drier Who acts: Drier, comparative, machine, desert, towel, summer · What happens: be, have, spell, dry, put, play · To what, where: comparative, less water, machine, things, wet clothes, dryer
«drier» 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: drier in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Drier is the comparative of dry: having less water or wetness than something else.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct acl amod obj cc conj case obl advmod punct root Drier NOUN is AUX the DET comparative NOUN of ADP dry ADJ : PUNCT having VERB less ADJ water NOUN or CCONJ wetness NOUN than ADP something PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drier drier NOUN Number=Sing 4 comparative nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 comparative cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 comparative det 4 comparative comparative NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 dry case 6 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 comparative nmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 having punct 8 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 comparative acl 9 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 water amod 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 having obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 wetness cc 12 wetness wetness NOUN Number=Sing 10 water conj 13 than than ADP _ 14 something case 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 having obl 15 else else ADV _ 14 something advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 comparative punct
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1 is a present Drier the comparative of dry tree rules 2 have gerund the comparative not said here less water or wetness than something vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
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 drier (often spelled dryer) is a machine that dries things, like a clothes dryer or a hair dryer.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj punct advmod amod appos punct cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case det compound nmod cc det compound conj punct root A DET drier NOUN ( PUNCT often ADV spelled VERB dryer NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON dries VERB things NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET clothes NOUN dryer NOUN or CCONJ a DET hair NOUN dryer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 drier det 2 drier drier NOUN Number=Sing 10 machine nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 dryer punct 4 often often ADV _ 5 spelled advmod 5 spelled spell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 dryer amod 6 dryer dryer NOUN Number=Sing 2 drier appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 dryer punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 machine cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 machine det 10 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 dries nsubj 12 dries dry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 machine acl:relcl 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 12 dries obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 dryer punct 15 like like ADP _ 18 dryer case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 dryer det 17 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 18 dryer compound 18 dryer dryer NOUN Number=Sing 13 things nmod 19 or or CCONJ _ 22 dryer cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 dryer det 21 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 22 dryer compound 22 dryer dryer NOUN Number=Sing 18 dryer conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 10 machine punct
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1 spell participle often property vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a drier a machine tree rules 3 dry present a machine things like a clothes dryer or a hair dryer vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient thing=Result
Example 1 The desert is drier than the jungle.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET desert NOUN is AUX drier ADJ than ADP the DET jungle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 desert det 2 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 drier cop 4 drier dry ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 jungle case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 jungle det 7 jungle jungle NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 drier punct
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1 is present the desert than the jungle; dry property tree rules
Example 2 My towel is drier than yours.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case obl punct root My PRON towel NOUN is AUX drier ADJ than ADP yours PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 towel nmod:poss 2 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 drier cop 4 drier dry ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 6 yours case 6 yours your PRON Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 drier obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 drier punct
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1 is present My towel than yours; dry property tree rules
Example 3 This summer was drier than last summer.
det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root This DET summer NOUN was AUX drier ADJ than ADP last ADJ summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 summer det 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 drier cop 4 drier dry ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 summer case 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 7 summer amod 7 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 drier punct
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1 is past this summer summer dry property tree rules
Example 4 Put the wet clothes in the dryer.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET wet ADJ clothes NOUN in ADP the DET dryer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 clothes det 3 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 4 clothes amod 4 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 1 Put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 dryer case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dryer det 7 dryer dryer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the wet clothes the dryer vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme in dryer=Destination
Example 5 Today is drier, so we can play outside.
obl:unmarked cop punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis advmod punct root Today NOUN is AUX drier ADJ , PUNCT so ADV we PRON can AUX play VERB outside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 drier obl:unmarked 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 drier cop 3 drier dry ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 play punct 5 so so ADV _ 8 play advmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 play nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 play aux 8 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 drier parataxis 9 outside outside ADV _ 8 play advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 drier punct
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1 is present today dry property tree rules 2 play can we outside property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Which cloth is drier after five minutes in the sun?
det nsubj cop case nummod obl case det nmod punct root Which DET cloth NOUN is AUX drier ADJ after ADP five NUM minutes NOUN in ADP the DET sun NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 cloth det 2 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 4 drier nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 drier cop 4 drier dry ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 minutes case 6 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 minutes nummod 7 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 4 drier obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 sun case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sun det 10 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 minutes nmod 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 drier punct
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1 is present which cloth minute dry property tree rules
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