polonium vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radium=Topic 5 study past Marie not said here radioactivity vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radioactivity=Topic 6 is a past the first woman tree rules 7 win to-infinitive Marie not said here a Nobel Prize and the first person vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality 8 win to-infinitive Marie not said here two different sciences vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent two=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.
Sentence 2: Pierre Curie was her husband and work partner.
nsubj flat cop nmod:poss cc compound conj punct root Pierre PROPN Curie PROPN was AUX her PRON husband NOUN and CCONJ work NOUN partner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pierre Pierre PROPN Number=Sing 5 husband nsubj 2 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Pierre flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 husband cop 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 husband nmod:poss 5 husband husband NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 partner cc 7 work work NOUN Number=Sing 8 partner compound 8 partner partner NOUN Number=Sing 5 husband conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 husband punct
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1 is a past Pierre Pierre's husband and work partner tree rules
Meaning 2 A curie is an old unit for measuring radioactivity, named after the Curies.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod mark acl obj punct conj case det obl punct root A DET curie NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ unit NOUN for SCONJ measuring VERB radioactivity NOUN , PUNCT named VERB after ADP the DET Curies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 curie det 2 curie curie NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 unit cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 unit det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 unit amod 6 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for SCONJ _ 8 measuring mark 8 measuring measure VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 unit acl 9 radioactivity radioactivity NOUN Number=Sing 8 measuring obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 named punct 11 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 unit conj 12 after after ADP _ 14 Curies case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Curies det 14 Curies curie NOUN Number=Plur 11 named obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 unit punct
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1 is a present a curie a old unit tree rules 2 measure gerund a old unit not said here radioactivity vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme radioactivity=Value 3 name participle a curie not said here after the Curies vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes.
nsubj flat nummod compound obj punct root Marie PROPN Curie PROPN won VERB two NUM Nobel PROPN Prizes PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 3 won nsubj 2 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marie flat 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 Prizes nummod 5 Nobel Nobel PROPN Number=Sing 6 Prizes compound 6 Prizes Prize PROPN Number=Plur 3 won obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past Marie two Nobel Prizes vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality
Example 2 Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radium.
nsubj cc conj flat obj punct root Marie PROPN and CCONJ Pierre PROPN Curie PROPN discovered VERB radium NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 5 discovered nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Pierre cc 3 Pierre Pierre PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marie conj 4 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 3 Pierre flat 5 discovered discover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 radium radium NOUN Number=Sing 5 discovered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 discovered punct
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1 discover past Marie and Pierre radium vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radium=Topic
Example 3 Marie Curie studied radioactivity.
nsubj flat obj punct root Marie PROPN Curie PROPN studied VERB radioactivity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 3 studied nsubj 2 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marie flat 3 studied study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 radioactivity radioactivity NOUN Number=Sing 3 studied obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 studied punct
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1 study past Marie radioactivity vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radioactivity=Topic
Example 4 Her notebooks are still radioactive and are kept in lead boxes.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod cc aux:pass conj case compound obl punct root Her PRON notebooks NOUN are AUX still ADV radioactive ADJ and CCONJ are AUX kept VERB in ADP lead NOUN boxes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 notebooks nmod:poss 2 notebooks notebook NOUN Number=Plur 5 radioactive nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 radioactive cop 4 still still ADV _ 5 radioactive advmod 5 radioactive radioactive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 kept cc 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 kept aux:pass 8 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 radioactive conj 9 in in ADP _ 11 boxes case 10 lead lead NOUN Number=Sing 11 boxes compound 11 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 8 kept obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 radioactive punct
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1 is present Her notebooks still radioactive property tree rules 2 keep present · passive Her notebooks not said here lead boxes vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: in box=Location
Example 5 Marie Curie was born in Poland.
nsubj:pass flat aux:pass case obl punct root Marie PROPN Curie PROPN was AUX born VERB in ADP Poland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 4 born nsubj:pass 2 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 1 Marie flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 born aux:pass 4 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Poland case 6 Poland Poland PROPN Number=Sing 4 born obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 born punct
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1 bear past · passive Marie Poland vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 The Marie Curie charity helps people at the end of their lives.
det compound compound nsubj obj case det obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET Marie PROPN Curie PROPN charity NOUN helps VERB people NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP their PRON lives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 charity det 2 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 3 Curie compound 3 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 4 charity compound 4 charity charity NOUN Number=Sing 5 helps nsubj 5 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 helps obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 end case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 end det 9 end end NOUN Number=Sing 5 helps obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 lives case 11 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 lives nmod:poss 12 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 9 end nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 helps punct
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1 help present the Curie charity people at the end of people's lives vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary
Example 7 Radioactivity can be measured in curies.
nsubj:pass aux aux:pass case obl punct root Radioactivity NOUN can AUX be AUX measured VERB in ADP curies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Radioactivity radioactivity NOUN Number=Sing 4 measured nsubj:pass 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 measured aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 measured aux:pass 4 measured measure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 curies case 6 curies curie NOUN Number=Plur 4 measured obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 measured punct
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1 measure can · passive Radioactivity curies vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value
Example 8 We dressed up as Marie Curie for our science day.
nsubj compound:prt case compound obl case nmod:poss compound obl punct root We PRON dressed VERB up ADP as ADP Marie PROPN Curie PROPN for ADP our PRON science NOUN day 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 dressed nsubj 2 dressed dress VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 dressed compound:prt 4 as as ADP _ 6 Curie case 5 Marie Marie PROPN Number=Sing 6 Curie compound 6 Curie Curie PROPN Number=Sing 2 dressed obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 day case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 day nmod:poss 9 science science NOUN Number=Sing 10 day compound 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 dressed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 dressed punct
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1 dress up past We day as Marie Curie vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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