curved

Who acts: cylinder, banana, rainbow, you, spoon, face · What happens: bend, move, make, curve, have, be · To what, where: smooth round shape, curve, circle, two flat faces, road, hill

«curved» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: curved in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Bent in a smooth round shape, not straight and with no sharp corners.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	6 shape	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shape	det
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shape	amod
5	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shape	amod
6	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bent	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 straight	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 straight	advmod
9	straight	straight	ADV	_	1 Bent	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 corners	cc
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 corners	case
12	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	14 corners	det
13	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 corners	amod
14	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 straight	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	participle				a smooth round shape		straight property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in shape=Location

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

Moved or bent in a curve.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moved	move	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 bent	cc
3	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Moved	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 curve	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 curve	det
6	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bent	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	participle							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	bend	participle				a curve			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in curve=Location

Example 1

A circle is made of one curved line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 circle	det
2	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 line	case
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 line	nummod
7	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 line	amod
8	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		a circle				of one curved line	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	curve	participle							vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 2

A cylinder has two flat faces and one curved surface.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cylinder	det
2	cylinder	cylinder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 faces	nummod
5	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 faces	amod
6	faces	face	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 surface	cc
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 surface	nummod
9	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 surface	amod
10	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 faces	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a cylinder	two flat faces and one curved surface					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient
2	curve	participle							vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 3

The road curved around the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 road	acl
4	around	around	ADP	_	6 hill	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hill	det
6	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 road	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		the road not said here		the hill			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 4

The banana is long and curved.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 banana	det
2	banana	banana	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 long	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 long	cop
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 curved	cc
6	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 long	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the banana					long property	tree rules
2	curve	participle	the banana not said here						vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 5

A rainbow is a curved band of colours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rainbow	det
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 band	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 band	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 band	det
5	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 band	amod
6	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 colours	case
8	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 band	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 band	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle							vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	is a	present	a rainbow	a curved band				of colours	tree rules

Example 6

Draw a straight line and a curved line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 line	det
3	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 line	amod
4	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 line	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 line	det
7	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 line	amod
8	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 line	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a straight line and a curved line					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme
2	curve	participle							vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 7

The spoon's curved back made my face look funny.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spoon	det
2	spoon	spoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
3	's	's	PART	_	2 spoon	case
4	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 spoon	acl
5	back	back	ADV	_	4 curved	advmod
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 face	nmod:poss
8	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obj
9	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 made	xcomp
10	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 look	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	curve back	participle		the spoon not said here		vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	make	past	the spoon	my face		tree rules
3	look	infinitive	my face not said here		funny property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

The river curved through the valley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 river	acl
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 valley	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 valley	det
6	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 river	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		the river not said here		the valley			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 9

They were swans, and they curved their graceful necks, while their soft plumage shown with dazzling whiteness.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 swans	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 swans	cop
3	swans	swan	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 curved	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 curved	cc
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 curved	nsubj
7	curved	curve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 swans	acl:relcl
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 necks	nmod:poss
9	graceful	graceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 necks	amod
10	necks	neck	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 curved	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 plumage	punct
12	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 plumage	mark
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 plumage	nmod:poss
14	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 plumage	amod
15	plumage	plumage	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 curved	obl
16	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 plumage	acl
17	with	with	ADP	_	19 whiteness	case
18	dazzling	dazzling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 whiteness	amod
19	whiteness	whiteness	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shown	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swans	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	past	They	swans		tree rules
2	curve	past	swans = swan	swans's graceful necks	swans's soft plumage obl	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent neck=Material
3	show	participle		swans's soft plumage not said here	with dazzling whiteness	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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