difference Who acts: difference, you, two things, word, One difference, Recycling · What happens: be, find, subtract, not be, spot, make · To what, where: bigger one number, maths, difference, way, differences, 7 · Speech: someone speaks here
«difference» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: difference in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In maths, the difference is how much bigger one number is than another; you find it by subtracting.
The tree, 18 words case obl punct det nsubj cop advmod advmod amod compound cop case nmod punct nsubj parataxis obj mark advcl punct root In ADP maths NOUN , PUNCT the DET difference NOUN is AUX how ADV much ADV bigger ADJ one NOUN number NOUN is AUX than ADP another DET ; PUNCT you PRON find VERB it PRON by SCONJ subtracting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 maths case 2 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 11 number obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 maths punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 difference det 5 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 11 number nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 number cop 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 much advmod 8 much much ADV _ 9 bigger advmod 9 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 number amod 10 one one NOUN Number=Sing 11 number compound 11 number number NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 another cop 13 than than ADP _ 14 another case 14 another another DET PronType=Ind 11 number nmod 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 find punct 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 find nsubj 17 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 number parataxis 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 find obj 19 by by SCONJ _ 20 subtracting mark 20 subtracting subtract VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 find advcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 11 number punct
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1 is a present the difference bigger one number maths than another tree rules 2 find present you difference vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic 3 subtract gerund you not said here vn multiply-108-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 A difference is a way in which two things are not the same: spot the differences.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case obl nummod nsubj cop advmod det appos punct parataxis det obj punct root A DET difference NOUN is AUX a DET way NOUN in ADP which PRON two NUM things NOUN are AUX not PART the DET same ADJ : PUNCT spot VERB the DET differences NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 difference det 2 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 5 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 which case 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 same obl 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 things nummod 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 13 same nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 same cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 same advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 same det 13 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 5 way appos 14 : : PUNCT _ 15 spot punct 15 spot spot VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 way parataxis 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 differences det 17 differences difference NOUN Number=Plur 15 spot obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a difference a way tree rules 2 not is present two things a way same property tree rules 3 spot infinitive the differences vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme difference=Destination
Meaning 3 To make a difference is to change something, often for the better.
mark advcl det obj cop mark obj punct advmod case det parataxis punct root To PART make VERB a DET difference NOUN is AUX to PART change VERB something PRON , PUNCT often ADV for ADP the DET better ADJ . PUNCT 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 7 change advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 difference det 4 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 2 make obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 change cop 6 to to PART _ 7 change mark 7 change change VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 change obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 better punct 10 often often ADV _ 13 better advmod 11 for for ADP _ 13 better case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 better det 13 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 change parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 change punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make to-infinitive a difference vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product 2 is present change property tree rules
Example 1 Here the word «more» does not mean adding: it asks how big the difference is.
The tree, 15 words advmod det nsubj punct appos punct aux advmod xcomp punct nsubj parataxis advmod ccomp det nsubj cop punct root Here ADV the DET word NOUN « PUNCT more ADJ » PUNCT does AUX not PART mean VERB adding VERB : PUNCT it PRON asks VERB how ADV big ADJ the DET difference NOUN is AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 word advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 word det 3 word word NOUN Number=Sing 9 mean nsubj 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 more punct 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 word appos 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 more punct 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 mean aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 mean advmod 9 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 adding add VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 mean xcomp 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 asks punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 asks nsubj 13 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 mean parataxis 14 how how ADV PronType=Int 15 big advmod 15 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 13 asks ccomp 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 difference det 17 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 15 big nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 big cop 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 mean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not mean present · do-support the word vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 add speech: assert not said to happen gerund the word not said here vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 ask speech: ask present word vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is present the difference big property tree rules
Example 2 What is the difference between 15 and 9?
nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct root What PRON is AUX the DET difference NOUN between ADP 15 NUM and CCONJ 9 NUM ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 difference nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 difference cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 difference det 4 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 between between ADP _ 6 15 case 6 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 difference nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 9 cc 8 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 15 conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 difference punct
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1 is a present the difference between 15 tree rules
Example 3 Find the difference between Tom's 12 stickers and Ann's 7.
det obj case nmod:poss case nummod nmod cc nmod:poss case conj punct root Find VERB the DET difference NOUN between ADP Tom PROPN 's PART 12 NUM stickers NOUN and CCONJ Ann PROPN 's PART 7 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 difference det 3 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 between between ADP _ 8 stickers case 5 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 8 stickers nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Tom case 7 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 stickers nummod 8 stickers sticker NOUN Number=Plur 3 difference nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 7 cc 10 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 12 7 nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 Ann case 12 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 stickers conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find imperative you not said here the difference between Tom's 12 stickers vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent difference=Topic
Example 4 The difference between 20 and 13 is 7.
det nsubj case nmod cc conj cop punct root The DET difference NOUN between ADP 20 NUM and CCONJ 13 NUM is AUX 7 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 difference det 2 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 8 7 nsubj 3 between between ADP _ 4 20 case 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 difference nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 13 cc 6 13 13 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 20 conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 7 cop 8 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 7 punct
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1 is a present the difference between 20 7 tree rules
Example 5 Can you spot five differences between the pictures?
aux nsubj nummod obj case det nmod punct root Can AUX you PRON spot VERB five NUM differences NOUN between ADP the DET pictures NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 spot aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 spot nsubj 3 spot spot VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 differences nummod 5 differences difference NOUN Number=Plur 3 spot obj 6 between between ADP _ 8 pictures case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pictures det 8 pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 5 differences nmod 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 spot punct
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1 spot can you five differences between the pictures vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent difference=Destination
Example 6 One difference between frogs and toads is their skin.
nummod nsubj case nmod cc conj cop nmod:poss punct root One NUM difference NOUN between ADP frogs NOUN and CCONJ toads NOUN is AUX their PRON skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 difference nummod 2 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 9 skin nsubj 3 between between ADP _ 4 frogs case 4 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 difference nmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 toads cc 6 toads toad NOUN Number=Plur 4 frogs conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 skin cop 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 skin nmod:poss 9 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 skin punct
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1 is a present One difference between frogs and toads toads's skin tree rules
Example 7 Recycling makes a big difference to our planet.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Recycling NOUN makes VERB a DET big ADJ difference NOUN to ADP our PRON planet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Recycling recycling NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 difference det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 difference amod 5 difference difference NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 planet case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 planet nmod:poss 8 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Recycling a big difference to our planet vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product
Example 8 Twins can look the same, but there are small differences.
nsubj aux det obj punct cc expl parataxis amod nsubj punct root Twins NOUN can AUX look VERB the DET same ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ there PRON are VERB small ADJ differences NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 3 look nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 look aux 3 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 same det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 are punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 9 are cc 8 there there PRON PronType=Dem 9 are expl 9 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 look parataxis 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 differences amod 11 differences difference NOUN Number=Plur 9 are nsubj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look can Twins the same vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme same=Attribute 2 does present small differences there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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