distribute Who acts: teacher, you, company, table, Volunteers, wind · What happens: give, share out, spread, deliver, share, distribute · To what, where: things, something, area, goods, shops, total
«distribute» 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: distribute in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To give or share things out among a number of people.
mark cc conj obj compound:prt case det obl case nmod punct root To PART give VERB or CCONJ share VERB things NOUN out ADP among ADP a DET number NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 give mark 2 give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 share cc 4 share share VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 give conj 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 share obj 6 out out ADP _ 4 share compound:prt 7 among among ADP _ 9 number case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 number det 9 number number NOUN Number=Sing 4 share obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 people case 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 number nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 give punct
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1 give to-infinitive vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 share out infinitive things among a number of people 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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The teacher distributed the books.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN distributed VERB the DET books NOUN . 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 distributed nsubj 3 distributed distribute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 books det 5 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributed obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 distributed punct
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1 distribute past the teacher the books vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent book=Theme
Meaning 2 To spread something over an area.
mark obj case det obl punct root To PART spread VERB something PRON over ADP an DET area NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spread mark 2 spread spread VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 spread obj 4 over over ADP _ 6 area case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 area det 6 area area NOUN Number=Sing 2 spread obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 spread punct
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1 spread to-infinitive something a area vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme over area=Destination
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Distribute the seeds evenly.
det obj advmod punct root Distribute VERB the DET seeds NOUN evenly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Distribute distribute VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seeds det 3 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 1 Distribute obj 4 evenly evenly ADV _ 1 Distribute advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Distribute punct
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1 distribute imperative you not said here the seeds evenly property vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent seed=Theme
Meaning 3 To deliver goods to shops.
mark obj case obl punct root To PART deliver VERB goods NOUN to ADP shops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 deliver mark 2 deliver deliver VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 goods goods NOUN Number=Ptan 2 deliver obj 4 to to ADP _ 5 shops case 5 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 2 deliver obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 deliver punct
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1 deliver to-infinitive goods shops vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent goods=Theme to shop=Destination
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The company distributes food to supermarkets.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET company NOUN distributes VERB food NOUN to ADP supermarkets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributes nsubj 3 distributes distribute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributes obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 supermarkets case 6 supermarkets supermarket NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 distributes punct
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1 distribute present the company food supermarkets vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to supermarket=Recipient
Meaning 4 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
To share a total into groups or parts.
mark det obj case obl cc conj punct root To PART share VERB a DET total NOUN into ADP groups NOUN or CCONJ parts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 share mark 2 share share VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 total det 4 total total NOUN Number=Sing 2 share obj 5 into into ADP _ 6 groups case 6 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 2 share obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 parts cc 8 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 6 groups conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 share punct
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1 share to-infinitive a total groups or parts tree rules
Example 1 The teacher distributed 30 pencils equally among 6 tables, so each table got 5.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nummod obj advmod case nummod obl punct advmod det nsubj parataxis obj punct root The DET teacher NOUN distributed VERB 30 NUM pencils NOUN equally ADV among ADP 6 NUM tables NOUN , PUNCT so ADV each DET table NOUN got VERB 5 NUM . 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 distributed nsubj 3 distributed distribute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 pencils nummod 5 pencils pencil NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributed obj 6 equally equally ADV _ 3 distributed advmod 7 among among ADP _ 9 tables case 8 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 tables nummod 9 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributed obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 got punct 11 so so ADV _ 14 got advmod 12 each each DET PronType=Tot 13 table det 13 table table NOUN Number=Sing 14 got nsubj 14 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 distributed parataxis 15 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 got obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 distributed punct
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1 distribute past the teacher 30 pencils among 6 tables; equally property vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme among table=Recipient 2 get past each table 5 vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 5=Stimulus
Example 2 Volunteers distributed food to families.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Volunteers NOUN distributed VERB food NOUN to ADP families NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Volunteers volunteer NOUN Number=Plur 2 distributed nsubj 2 distributed distribute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 distributed obj 4 to to ADP _ 5 families case 5 families family NOUN Number=Plur 2 distributed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 distributed punct
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1 distribute past Volunteers food families vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent food=Theme to family=Recipient
Example 3 Distribute the icing evenly over the cake.
det obj advmod case det obl punct root Distribute VERB the DET icing NOUN evenly ADV over ADP the DET cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Distribute distribute VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 icing det 3 icing icing NOUN Number=Sing 1 Distribute obj 4 evenly evenly ADV _ 1 Distribute advmod 5 over over ADP _ 7 cake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cake det 7 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 1 Distribute obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Distribute punct
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1 distribute imperative you not said here the icing the cake evenly property vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent icing=Theme
Example 4 The company distributes milk to shops in the town.
det nsubj obj case obl case det obl punct root The DET company NOUN distributes VERB milk NOUN to ADP shops NOUN in ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributes nsubj 3 distributes distribute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributes obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 shops case 6 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributes obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 town case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 town det 9 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 distributes punct
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1 distribute present the company milk shops the town vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent milk=Theme to shop=Recipient
Example 5 Please distribute these leaflets to every house.
discourse det obj case det obl punct root Please INTJ distribute VERB these DET leaflets NOUN to ADP every DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 distribute discourse 2 distribute distribute VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 4 leaflets det 4 leaflets leaflet NOUN Number=Plur 2 distribute obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 house case 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 house det 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 distribute obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 distribute punct
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1 distribute imperative you not said here this leaflets every house vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent leaflet=Theme to house=Recipient
Example 6 The prize money was distributed among the winners.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET prize NOUN money NOUN was AUX distributed VERB among ADP the DET winners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 money det 2 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 3 money compound 3 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 distributed nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 distributed aux:pass 5 distributed distribute VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 among among ADP _ 8 winners case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 winners det 8 winners winner NOUN Number=Plur 5 distributed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 distributed punct
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1 distribute past · passive the prize money among the winners vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme among winner=Recipient
Example 7 Seeds are distributed by wind and birds.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl cc conj punct root Seeds NOUN are AUX distributed VERB by ADP wind NOUN and CCONJ birds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 3 distributed nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 distributed aux:pass 3 distributed distribute VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 wind case 5 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 3 distributed obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 birds cc 7 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 5 wind conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 distributed punct
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1 distribute present · passive wind and birds Seeds vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 8 Well, they dug up both the pots, and began to distribute the money among the poor.
The tree, 16 words discourse punct nsubj compound:prt cc:preconj det obj punct cc conj mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root Well INTJ , PUNCT they PRON dug VERB up ADP both CCONJ the DET pots NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ began VERB to PART distribute VERB the DET money NOUN among ADP the DET poor ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Well well INTJ _ 4 dug discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Well punct 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 dug nsubj 4 dug dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 dug compound:prt 6 both both CCONJ _ 8 pots cc:preconj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pots det 8 pots pot NOUN Number=Plur 4 dug obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 began punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 began cc 11 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 dug conj 12 to to PART _ 13 distribute mark 13 distribute distribute VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 began xcomp 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 money det 15 money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 distribute obj 16 among among ADP _ 18 poor case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 poor det 18 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 13 distribute obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 dug punct
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1 dig up past they the pots vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pot=Theme 2 begin past they not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 distribute to-infinitive they not said here the money among the poor vn contribute-13.2-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent money=Theme among poor=Recipient
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