drumming Who acts: Drumming, skill, She, rain, He, Taiko drumming · What happens: drum, play, repeat, be, tap, learn · To what, where: drum, repeated beating, sound, music, drums, me
«drumming» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: drumming in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Drumming is playing a drum or drums.
nsubj aux det obj cc conj punct root Drumming VERB is AUX playing VERB a DET drum NOUN or CCONJ drums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drumming drum VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 playing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 playing aux 3 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drum det 5 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 3 playing obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 drums cc 7 drums drum NOUN Number=Plur 5 drum conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 playing punct
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1 drum gerund vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 2 play present · progressive a drum or drums vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=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 Drumming is a repeated beating or tapping sound, like rain on a roof or fingers on a table.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det amod cc conj obj punct case obl case det nmod cc conj case det nmod punct root Drumming NOUN is AUX a DET repeated VERB beating NOUN or CCONJ tapping VERB sound NOUN , PUNCT like ADP rain NOUN on ADP a DET roof NOUN or CCONJ fingers NOUN on ADP a DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drumming drumming NOUN Number=Sing 5 beating nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 beating cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 beating det 4 repeated repeat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 beating amod 5 beating beating NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 tapping cc 7 tapping tap VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 beating conj 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 7 tapping obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 rain punct 10 like like ADP _ 11 rain case 11 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 tapping obl 12 on on ADP _ 14 roof case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 roof det 14 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 11 rain nmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 fingers cc 16 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 14 roof conj 17 on on ADP _ 19 table case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 table det 19 table table NOUN Number=Sing 16 fingers nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 beating punct
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1 repeat participle vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 is a present Drumming a repeated beating tree rules 3 tap gerund Drumming not said here sound like rain on a roof or fingers on a table vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent sound=Location
Meaning 3 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Drumming is the music or skill of playing drums.
nsubj cop det cc conj mark acl obj punct root Drumming NOUN is AUX the DET music NOUN or CCONJ skill NOUN of SCONJ playing VERB drums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drumming drumming NOUN Number=Sing 4 music nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 music cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 music det 4 music music NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 skill cc 6 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 4 music conj 7 of of SCONJ _ 8 playing mark 8 playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 skill acl 9 drums drum NOUN Number=Plur 8 playing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 music punct
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1 is a present Drumming the music or skill tree rules 2 play gerund skill not said here drums vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Theme
Example 1 She is learning drumming at school.
nsubj aux xcomp case obl punct root She PRON is AUX learning VERB drumming VERB at ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 learning nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 learning aux 3 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 drumming drum VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 learning xcomp 5 at at ADP _ 6 school case 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 drumming obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive She vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 drum gerund She not said here at school vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at school=Patient
Example 2 The drumming of the rain kept me awake.
det nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp punct root The DET drumming NOUN of ADP the DET rain NOUN kept VERB me PRON awake ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drumming det 2 drumming drumming NOUN Number=Sing 6 kept nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 rain case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rain det 5 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 drumming nmod 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 kept obj 8 awake awake ADJ Degree=Pos 6 kept xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kept punct
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1 keep past the drumming of the rain me awake property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme 2 drum the rain nom drumming «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 He was drumming his fingers on the desk.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root He PRON was AUX drumming VERB his PRON fingers NOUN on ADP the DET desk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 drumming nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 drumming aux 3 drumming drum VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 fingers nmod:poss 5 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 3 drumming obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 desk case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 desk det 8 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 3 drumming obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 drumming punct
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1 drum past · progressive He his fingers on the desk vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent finger=Instrument on desk=Patient
Example 4 Taiko drumming comes from Japan.
compound nsubj case obl punct root Taiko PROPN drumming NOUN comes VERB from ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taiko Taiko PROPN Number=Sing 2 drumming compound 2 drumming drumming NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 Japan case 5 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present Taiko drumming Japan vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from japan=Initial_Location
Example 5 The woodpecker was drumming on the tree.
det nsubj aux case det obl punct root The DET woodpecker NOUN was AUX drumming VERB on ADP the DET tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 woodpecker det 2 woodpecker woodpecker NOUN Number=Sing 4 drumming nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 drumming aux 4 drumming drum VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 tree case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tree det 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 drumming obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 drumming punct
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1 drum past · progressive the woodpecker on the tree vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent on tree=Patient
Example 6 We heard drumming from the parade.
nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root We PRON heard VERB drumming VERB from ADP the DET parade NOUN . PUNCT 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 drumming drum VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 heard xcomp 4 from from ADP _ 6 parade case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 parade det 6 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 3 drumming obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 drum gerund We not said here the parade vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 They are drumming up support for the school fair.
nsubj aux compound:prt obj case det compound nmod punct root They PRON are AUX drumming VERB up ADP support NOUN for ADP the DET school NOUN fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 drumming nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 drumming aux 3 drumming drum VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 drumming compound:prt 5 support support NOUN Number=Sing 3 drumming obj 6 for for ADP _ 9 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fair det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 fair compound 9 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 5 support nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 drumming punct
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1 drum up present · progressive They support for the school fair vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent support=Patient
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