drumstick Who acts: drumstick, He, drummer, We, you, 5 drummers · What happens: be, use, hit, cook, eat, twirl · To what, where: stick, drum, lower part, long green vegetable, places, drumstick · Speech: someone speaks here
«drumstick» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: drumstick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A drumstick is a stick used to hit a drum.
det nsubj cop det acl mark advcl det obj punct root A DET drumstick NOUN is AUX a DET stick NOUN used VERB to PART hit VERB a DET drum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 drumstick det 2 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stick det 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 stick acl 7 to to PART _ 8 hit mark 8 hit hit VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 drum det 10 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 8 hit obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 stick punct
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1 is a present a drumstick a stick tree rules 2 use participle a stick not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 hit to-infinitive a drum vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme drum=Co-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 drumstick is the lower part of the leg of a chicken or turkey, cooked and eaten.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod case det nmod cc conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET drumstick NOUN is AUX the DET lower ADJ part NOUN of ADP the DET leg NOUN of ADP a DET chicken NOUN or CCONJ turkey NOUN , PUNCT cooked VERB and CCONJ eaten VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 drumstick det 2 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 part det 5 lower low ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 part amod 6 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 leg case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 leg det 9 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nmod 10 of of ADP _ 12 chicken case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 chicken det 12 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 9 leg nmod 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 turkey cc 14 turkey turkey NOUN Number=Sing 12 chicken conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 cooked punct 16 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 part conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 eaten cc 18 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 cooked conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 part punct
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1 is a present a drumstick the lower part of the leg of a chicken or turkey tree rules 2 cook participle a drumstick not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 eat participle a drumstick not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In some places, drumstick is a long green vegetable, the pod of the moringa tree.
The tree, 15 words case det obl punct nsubj cop det amod amod punct det conj case det compound nmod punct root In ADP some DET places NOUN , PUNCT drumstick NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ green ADJ vegetable NOUN , PUNCT the DET pod NOUN of ADP the DET moringa NOUN tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 places case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 places det 3 places place NOUN Number=Plur 10 vegetable obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 places punct 5 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 10 vegetable nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 vegetable cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 vegetable det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 vegetable amod 9 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 10 vegetable amod 10 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 pod punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 pod det 13 pod pod NOUN Number=Sing 10 vegetable conj 14 of of ADP _ 17 tree case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 tree det 16 moringa moringa NOUN Number=Sing 17 tree compound 17 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 13 pod nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 10 vegetable punct
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1 is a present drumstick a long green vegetable and the pod of the moringa tree some places tree rules
Example 1 He hit the drum with his drumsticks.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON hit VERB the DET drum NOUN with ADP his PRON drumsticks 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 2 hit nsubj 2 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 drum det 4 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 2 hit obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 drumsticks case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 drumsticks nmod:poss 7 drumsticks drumstick NOUN Number=Plur 2 hit obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hit punct
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1 hit past He the drum with his drumsticks vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent drum=Patient with drumstick=Instrument
Example 2 The drummer twirled a drumstick in the air.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET drummer NOUN twirled VERB a DET drumstick NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drummer det 2 drummer drummer NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled nsubj 3 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drumstick det 5 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 air case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 air det 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 twirled punct
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1 twirl past the drummer a drumstick the air vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent drumstick=Material
Example 3 We had chicken drumsticks for dinner.
nsubj compound obj case obl punct root We PRON had VERB chicken NOUN drumsticks NOUN for ADP dinner 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 4 drumsticks compound 4 drumsticks drumstick NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 dinner case 6 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We chicken drumsticks for dinner vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drumstick=Patient
Example 4 A drumstick is the leg of the chicken.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root A DET drumstick NOUN is AUX the DET leg NOUN of ADP the DET chicken NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 drumstick det 2 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 5 leg nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 leg cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 leg det 5 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 chicken case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 chicken det 8 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 5 leg nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 leg punct
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1 is a present a drumstick the leg of the chicken tree rules
Example 5 Keep a steady beat with your drumsticks.
det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Keep VERB a DET steady ADJ beat NOUN with ADP your PRON drumsticks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 beat det 3 steady steady ADJ Degree=Pos 4 beat amod 4 beat beat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 drumsticks case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 drumsticks nmod:poss 7 drumsticks drumstick NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here a steady beat with your drumsticks vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beat=Theme
Example 6 Eat the drumstick with your fingers.
det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Eat VERB the DET drumstick NOUN with ADP your PRON fingers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 drumstick det 3 drumstick drumstick NOUN Number=Sing 1 Eat obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 fingers case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fingers nmod:poss 6 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 1 Eat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Eat punct
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1 eat imperative you not said here the drumstick with your fingers vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drumstick=Patient
Example 7 Each drummer needs 2 drumsticks, so 5 drummers need 10.
det nsubj nummod obj punct advmod nummod nsubj parataxis obj punct root Each DET drummer NOUN needs VERB 2 NUM drumsticks NOUN , PUNCT so ADV 5 NUM drummers NOUN need VERB 10 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 drummer det 2 drummer drummer NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 drumsticks nummod 5 drumsticks drumstick NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 need punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 need advmod 8 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 drummers nummod 9 drummers drummer NOUN Number=Plur 10 need nsubj 10 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 needs parataxis 11 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 need obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present each drummer 2 drumsticks vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot drumstick=Theme 2 need present 5 drummers 10 vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot 10=Theme
Example 8 The drumsticks stiffened in Walter’s hands, and he thought now they are coming...!
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case nmod:poss case obl punct cc nsubj parataxis advmod nsubj aux ccomp punct punct root The DET drumsticks NOUN stiffened VERB in ADP Walter PROPN ’s PART hands NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ he PRON thought VERB now ADV they PRON are AUX coming VERB ... PUNCT ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drumsticks det 2 drumsticks drumstick NOUN Number=Plur 3 stiffened nsubj 3 stiffened stiffen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 hands case 5 Walter Walter PROPN Number=Sing 7 hands nmod:poss 6 ’s 's PART _ 5 Walter case 7 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 3 stiffened obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 thought punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 thought cc 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 thought nsubj 11 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stiffened parataxis 12 now now ADV PronType=Dem 15 coming advmod 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 coming nsubj 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 coming aux 15 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 thought ccomp 16 ... ... PUNCT _ 11 thought punct 17 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 stiffened punct
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1 stiffen past the drumsticks Walter's hands vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 think speech: other past Walter vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 come present · progressive drumsticks = drumstick now vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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