debris

Who acts: Firefighters, Flying, Space debris, beach, We · What happens: leave, destroy, fall, scatter, cover, search · To what, where: Broken pieces, something, small pieces, road, debris, strong wind

«debris» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: debris in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Broken pieces left after something has been destroyed or has fallen: bits of wood, stone, glass.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Broken	broken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 pieces	amod
2	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 bits	nsubj
3	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pieces	acl
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 destroyed	mark
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 destroyed	nsubj:pass
6	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 destroyed	aux
7	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 destroyed	aux:pass
8	destroyed	destroy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 left	advcl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 fallen	cc
10	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 fallen	aux
11	fallen	fall	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 destroyed	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 bits	punct
13	bits	bit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 wood	case
15	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bits	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 stone	punct
17	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bits	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 glass	punct
19	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bits	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 bits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	leave	participle	Broken pieces not said here	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	destroy	present · perfect · passive	something	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	fall	present · perfect		vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Rubbish or small pieces scattered about.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 pieces	cc
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pieces	amod
4	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Rubbish	conj
5	scattered	scatter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 pieces	acl
6	about	about	ADV	_	5 scattered	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Rubbish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scatter	participle		small pieces not said here				about property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Rock and dust, or pieces of old rockets and satellites in space (space debris).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 dust	cc
3	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Rock	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 pieces	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 pieces	cc
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Rock	parataxis
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 rockets	case
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rockets	amod
9	rockets	rocket	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 pieces	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 satellites	cc
11	satellites	satellite	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 rockets	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 space	case
13	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 satellites	nmod
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 debris	punct
15	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 debris	compound
16	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 space	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 debris	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Rock	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

After the storm the road was covered in debris.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 storm	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 storm	det
3	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 covered	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 road	det
5	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 covered	nsubj:pass
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 covered	aux:pass
7	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 debris	case
9	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 covered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	past · passive		the road			after the storm	in debris	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in debris=Theme

Example 2

Firefighters searched the debris for survivors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 searched	nsubj
2	searched	search	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 debris	det
4	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 searched	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 survivors	case
6	survivors	survivor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 searched	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 searched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	past	Firefighters	the debris				for survivors	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent debris=Location for survivor=Theme

Example 3

Flying debris can be dangerous in a strong wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flying	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 dangerous	csubj
2	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Flying	obj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 dangerous	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 dangerous	cop
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 wind	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wind	det
8	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 wind	amod
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dangerous	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dangerous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	gerund		debris					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location debris=Theme
2	is	can	Flying			a strong wind		dangerous property	tree rules

Example 4

Space debris circles the Earth very fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 debris	compound
2	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 circles	nsubj
3	circles	circle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Earth	det
5	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 circles	obj
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 fast	advmod
7	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 circles	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 circles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	circle	present	Space debris	the Earth				fast property	vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earth=Co-Theme

Example 5

The beach was full of debris from the shipwreck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 beach	det
2	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 debris	case
6	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	obl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 shipwreck	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shipwreck	det
9	shipwreck	shipwreck	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 debris	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the beach					of debris from the shipwreck; full property	tree rules

Example 6

We cleared the debris from the garden.

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 cleared	nsubj
2	cleared	clear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 debris	det
4	debris	debris	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cleared	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 garden	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 garden	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cleared	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cleared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clear	past	We	the debris		the garden			vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent debris=Theme from garden=Source

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