dummy Who acts: dummy, baby, Americans, shop dummy, test dummies, we · What happens: be, use, show, suck, calm down, call · To what, where: model, shops, clothes, rubber teat, UK, baby · Speech: someone speaks here
«dummy» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: dummy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A dummy is a model of a person, used in shops to show clothes or in tests, like a crash-test dummy.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct parataxis case obl mark advcl obj cc case conj punct case det compound punct compound conj punct root A DET dummy NOUN is AUX a DET model NOUN of ADP a DET person NOUN , PUNCT used VERB in ADP shops NOUN to PART show VERB clothes NOUN or CCONJ in ADP tests NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET crash NOUN - PUNCT test NOUN dummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dummy det 2 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 5 model nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 model cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 model det 5 model model NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 person case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 model nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 model parataxis 11 in in ADP _ 12 shops case 12 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 10 used obl 13 to to PART _ 14 show mark 14 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 used advcl 15 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 14 show obj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 tests cc 17 in in ADP _ 18 tests case 18 tests test NOUN Number=Plur 15 clothes conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 25 dummy punct 20 like like ADP _ 25 dummy case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 dummy det 22 crash crash NOUN _ 24 test compound 23 - - PUNCT _ 22 crash punct 24 test test NOUN Number=Sing 25 dummy compound 25 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 15 clothes conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 model punct
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1 is a present a dummy a model of a person tree rules 2 use participle shops vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 show to-infinitive clothes or tests and a test dummy vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent clothes=Recipient
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 In the UK, Australia and Ireland a dummy is a rubber teat a baby sucks to calm down; Americans call it a pacifier.
The tree, 23 words case det obl punct conj cc conj det nsubj cop det compound det nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl compound:prt punct nsubj parataxis obj det xcomp punct root In ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT Australia PROPN and CCONJ Ireland PROPN a DET dummy NOUN is AUX a DET rubber NOUN teat NOUN a DET baby NOUN sucks VERB to PART calm VERB down ADP ; PUNCT Americans PROPN call VERB it PRON a DET pacifier NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 UK case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 UK det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 13 teat obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 Australia punct 5 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 3 UK conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 Ireland cc 7 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 3 UK conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dummy det 9 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 13 teat nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 teat cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 teat det 12 rubber rubber NOUN Number=Sing 13 teat compound 13 teat teat NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 baby det 15 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 16 sucks nsubj 16 sucks suck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 teat acl:relcl 17 to to PART _ 18 calm mark 18 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 sucks advcl 19 down down ADP _ 18 calm compound:prt 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 call punct 21 Americans American PROPN Number=Plur 22 call nsubj 22 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 teat parataxis 23 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 call obj 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 pacifier det 25 pacifier pacifier NOUN Number=Sing 22 call xcomp 26 . . PUNCT _ 13 teat punct
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1 is a present a dummy a rubber teat the UK and Australia and Ireland tree rules 2 suck present a baby a rubber teat not said here vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent teat=Source 3 calm down to-infinitive a baby not said here vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 call present Americans baby vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
Meaning 3 Dummy describes something that looks real but is not, such as a dummy camera.
The tree, 14 words nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp cc cop advmod punct case fixed det compound conj punct root Dummy NOUN describes VERB something PRON that PRON looks VERB real ADJ but CCONJ is AUX not PART , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET dummy NOUN camera NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 looks nsubj 5 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 5 looks xcomp 7 but but CCONJ _ 15 camera cc 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 camera cop 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 camera advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 camera punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 camera case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 camera det 14 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 15 camera compound 15 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 5 looks conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Dummy something vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 look present real property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 not is present such a dummy camera tree rules
Meaning 4 In some sports a dummy is a pretend move to trick another player.
case det obl det nsubj cop det amod mark csubj det obj punct root In ADP some DET sports NOUN a DET dummy NOUN is AUX a DET pretend ADJ move NOUN to PART trick VERB another DET player NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 sports case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 sports det 3 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 9 move obl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 dummy det 5 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 9 move nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 move cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 move det 8 pretend pretend ADJ Degree=Pos 9 move amod 9 move move NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 to to PART _ 11 trick mark 11 trick trick VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 move csubj 12 another another DET PronType=Ind 13 player det 13 player player NOUN Number=Sing 11 trick obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 move punct
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1 is a present a dummy a pretend move some sports tree rules 2 trick to-infinitive another player vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient
Meaning 5 A dummy is also a rude word for a silly person.
det nsubj cop advmod det amod case det amod nmod punct root A DET dummy NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET rude ADJ word NOUN for ADP a DET silly ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dummy det 2 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 word advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 11 person case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 person det 10 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 11 person amod 11 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present a dummy a rude word for a silly person tree rules
Example 1 The baby fell asleep with her dummy.
det nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN fell VERB asleep ADJ with ADP her PRON dummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fell xcomp 5 with with ADP _ 7 dummy case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dummy nmod:poss 7 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the baby with baby's dummy; asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The shop dummy wore a red winter coat.
det compound nsubj det amod compound obj punct root The DET shop NOUN dummy NOUN wore VERB a DET red ADJ winter NOUN coat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dummy det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 dummy compound 3 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 4 wore nsubj 4 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 coat det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 coat amod 7 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 8 coat compound 8 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 4 wore obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 wore punct
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1 wear past the shop dummy a red winter coat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 3 Crash-test dummies show why we must wear seatbelts.
compound punct compound nsubj advmod nsubj aux ccomp obj punct root Crash NOUN - PUNCT test NOUN dummies NOUN show VERB why ADV we PRON must AUX wear VERB seatbelts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crash crash NOUN _ 3 test compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Crash punct 3 test test NOUN Number=Sing 4 dummies compound 4 dummies dummy NOUN Number=Plur 5 show nsubj 5 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 why why ADV PronType=Int 9 wear advmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 wear nsubj 8 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 wear aux 9 wear wear VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 show ccomp 10 seatbelts seatbelt NOUN Number=Plur 9 wear obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 show punct
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1 show present test dummies vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 wear must we seatbelts vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent seatbelt=Source
Example 4 The burglar fooled the guard with a dummy in the bed.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET burglar NOUN fooled VERB the DET guard NOUN with ADP a DET dummy NOUN in ADP the DET bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 burglar det 2 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 3 fooled nsubj 3 fooled fool VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 guard det 5 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 fooled obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 dummy case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dummy det 8 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 3 fooled obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 bed case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bed det 11 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 8 dummy nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 fooled punct
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1 fool past the burglar the guard with a dummy in the bed vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient
Example 5 The camera on the wall is just a dummy.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod det punct root The DET camera NOUN on ADP the DET wall NOUN is AUX just ADV a DET dummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 camera det 2 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 9 dummy nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 wall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wall det 5 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 camera nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 dummy cop 7 just just ADV _ 9 dummy advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dummy det 9 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 dummy punct
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1 is a present the camera on the wall a dummy tree rules
Example 6 He sold the defender a dummy and scored.
nsubj det obj det obj cc conj punct root He PRON sold VERB the DET defender NOUN a DET dummy NOUN and CCONJ scored VERB . 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 sold nsubj 2 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 defender det 4 defender defender NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dummy det 6 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 2 sold obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 scored cc 8 scored score VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 sold conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sold punct
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1 sell past He the defender vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent defender=Recipient dummy=Theme 2 score participle He not said here vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 We did a dummy run of the fire drill first.
nsubj det compound obj case det compound nmod advmod punct root We PRON did VERB a DET dummy NOUN run NOUN of ADP the DET fire NOUN drill NOUN first ADV . 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 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 run det 4 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing 5 run compound 5 run run NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 drill case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 drill det 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 9 drill compound 9 drill drill NOUN Number=Sing 5 run nmod 10 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 2 did advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past We a dummy run of the fire drill first property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent run=Eventuality 2 run the fire drill nom run «act transitive»: of=patient
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