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cutlery

Who acts: Cutlery, you, We, Knives, piece · What happens: be, use, eat, serve, put, wash · To what, where: knives, spoons, food, cutlery, table, top drawer

«cutlery» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cutlery in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Cutlery is the knives, forks and spoons you use for eating and serving food.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjcopdetpunctconjccconjnsubjacl:relclmarkadvclccconjobjpunctrootCutleryNOUNisAUXtheDETknivesNOUN,PUNCTforksNOUNandCCONJspoonsNOUNyouPRONuseVERBforSCONJeatingVERBandCCONJservingVERBfoodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing4 knivesnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 knivescop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 knivesdet
4knivesknifeNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
5,,PUNCT_6 forkspunct
6forksforkNOUNNumber=Plur4 knivesconj
7andandCCONJ_8 spoonscc
8spoonsspoonNOUNNumber=Plur4 knivesconj
9youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs10 usensubj
10useuseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 spoonsacl:relcl
11forforSCONJ_12 eatingmark
12eatingeatVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part10 useadvcl
13andandCCONJ_14 servingcc
14servingserveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part12 eatingconj
15foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing14 servingobj
16..PUNCT_4 knivespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentCutlerythe knives and forks and spoonstree rules
2usepresentyouspoons not said herevn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spoon=Patient
3eatgerundyou not said herevn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4servegerundyou not said herefoodvn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Attribute

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

Please put the cutlery on the table.

discoursedetobjcasedetoblpunctrootPleaseINTJputVERBtheDETcutleryNOUNonADPtheDETtableNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PleasepleaseINTJ_2 putdiscourse
2putputVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 cutlerydet
4cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobj
5ononADP_7 tablecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 tabledet
7tabletableNOUNNumber=Sing2 putobl
8..PUNCT_2 putpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1putimperativeyou not said herethe cutlerythe tablevn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent cutlery=Theme on table=Destination

Example 2

The cutlery is in the top drawer.

detnsubjcopcasedetamodpunctrootTheDETcutleryNOUNisAUXinADPtheDETtopADJdrawerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cutlerydet
2cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing7 drawernsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 drawercop
4ininADP_7 drawercase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 drawerdet
6toptopADJDegree=Pos7 draweramod
7drawerdrawerNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 drawerpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe cutlerythe top drawertree rules

Example 3

We used plastic cutlery at the picnic.

nsubjamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootWePRONusedVERBplasticADJcutleryNOUNatADPtheDETpicnicNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 usednsubj
2useduseVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3plasticplasticADJDegree=Pos4 cutleryamod
4cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing2 usedobj
5atatADP_7 picniccase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 picnicdet
7picnicpicnicNOUNNumber=Sing2 usedobl
8..PUNCT_2 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepastWeplastic cutlerythe picnicvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlery=Patient

Example 4

Wash the cutlery after dinner.

detobjcaseoblpunctrootWashVERBtheDETcutleryNOUNafterADPdinnerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WashwashVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 cutlerydet
3cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing1 Washobj
4afterafterADP_5 dinnercase
5dinnerdinnerNOUNNumber=Sing1 Washobl
6..PUNCT_1 Washpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1washimperativeyou not said herethe cutleryafter dinnervn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlery=Patient

Example 5

Knives, forks and spoons are all cutlery.

nsubjpunctconjccconjcopdetpunctrootKnivesNOUN,PUNCTforksNOUNandCCONJspoonsNOUNareAUXallDETcutleryNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1KnivesknifeNOUNNumber=Plur8 cutlerynsubj
2,,PUNCT_3 forkspunct
3forksforkNOUNNumber=Plur1 Knivesconj
4andandCCONJ_5 spoonscc
5spoonsspoonNOUNNumber=Plur1 Knivesconj
6arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 cutlerycop
7allallDETPronType=Tot8 cutlerydet
8cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 cutlerypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentKnives and forks and spoonsall cutlerytree rules

Example 6

Hold your cutlery properly at the table.

nmod:possobjadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootHoldVERByourPRONcutleryNOUNproperlyADVatADPtheDETtableNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HoldholdVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 cutlerynmod:poss
3cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing1 Holdobj
4properlyproperlyADV_1 Holdadvmod
5atatADP_7 tablecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 tabledet
7tabletableNOUNNumber=Sing1 Holdobl
8..PUNCT_1 Holdpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1holdimperativeyou not said hereyour cutlerythe tableproperly propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cutlery=Theme at table=Location

Example 7

A piece of cutlery fell on the floor.

detnsubjcasenmodcasedetoblpunctrootADETpieceNOUNofADPcutleryNOUNfellVERBonADPtheDETfloorNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 piecedet
2piecepieceNOUNNumber=Sing5 fellnsubj
3ofofADP_4 cutlerycase
4cutlerycutleryNOUNNumber=Sing2 piecenmod
5fellfallVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6ononADP_8 floorcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 floordet
8floorfloorNOUNNumber=Sing5 fellobl
9..PUNCT_5 fellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fallpasta piece of cutlerythe floorvn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on floor=Location

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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