detector Who acts: detector, device, smoke detector, toast, We, home · What happens: be, notice, find, beep, burn, have · To what, where: machine, something, old coin, working smoke detector, garden light, airport
«detector» 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: detector in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A detector is a machine or device that notices or finds something, such as smoke, metal or movement.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct case fixed conj punct appos cc conj punct root A DET detector NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN or CCONJ device NOUN that PRON notices VERB or CCONJ finds VERB something PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP smoke NOUN , PUNCT metal NOUN or CCONJ movement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 detector det 2 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 device cc 7 device device NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 notices nsubj 9 notices notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 device acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 finds cc 11 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 notices conj 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 finds obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 smoke punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 smoke case 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 12 something conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 metal punct 18 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 12 something appos 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 movement cc 20 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 18 metal conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a detector a machine or device tree rules 2 notice present device vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 find present device not said here something vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
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 The smoke detector beeped when the toast burned.
det compound nsubj advmod det nsubj advcl punct root The DET smoke NOUN detector NOUN beeped VERB when ADV the DET toast NOUN burned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 detector det 2 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 detector compound 3 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 4 beeped nsubj 4 beeped beep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 burned advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 toast det 7 toast toast NOUN Number=Sing 8 burned nsubj 8 burned burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 beeped advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 beeped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 beep past the smoke detector vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 burn past the toast vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 We found an old coin with a metal detector.
nsubj det amod obj case det compound nmod punct root We PRON found VERB an DET old ADJ coin NOUN with ADP a DET metal NOUN detector NOUN . PUNCT 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 coin det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 coin amod 5 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 detector case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 detector det 8 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 9 detector compound 9 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 5 coin nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find past We a old coin with a metal detector vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic
Example 3 Every home should have a working smoke detector.
det nsubj aux det amod compound obj punct root Every DET home NOUN should AUX have VERB a DET working VERB smoke NOUN detector NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 home det 2 home home NOUN Number=Sing 4 have nsubj 3 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 have aux 4 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 detector det 6 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 detector amod 7 smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 8 detector compound 8 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have should every home a working smoke detector vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detector=Patient 2 work gerund vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The motion detector switches on the garden light.
det compound nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET motion NOUN detector NOUN switches VERB on ADP the DET garden NOUN light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 detector det 2 motion motion NOUN Number=Sing 3 detector compound 3 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 4 switches nsubj 4 switches switch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 8 light case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 light det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 8 light compound 8 light light NOUN Number=Sing 4 switches obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 switches punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 switch present the motion detector the garden light vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 At the airport we walked through a metal detector.
case det obl nsubj case det compound obl punct root At ADP the DET airport NOUN we PRON walked VERB through ADP a DET metal NOUN detector NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 airport case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 airport det 3 airport airport NOUN Number=Sing 5 walked obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 walked nsubj 5 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 through through ADP _ 9 detector case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 detector det 8 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 9 detector compound 9 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 5 walked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 walked punct
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1 walk past we the airport through a metal detector vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at airport=Trajectory
Example 6 Change the battery when the detector starts chirping.
det obj mark det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Change VERB the DET battery NOUN when SCONJ the DET detector NOUN starts VERB chirping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Change change VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 battery det 3 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 1 Change obj 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 starts mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 detector det 6 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 7 starts nsubj 7 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Change advcl 8 chirping chirp VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 starts xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Change punct
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1 change imperative you not said here the battery vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Patient 2 start present the detector vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 chirp gerund the detector not said here vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 A carbon monoxide detector can save lives.
det compound compound nsubj aux obj punct root A DET carbon NOUN monoxide NOUN detector NOUN can AUX save VERB lives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 detector det 2 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing 3 monoxide compound 3 monoxide monoxide NOUN Number=Sing 4 detector compound 4 detector detector NOUN Number=Sing 6 save nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 save aux 6 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 6 save obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 save punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 save can a monoxide detector lives vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme
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