earplug Who acts: small soft piece, I, brother, Swimmers, Workers, She · What happens: put, keep out, wear, snore, use, have · To what, where: wax, ear, noise, earplugs, water, 10 pairs
«earplug» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: earplug in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small soft piece of foam, wax or rubber you put in your ear to keep out noise or water.
The tree, 20 words det amod amod nsubj case nmod punct obl cc conj nsubj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl compound:prt obj cc conj punct root A DET small ADJ soft ADJ piece NOUN of ADP foam NOUN , PUNCT wax NOUN or CCONJ rubber NOUN you PRON put VERB in ADP your PRON ear NOUN to PART keep VERB out ADP noise NOUN or CCONJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 piece det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 piece amod 3 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 piece amod 4 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 12 put nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 foam case 6 foam foam NOUN Number=Sing 4 piece nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 wax punct 8 wax wax NOUN Number=Sing 12 put obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 rubber cc 10 rubber rubber NOUN Number=Sing 8 wax conj 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 put nsubj 12 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 in in ADP _ 15 ear case 14 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 ear nmod:poss 15 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 12 put obl 16 to to PART _ 17 keep mark 17 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 put advcl 18 out out ADP _ 17 keep compound:prt 19 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 17 keep obj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 water cc 21 water water NOUN Number=Sing 19 noise conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 12 put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put present a small soft piece of foam wax or rubber your ear vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ear=Destination 2 keep out to-infinitive a small soft piece of foam not said here noise or water vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=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.
Example 1 I wear earplugs because my brother snores.
nsubj obj mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct root I PRON wear VERB earplugs NOUN because SCONJ my PRON brother NOUN snores VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 wear nsubj 2 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 2 wear obj 4 because because SCONJ _ 7 snores mark 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 snores nsubj 7 snores snore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 wear advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear present I earplugs vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent earplug=Source 2 snore present my brother vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Swimmers use earplugs to keep water out.
nsubj obj mark advcl obj compound:prt punct root Swimmers NOUN use VERB earplugs NOUN to PART keep VERB water NOUN out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swimmers swimmer NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 4 to to PART _ 5 keep mark 5 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obj 7 out out ADP _ 5 keep compound:prt 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use present Swimmers earplugs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earplug=Patient 2 keep out to-infinitive Swimmers not said here water vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
Example 3 Workers with loud machines must wear earplugs.
nsubj case amod nmod aux obj punct root Workers NOUN with ADP loud ADJ machines NOUN must AUX wear VERB earplugs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 6 wear nsubj 2 with with ADP _ 4 machines case 3 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 4 machines amod 4 machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 1 Workers nmod 5 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 wear aux 6 wear wear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 6 wear obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 wear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear must Workers with loud machines earplugs vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent earplug=Source
Example 4 She put in her earplugs at the noisy concert.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl case det amod obl punct root She PRON put VERB in ADP her PRON earplugs NOUN at ADP the DET noisy ADJ concert 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 2 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 earplugs case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 earplugs nmod:poss 5 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 2 put obl 6 at at ADP _ 9 concert case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 concert det 8 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 concert amod 9 concert concert NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put past She her earplugs at the noisy concert vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in earplug=Destination
Example 5 A pack has 10 pairs of earplugs, so 20 earplugs.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct advmod nummod conj punct root A DET pack NOUN has VERB 10 NUM pairs NOUN of ADP earplugs NOUN , PUNCT so ADV 20 NUM earplugs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pack det 2 pack pack NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 pairs nummod 5 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 earplugs case 7 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 5 pairs nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 earplugs punct 9 so so ADV _ 10 20 advmod 10 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 earplugs nummod 11 earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 5 pairs conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a pack 10 pairs of earplugs and 20 earplugs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Patient
Example 6 Earplugs help protect your hearing.
nsubj xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Earplugs NOUN help VERB protect VERB your PRON hearing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earplugs earplug NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 hearing nmod:poss 5 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 3 protect obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 help present Earplugs vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 protect infinitive Earplugs not said here your hearing vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearing=Beneficiary 3 hear your nom hearing «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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