doormat

Who acts: people, person, others, you, doormat, dog · What happens: wipe, go in, let, treat, not stand up, say · To what, where: mud, shoes, others, feet, doormat, parcel · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

A thick mat by a door where people wipe the mud off their shoes before they go in.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 mat	det
2	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mat	amod
3	mat	mat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 door	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mat	nmod
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 wipe	advmod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wipe	nsubj
9	wipe	wipe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 mat	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 mud	det
11	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wipe	obj
12	off	off	ADP	_	14 shoes	case
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 shoes	nmod:poss
14	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wipe	obl
15	before	before	SCONJ	_	17 go	mark
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 go	nsubj
17	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 wipe	advcl
18	in	in	ADV	_	17 go	advmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wipe	present	people	the mud		people's shoes			vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mud=Theme off shoe=Trajectory
2	go in	present	people						vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who lets others treat them badly and never stands up for themselves.

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 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 lets	nsubj
4	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 lets	obj
6	treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lets	xcomp
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 treat	obj
8	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 treat	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 stands	cc
10	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	11 stands	advmod
11	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 lets	conj
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 stands	compound:prt
13	for	for	ADP	_	14 themselves	case
14	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	11 stands	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	let	present	a person	others		tree rules
2	treat	infinitive	others not said here	others = other	badly property	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient
3	not stand up	present	a person not said here		for others = other	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Please wipe your feet on the doormat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 wipe	discourse
2	wipe	wipe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 feet	nmod:poss
4	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wipe	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 doormat	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 doormat	det
7	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wipe	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wipe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wipe	imperative	you not said here	your feet		the doormat			vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent foot=Theme on doormat=Trajectory

Example 2

The doormat says «Welcome».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doormat	det
2	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Welcome	punct
5	Welcome	welcome	INTJ	_	3 says	ccomp
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 Welcome	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the doormat						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The dog likes to sleep on the doormat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 likes	nsubj
3	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 sleep	mark
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 likes	xcomp
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 doormat	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 doormat	det
8	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sleep	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	the dog						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	sleep not said to happen	to-infinitive	the dog not said here			the doormat			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

A parcel was left on the doormat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 parcel	det
2	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 left	aux:pass
4	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 doormat	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 doormat	det
7	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 left	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past · passive		a parcel		the doormat			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme on doormat=Location

Example 5

Hiding a key under the doormat is not safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hiding	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 safe	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 key	det
3	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hiding	obj
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 doormat	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doormat	det
6	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hiding	obl
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 safe	cop
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 safe	advmod
9	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 safe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	gerund		a key		the doormat			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent key=Patient under doormat=Location
2	not is	present	Hiding					safe property	tree rules

Example 6

Don't let people treat you like a doormat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 let	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 let	advmod
3	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 let	obj
5	treat	treat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 let	xcomp
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 treat	obj
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 doormat	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 doormat	det
9	doormat	doormat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 treat	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not let	imperative · do-support	you not said here	people					tree rules
2	treat	infinitive	people not said here		you			like a doormat	vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient

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