demonstrate Who acts: something, you, teacher, robot, experiment, air · What happens: demonstrate, be, work, do, show, gather · To what, where: something, Bunsen burner, space, working, great courage, puppy · Speech: someone speaks here
«demonstrate» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: demonstrate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something.
mark csubj cop mark advmod nsubj ccomp cc advmod mark conj obj punct root To PART demonstrate VERB is AUX to PART show VERB how ADV something PRON works VERB or CCONJ how ADV to PART do VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 demonstrate mark 2 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 show csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 show cop 4 to to PART _ 5 show mark 5 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 works advmod 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 works nsubj 8 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 show ccomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 12 do cc 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 12 do advmod 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 works conj 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 do obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 show punct
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1 demonstrate to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present show property tree rules 3 work present something vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 do to-infinitive something not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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.
Meaning 2 To demonstrate is to prove or show clearly that something is true.
mark csubj cop mark cc conj advmod mark nsubj cop ccomp punct root To PART demonstrate VERB is AUX to PART prove VERB or CCONJ show VERB clearly ADV that SCONJ something PRON is AUX true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 demonstrate mark 2 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 prove csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 prove cop 4 to to PART _ 5 prove mark 5 prove prove VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 show cc 7 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 prove conj 8 clearly clearly ADV _ 7 show advmod 9 that that SCONJ _ 12 true mark 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 true nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 true cop 12 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 7 show ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 prove punct
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1 demonstrate to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present prove property tree rules 3 show infinitive clearly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is present something true property tree rules
Meaning 3 To demonstrate is to show a feeling or quality by what you do.
mark csubj cop mark det obj cc conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root To PART demonstrate VERB is AUX to PART show VERB a DET feeling NOUN or CCONJ quality NOUN by ADP what PRON you PRON do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 demonstrate mark 2 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 show csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 show cop 4 to to PART _ 5 show mark 5 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 feeling det 7 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 5 show obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 quality cc 9 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing 7 feeling conj 10 by by ADP _ 11 what case 11 what what PRON PronType=Rel 9 quality nmod 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 do nsubj 13 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 what acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 show punct
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1 demonstrate to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present show property tree rules 3 do present you vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 To demonstrate is to march or gather with others in public to show you support or are against something.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj cop mark cc conj case obl case nmod mark advcl nsubj ccomp cc cop case conj punct root To PART demonstrate VERB is AUX to PART march VERB or CCONJ gather VERB with ADP others NOUN in ADP public ADJ to PART show VERB you PRON support VERB or CCONJ are AUX against ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 demonstrate mark 2 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 march csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 march cop 4 to to PART _ 5 march mark 5 march march VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 gather cc 7 gather gather VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 march conj 8 with with ADP _ 9 others case 9 others other NOUN Number=Plur 7 gather obl 10 in in ADP _ 11 public case 11 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 9 others nmod 12 to to PART _ 13 show mark 13 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 gather advcl 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 support nsubj 15 support support VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 show ccomp 16 or or CCONJ _ 19 something cc 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 something cop 18 against against ADP _ 19 something case 19 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 support conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 march punct
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1 demonstrate to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present march property tree rules 3 gather infinitive with others in public vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with other=Co-Patient 4 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 support present you vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 6 is present you not said here against something tree rules
Example 1 The teacher demonstrated how to light the Bunsen burner safely.
det nsubj advmod mark xcomp det compound obj advmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN demonstrated VERB how ADV to PART light VERB the DET Bunsen PROPN burner NOUN safely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 demonstrated nsubj 3 demonstrated demonstrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 light advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 light mark 6 light light VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 demonstrated xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 burner det 8 Bunsen Bunsen PROPN Number=Sing 9 burner compound 9 burner burner NOUN Number=Sing 6 light obj 10 safely safely ADV _ 6 light advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 demonstrated punct
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1 demonstrate past the teacher vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic 2 light to-infinitive the teacher not said here the Bunsen burner safely property vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent burner=Product
Example 2 Can you demonstrate how the robot moves?
aux nsubj advmod det nsubj ccomp punct root Can AUX you PRON demonstrate VERB how ADV the DET robot NOUN moves VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 demonstrate aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 demonstrate nsubj 3 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 moves advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 robot det 6 robot robot NOUN Number=Sing 7 moves nsubj 7 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 demonstrate ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 demonstrate punct
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1 demonstrate can you vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic 2 move present the robot vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 This experiment demonstrates that air takes up space.
det nsubj mark nsubj advcl compound:prt obj punct root This DET experiment NOUN demonstrates VERB that SCONJ air NOUN takes VERB up ADP space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 experiment det 2 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 3 demonstrates nsubj 3 demonstrates demonstrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 takes mark 5 air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes nsubj 6 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 demonstrates advcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 takes compound:prt 8 space space NOUN Number=Sing 6 takes obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 demonstrates punct
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1 demonstrate present this experiment vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 take up present air space vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme
Example 4 Show your working to demonstrate that your answer is correct.
nmod:poss obj mark ccomp mark nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp punct root Show VERB your PRON working NOUN to PART demonstrate VERB that SCONJ your PRON answer NOUN is AUX correct ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 working nmod:poss 3 working working NOUN Number=Sing 1 Show obj 4 to to PART _ 5 demonstrate mark 5 demonstrate demonstrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Show ccomp 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 correct mark 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 answer nmod:poss 8 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 10 correct nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 correct cop 10 correct correct ADJ Degree=Pos 5 demonstrate ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Show punct
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1 show imperative you not said here your working vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent working=Recipient clause=Topic 2 demonstrate to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present your answer correct property tree rules 4 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 She demonstrated great courage when she rescued the puppy.
nsubj amod obj advmod nsubj conj det obj punct root She PRON demonstrated VERB great ADJ courage NOUN when ADV she PRON rescued VERB the DET puppy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 demonstrated nsubj 2 demonstrated demonstrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 courage amod 4 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 2 demonstrated obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 rescued advmod 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 rescued nsubj 7 rescued rescue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 demonstrated conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 puppy det 9 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 7 rescued obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 demonstrated punct
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1 demonstrate past She great courage vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot courage=Topic 2 rescue past she the puppy vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme
Example 6 Thousands of people demonstrated against the new road.
nsubj:pass case nmod case det amod obl punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP people NOUN demonstrated VERB against ADP the DET new ADJ road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 demonstrated nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 people case 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 demonstrated demonstrate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 against against ADP _ 8 road case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 road det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 road amod 8 road road NOUN Number=Sing 4 demonstrated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 demonstrated punct
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1 demonstrate participle · passive Thousands of people against the new road vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 7 The coach demonstrated the kick, then we tried it.
det nsubj det obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj punct root The DET coach NOUN demonstrated VERB the DET kick NOUN , PUNCT then ADV we PRON tried VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 demonstrated nsubj 3 demonstrated demonstrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 kick det 5 kick kick NOUN Number=Sing 3 demonstrated obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 tried punct 7 then then ADV PronType=Dem 9 tried advmod 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 tried nsubj 9 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 demonstrated conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tried obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 demonstrated punct
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1 demonstrate past the coach the kick vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot kick=Topic 2 try past we kick then vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 8 He would have shown his weapons and demonstrated how he used them, and with what slash he chipped his victim, and with what slice he chopped him.
The tree, 27 words nsubj aux aux nmod:poss obj cc conj advmod nsubj ccomp obj punct cc case det obl nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct cc case det obl nsubj conj obj punct root He PRON would AUX have AUX shown VERB his PRON weapons NOUN and CCONJ demonstrated VERB how ADV he PRON used VERB them PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ with ADP what DET slash NOUN he PRON chipped VERB his PRON victim NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ with ADP what DET slice NOUN he PRON chopped VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 shown nsubj 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 shown aux 3 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 shown aux 4 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 weapons nmod:poss 6 weapons weapon NOUN Number=Plur 4 shown obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 demonstrated cc 8 demonstrated demonstrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 shown conj 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 used advmod 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 used nsubj 11 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 demonstrated ccomp 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 used obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 19 chipped punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 19 chipped cc 15 with with ADP _ 17 slash case 16 what what DET PronType=Int 17 slash det 17 slash slash NOUN Number=Sing 19 chipped obl 18 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 chipped nsubj 19 chipped chip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 demonstrated conj 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 victim nmod:poss 21 victim victim NOUN Number=Sing 19 chipped obj 22 , , PUNCT _ 28 chopped punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 28 chopped cc 24 with with ADP _ 26 slice case 25 what what DET PronType=Int 26 slice det 26 slice slice NOUN Number=Sing 28 chopped obl 27 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 chopped nsubj 28 chopped chop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 demonstrated conj 29 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 chopped obj 30 . . PUNCT _ 4 shown punct
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1 show would · perfect He his weapons vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent weapon=Recipient 2 demonstrate past He not said here vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic 3 use past he weapons = weapon vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient 4 chip past he his victim with what slash vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent victim=Patient with slash=Instrument 5 chop past he him = he with what slice vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with slice=Instrument
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