decorate

Who acts: you, We, Dad, One tin, wall · What happens: make, look, add, decorate, paint, put up · To what, where: something, things, cake, walls, wallpaper, room

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

Meaning 1

To make something look nicer by adding pretty things: decorate the cake with icing.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 look	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	nicer	nice	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 look	xcomp
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 adding	mark
7	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 nicer	advcl
8	pretty	pretty	ADV	_	7 adding	advmod
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 adding	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 decorate	punct
11	decorate	decorate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 look	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 cake	det
13	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 decorate	obj
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 icing	case
15	icing	icing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 decorate	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	something		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
2	look	imperative	you not said here		nice property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
3	add speech: assert	gerund	you not said here	things	pretty property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient
4	decorate	infinitive	you not said here	the cake	with icing	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cake=Destination with icing=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

To paint walls or put up wallpaper in a room (mainly UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 paint	mark
2	paint	paint	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 paint	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 put	cc
5	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 paint	conj
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 put	compound:prt
7	wallpaper	wallpaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 put	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 room	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 room	det
10	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 put	obl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 UK	punct
12	mainly	mainly	ADV	_	13 UK	advmod
13	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 room	appos
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Ireland	punct
15	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 UK	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Australia	punct
17	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 UK	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 NZ	punct
19	NZ	NZ	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 UK	conj
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 UK	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 paint	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	to-infinitive		walls					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination
2	put up	infinitive		wallpaper		a room			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wallpaper=Theme in room=Destination

Meaning 3

To give someone a medal or honour: the soldier was decorated for bravery.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 give	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 medal	det
5	medal	medal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 honour	cc
7	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 medal	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 decorated	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 soldier	det
10	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 decorated	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 decorated	aux:pass
12	decorated	decorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 give	advcl
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 bravery	case
14	bravery	bravery	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 decorated	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		a medal or honour	someone				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient medal=Theme
2	decorate	past · passive		the soldier				for bravery	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination

Example 1

We decorated the classroom for the party.

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 decorated	nsubj
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 classroom	det
4	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 decorated	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 party	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 party	det
7	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 decorated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	past	We	the classroom				for the party	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent classroom=Destination

Example 2

Decorate your cake with sprinkles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Decorate	decorate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 cake	nmod:poss
3	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Decorate	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 sprinkles	case
5	sprinkles	sprinkle	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Decorate	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Decorate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	imperative	you not said here	your cake				with sprinkles	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent cake=Destination with sprinkle=Theme

Example 3

Dad is decorating my bedroom this weekend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 decorating	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 decorating	aux
3	decorating	decorate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 bedroom	nmod:poss
5	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 decorating	obj
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 weekend	det
7	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 decorating	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 decorating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	present · progressive	Dad	my bedroom			weekend		vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bedroom=Destination

Example 4

The firefighter was decorated for saving the children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 firefighter	det
2	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 decorated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 decorated	aux:pass
4	decorated	decorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 saving	mark
6	saving	save	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 decorated	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 children	det
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 saving	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	past · passive		the firefighter					vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination
2	save	gerund		the children					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme

Example 5

We decorated eggs with bright paints.

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 decorated	nsubj
2	decorated	decorate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 decorated	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 paints	case
5	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 paints	amod
6	paints	paint	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 decorated	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	past	We	eggs				with bright paints	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent egg=Destination with paint=Theme

Example 6

One tin of paint covers 12 square metres, so a wall of 36 square metres needs 3 tins to decorate.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 tin	nummod
2	tin	tin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 covers	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 paint	case
4	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tin	nmod
5	covers	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 metres	nummod
7	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 metres	compound
8	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 covers	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 needs	punct
10	so	so	ADV	_	17 needs	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 wall	det
12	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 needs	nsubj
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 metres	case
14	36	36	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 metres	nummod
15	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 metres	compound
16	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 wall	nmod
17	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 covers	conj
18	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	19 tins	nummod
19	tins	tin	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 needs	obj
20	to	to	PART	_	21 decorate	mark
21	decorate	decorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 needs	advcl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 covers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	cover	present	One tin of paint	12 square metres	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme metre=Destination
2	need	present	a wall of 36 square metres	3 tins	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot tin=Theme
3	decorate	to-infinitive	a wall of 36 square metres not said here		vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The palace was elegantly decorated for the occasion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 palace	det
2	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 decorated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 decorated	aux:pass
4	elegantly	elegantly	ADV	_	5 decorated	advmod
5	decorated	decorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 occasion	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 occasion	det
8	occasion	occasion	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 decorated	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decorate	past · passive		the palace				for the occasion; elegantly property	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination

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