dogfish

Who acts: We, dogfish, fisherman, Dogfish eggs, cases · What happens: find, spot, see, be, catch, come · To what, where: kind, seas, dogfish, life centre, small kind, spotted dogfish · Speech: someone speaks here

«dogfish» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: dogfish in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A kind of small shark found in seas around Britain, Europe, North America and elsewhere, often with a spotted skin.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 kind	det
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 shark	case
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shark	amod
5	shark	shark	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	nmod
6	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 seas	case
8	seas	sea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 found	obl
9	around	around	ADP	_	10 Britain	case
10	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 seas	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Europe	punct
12	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Britain	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 America	punct
14	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 America	compound
15	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Britain	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 skin	cc
17	elsewhere	elsewhere	ADV	_	23 skin	advmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 skin	punct
19	often	often	ADV	_	23 skin	advmod
20	with	with	ADP	_	23 skin	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 skin	det
22	spotted	spot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 skin	amod
23	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Britain	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	participle · passive		a kind of small shark		seas around Britain and Europe and North America and a spotted skin			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
2	spot	participle							vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

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 name for some other fish, such as the bowfin of North American lakes.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 fish	case
4	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	6 fish	det
5	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fish	amod
6	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 name	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bowfin	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 bowfin	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bowfin	det
11	bowfin	bowfin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fish	appos
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 lakes	case
13	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 lakes	compound
14	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 lakes	amod
15	lakes	lake	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 bowfin	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 name	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We saw a dogfish at the sea-life centre.

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 dogfish	det
4	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	10 centre	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 centre	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 life	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 sea	punct
9	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 centre	compound
10	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	We	a dogfish		the life centre			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dogfish=Stimulus

Example 2

A dogfish is a small kind of shark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 dogfish	det
2	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kind	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kind	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 kind	amod
6	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 shark	case
8	shark	shark	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a dogfish	a small kind				of shark	tree rules

Example 3

The fisherman caught a spotted dogfish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fisherman	det
2	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	nsubj
3	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 dogfish	det
5	spotted	spot	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 dogfish	amod
6	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the fisherman	a spotted dogfish					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dogfish=Theme
2	spot	participle							vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 4

Dogfish eggs come in cases called mermaid's purses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 eggs	compound
2	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 come	nsubj
3	come	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 cases	case
5	cases	case	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 come	obl
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cases	acl
7	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 purses	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 mermaid	case
9	purses	purse	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 called	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	Dogfish eggs			cases			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in case=Location
2	call	participle	cases not said here	mermaid's purses					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent purse=Recipient

Example 5

On the beach we found an empty dogfish egg case.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 beach	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 beach	det
3	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 found	nsubj
5	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 case	det
7	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 case	amod
8	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 egg	compound
9	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 case	compound
10	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	we	a empty egg case		the beach			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Topic

Example 6

The dogfish swam slowly along the bottom of the tank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dogfish	det
2	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swam	nsubj
3	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	3 swam	advmod
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 bottom	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bottom	det
7	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 swam	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 tank	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tank	det
10	tank	tank	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bottom	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 swam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swim	past	the dogfish			the bottom of the tank		slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along bottom=Trajectory

Example 7

In biology we looked at the skin of a dogfish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 biology	case
2	biology	biology	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 skin	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 skin	det
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 dogfish	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 dogfish	det
10	dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 skin	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	we					at the skin of a dogfish; in biology	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in biology=Theme

Example 8

Dogfish have rough skin like sandpaper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dogfish	dogfish	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 skin	amod
4	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 sandpaper	case
6	sandpaper	sandpaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 skin	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Dogfish	rough skin				like sandpaper	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient

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