devon Who acts: Devon, We, Dartmoor, Devon cream tea, Gran · What happens: be, cut, go, have, make · To what, where: county, west England, large mild sausage, Australia, thin slices, name
«devon» 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: devon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Devon is a county in south-west England, with moors, beaches and farms.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det case advmod punct amod nmod punct case conj punct conj cc conj punct root Devon PROPN is AUX a DET county NOUN in ADP south ADV - PUNCT west ADJ England PROPN , PUNCT with ADP moors NOUN , PUNCT beaches NOUN and CCONJ farms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 4 county nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 county cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 county det 4 county county NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 England case 6 south south ADV _ 8 west advmod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 south punct 8 west west ADJ Degree=Pos 9 England amod 9 England England PROPN Number=Sing 4 county nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 moors punct 11 with with ADP _ 12 moors case 12 moors moor NOUN Number=Plur 4 county conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 beaches punct 14 beaches beach NOUN Number=Plur 12 moors conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 farms cc 16 farms farm NOUN Number=Plur 12 moors conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 county punct
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1 is a present Devon a county and moors and beaches and farms west England tree rules
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 In Australia, devon is a large, mild sausage cut into thin slices for sandwiches.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl case amod obl case obl punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT devon PROPN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT mild ADJ sausage NOUN cut VERB into ADP thin ADJ slices NOUN for ADP sandwiches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 10 sausage obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 10 sausage nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 sausage cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sausage det 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sausage amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 large punct 9 mild mild ADJ Degree=Pos 10 sausage amod 10 sausage sausage NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 sausage acl 12 into into ADP _ 14 slices case 13 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 14 slices amod 14 slices slice NOUN Number=Plur 11 cut obl 15 for for ADP _ 16 sandwiches case 16 sandwiches sandwich NOUN Number=Plur 11 cut obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 sausage punct
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1 is a present devon a large mild sausage Australia tree rules 2 cut participle a large mild sausage not said here thin slices for sandwiches vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.product PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent into slice=Product for sandwich=Beneficiary
Meaning 3 Devon is also a person's name.
nsubj cop advmod det nmod:poss case punct root Devon PROPN is AUX also ADV a DET person NOUN 's PART name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 7 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 name cop 3 also also ADV _ 7 name advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 name nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 person case 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 name punct
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1 is a present Devon a person's name tree rules
Example 1 We went on holiday to Devon.
nsubj case obl case obl punct root We PRON went VERB on ADP holiday NOUN to ADP Devon PROPN . 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 holiday case 4 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 5 to to ADP _ 6 Devon case 6 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 2 went obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We Devon holiday vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to devon=Initial_Location
Example 2 Devon has beaches on two different coasts.
nsubj obj case nummod amod nmod punct root Devon PROPN has VERB beaches NOUN on ADP two NUM different ADJ coasts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beaches beach NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 coasts case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 coasts nummod 6 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 7 coasts amod 7 coasts coast NOUN Number=Plur 3 beaches nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Devon beaches two different coasts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Patient
Example 3 Dartmoor is a big moor in Devon.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Dartmoor PROPN is AUX a DET big ADJ moor NOUN in ADP Devon PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dartmoor Dartmoor PROPN Number=Sing 5 moor nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 moor cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 moor det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 moor amod 5 moor moor NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 Devon case 7 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 5 moor nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 moor punct
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1 is a present Dartmoor a big moor Devon tree rules
Example 4 A Devon cream tea has scones, jam and cream.
det compound compound nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET Devon PROPN cream NOUN tea NOUN has VERB scones NOUN , PUNCT jam NOUN and CCONJ cream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tea det 2 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 4 tea compound 3 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 4 tea compound 4 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 scones scone NOUN Number=Plur 5 has obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 jam punct 8 jam jam NOUN Number=Sing 6 scones conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 cream cc 10 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 6 scones conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present a Devon cream tea scones and jam and cream vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scone=Patient
Example 5 In Australia, Gran made me a devon sandwich.
case obl punct nsubj obj det compound obj punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT Gran PROPN made VERB me PRON a DET devon NOUN sandwich NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 5 made obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sandwich det 8 devon devon NOUN Number=Sing 9 sandwich compound 9 sandwich sandwich NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make past Gran a devon sandwich me Australia vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary sandwich=Product
Example 6 Devon is next to Cornwall.
nsubj cop advmod case punct root Devon PROPN is AUX next ADV to ADP Cornwall PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 5 Cornwall nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Cornwall cop 3 next next ADV _ 5 Cornwall advmod 4 to to ADP _ 5 Cornwall case 5 Cornwall Cornwall PROPN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 Cornwall punct
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1 is present Devon to Cornwall; next property tree rules
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