detective Who acts: detective, job, Sherlock, sister, you, maths detectives · What happens: be, do, look, solve, find, love · To what, where: police officer, crime, puzzle, muddy footprint, famous detective, stories · Speech: someone speaks here
«detective» 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: detective in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A detective is a police officer or private worker whose job is to find out who did a crime and how.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det compound cc amod conj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl compound:prt nsubj ccomp det obj cc conj punct root A DET detective NOUN is AUX a DET police NOUN officer NOUN or CCONJ private ADJ worker NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART find VERB out ADP who PRON did VERB a DET crime NOUN and CCONJ how ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 6 officer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 officer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 officer det 5 police police NOUN Number=Sing 6 officer compound 6 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 worker cc 8 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 9 worker amod 9 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 6 officer conj 10 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 11 job nmod:poss 11 job job NOUN Number=Sing 14 find nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 find cop 13 to to PART _ 14 find mark 14 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 worker acl:relcl 15 out out ADP _ 14 find compound:prt 16 who who PRON PronType=Rel 17 did nsubj 17 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 find ccomp 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 crime det 19 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 17 did obj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 how cc 21 how how ADV PronType=Int 17 did conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 officer punct
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1 is a present a detective a police officer or private worker tree rules 2 is present job find property tree rules 3 do past a crime vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=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 Anyone who looks closely at clues to solve a puzzle or mystery.
nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl mark advcl det obj cc conj punct root Anyone PRON who PRON looks VERB closely ADV at ADP clues NOUN to PART solve VERB a DET puzzle NOUN or CCONJ mystery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 looks nsubj 3 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Anyone acl:relcl 4 closely closely ADV _ 3 looks advmod 5 at at ADP _ 6 clues case 6 clues clue NOUN Number=Plur 3 looks obl 7 to to PART _ 8 solve mark 8 solve solve VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 looks advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 puzzle det 10 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 8 solve obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 mystery cc 12 mystery mystery NOUN Number=Sing 10 puzzle conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Anyone punct
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1 look present at clues; closely property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at clue=Theme 2 solve to-infinitive a puzzle or mystery vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic
Meaning 3 As an adjective: about solving crimes, as in «detective story» or «detective work».
The tree, 13 words case det punct case amod nmod punct case case punct compound appos punct cc punct compound conj punct punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN : PUNCT about ADP solving VERB crimes NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT detective NOUN story NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT detective NOUN work NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 7 crimes punct 5 about about ADP _ 7 crimes case 6 solving solve VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 crimes amod 7 crimes crime NOUN Number=Plur 3 adjective nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 story punct 9 as as ADP _ 13 story case 10 in in ADP _ 13 story case 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 story punct 12 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 13 story compound 13 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 crimes appos 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 story punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 work cc 16 « « PUNCT _ 18 work punct 17 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 18 work compound 18 work work NOUN Number=Sing 13 story conj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 work punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct
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1 solve gerund vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The detective found a muddy footprint by the window.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET detective NOUN found VERB a DET muddy ADJ footprint NOUN by ADP the DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 footprint det 5 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 footprint amod 6 footprint footprint NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obj 7 by by ADP _ 9 window case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 window det 9 window window NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past the detective a muddy footprint by the window vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footprint=Topic
Example 2 Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective in stories.
nsubj flat cop det amod case nmod punct root Sherlock PROPN Holmes PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ detective NOUN in ADP stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sherlock Sherlock PROPN Number=Sing 6 detective nsubj 2 Holmes Holmes PROPN Number=Sing 1 Sherlock flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 detective cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 detective det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 detective amod 6 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 stories case 8 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 6 detective nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 detective punct
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1 is a present Sherlock a famous detective stories tree rules
Example 3 My sister loves reading detective books.
nmod:poss nsubj xcomp compound obj punct root My PRON sister NOUN loves VERB reading VERB detective NOUN books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 loves nsubj 3 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 loves xcomp 5 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 6 books compound 6 books book NOUN Number=Plur 4 reading obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 loves punct
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1 love present My sister vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 read not said to happen gerund My sister not said here detective books vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 4 Let's be maths detectives and find the missing number.
obj xcomp amod nsubj cc conj det amod obj punct root Let VERB 's PRON be VERB maths ADJ detectives NOUN and CCONJ find VERB the DET missing ADJ number NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 maths maths ADJ Degree=Pos 5 detectives amod 5 detectives detective NOUN Number=Plur 3 be nsubj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 find cc 7 find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Let conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 number det 9 missing missing ADJ Degree=Pos 10 number amod 10 number number NOUN Number=Sing 7 find obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 be infinitive maths detectives vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 find infinitive you not said here the missing number vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
Example 5 A private detective was hired to find the lost dog.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp det amod obj punct root A DET private ADJ detective NOUN was AUX hired VERB to PART find VERB the DET lost VERB dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 detective det 2 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 3 detective amod 3 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 5 hired nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 hired aux:pass 5 hired hire VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 find mark 7 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 hired xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 dog det 9 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 dog amod 10 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 7 find obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 hired punct
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1 hire past · passive a private detective vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute 2 find to-infinitive the lost dog vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Topic 3 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 It took some detective work to find where my sock went.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl advmod nmod:poss nsubj ccomp punct root It PRON took VERB some DET detective NOUN work NOUN to PART find VERB where ADV my PRON sock NOUN went VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 work det 4 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 5 work compound 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 to to PART _ 7 find mark 7 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 took advcl 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 went advmod 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 sock nmod:poss 10 sock sock NOUN Number=Sing 11 went nsubj 11 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 find ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past It some detective work vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme 2 find to-infinitive vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 go past my sock vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The detective asked everyone where they had been.
det nsubj obj advmod nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root The DET detective NOUN asked VERB everyone PRON where ADV they PRON had AUX been AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 3 asked obj 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 been advmod 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 been nsubj 7 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 been aux 8 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 everyone acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the detective everyone vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient
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