earthquake Who acts: earthquake, you, New Zealand, Earthquakes, tectonic plates, We · What happens: be, cause, move, shake, drop, cover · To what, where: sudden violent shaking, ground, rocks, whole city, many earthquakes, buildings
«earthquake» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: earthquake in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An earthquake is a sudden, violent shaking of the ground caused by movement of the rocks deep inside the Earth.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case det nmod acl case obl case det nmod advmod case det nmod punct root An DET earthquake NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ , PUNCT violent ADJ shaking NOUN of ADP the DET ground NOUN caused VERB by ADP movement NOUN of ADP the DET rocks NOUN deep ADV inside ADP the DET Earth PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 earthquake det 2 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 8 shaking nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 shaking cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shaking det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shaking amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 sudden punct 7 violent violent ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shaking amod 8 shaking shaking NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 ground case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ground det 11 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 8 shaking nmod 12 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 ground acl 13 by by ADP _ 14 movement case 14 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 12 caused obl 15 of of ADP _ 17 rocks case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 rocks det 17 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 14 movement nmod 18 deep deep ADV _ 21 Earth advmod 19 inside inside ADP _ 21 Earth case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Earth det 21 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 17 rocks nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 shaking punct
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1 is a present a earthquake a sudden violent shaking of the ground tree rules 2 cause participle the ground not said here by movement of the rocks inside the Earth vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition 3 move the rocks inside the Earth nom movement «act transitive»: of=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.
Example 1 The earthquake shook the whole city.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET earthquake NOUN shook VERB the DET whole ADJ city NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 earthquake det 2 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 3 shook nsubj 3 shook shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 city det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 city amod 6 city city NOUN Number=Sing 3 shook obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 shook punct
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1 shake past the earthquake the whole city vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent city=Patient
Example 2 During an earthquake, drop, cover and hold on.
case det obl punct punct conj cc conj compound:prt punct root During ADP an DET earthquake NOUN , PUNCT drop VERB , PUNCT cover VERB and CCONJ hold VERB on ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 earthquake case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 earthquake det 3 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 5 drop obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 earthquake punct 5 drop drop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 cover punct 7 cover cover VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 drop conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 hold cc 9 hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 drop conj 10 on on ADP _ 9 hold compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 drop punct
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1 drop imperative you not said here during a earthquake vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 cover infinitive you not said here vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 3 hold on infinitive you not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 New Zealand has many earthquakes.
flat nsubj amod obj punct root New PROPN Zealand PROPN has VERB many ADJ earthquakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 New New PROPN Number=Sing 2 Zealand flat 2 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 earthquakes amod 5 earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present New Zealand many earthquakes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earthquake=Patient
Example 4 Earthquakes happen where tectonic plates meet.
nsubj advmod amod nsubj advcl punct root Earthquakes NOUN happen VERB where ADV tectonic ADJ plates NOUN meet VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 2 happen nsubj 2 happen happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 where where ADV PronType=Rel 6 meet advmod 4 tectonic tectonic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 plates amod 5 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 6 meet nsubj 6 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 happen advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 happen punct
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1 happen present Earthquakes vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 meet present tectonic plates vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Some buildings are built to survive earthquakes.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root Some DET buildings NOUN are AUX built VERB to PART survive VERB earthquakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 buildings det 2 buildings building NOUN Number=Plur 4 built nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 built aux:pass 4 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 survive mark 6 survive survive VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 built advcl 7 earthquakes earthquake NOUN Number=Plur 6 survive obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 built punct
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1 build present · passive some buildings vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 survive to-infinitive earthquakes vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme earthquake=Circumstance
Example 6 An earthquake under the sea can cause a tsunami.
det nsubj case det nmod aux det obj punct root An DET earthquake NOUN under ADP the DET sea NOUN can AUX cause VERB a DET tsunami NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 earthquake det 2 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 7 cause nsubj 3 under under ADP _ 5 sea case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sea det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 earthquake nmod 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 cause aux 7 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tsunami det 9 tsunami tsunami NOUN Number=Sing 7 cause obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 cause punct
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1 cause can a earthquake under the sea a tsunami vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition tsunami=Patient
Example 7 We practised an earthquake drill at school.
nsubj det compound obj case obl punct root We PRON practised VERB an DET earthquake NOUN drill NOUN at ADP school 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 practised nsubj 2 practised practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drill det 4 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 5 drill compound 5 drill drill NOUN Number=Sing 2 practised obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 school case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 practised obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 practised punct
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1 practise past We a earthquake drill school tree rules
Example 8 For many hours the king walked, and at length he reached a high rock, which was rent into two by a great earthquake.
The tree, 23 words case amod obl det nsubj punct cc case obl nsubj conj det amod obj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case obl case det amod obl punct root For ADP many ADJ hours NOUN the DET king NOUN walked VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ at ADP length NOUN he PRON reached VERB a DET high ADJ rock NOUN , PUNCT which PRON was AUX rent VERB into ADP two NUM by ADP a DET great ADJ earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 3 hours case 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hours amod 3 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 6 walked obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 king det 5 king king NOUN Number=Sing 6 walked nsubj 6 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 reached punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 reached cc 9 at at ADP _ 10 length case 10 length length NOUN Number=Sing 12 reached obl 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 reached nsubj 12 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 walked conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 rock det 14 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 15 rock amod 15 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 12 reached obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 rent punct 17 which which PRON PronType=Rel 19 rent nsubj:pass 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 rent aux:pass 19 rent rend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 rock acl:relcl 20 into into ADP _ 21 two case 21 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 rent obl 22 by by ADP _ 25 earthquake case 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 earthquake det 24 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 25 earthquake amod 25 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 19 rent obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 walked punct
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1 walk past the king hour vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 reach past king a high rock length vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent rock=Theme at length=Asset 3 rend past · passive a great earthquake a high rock into two result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into two=Result
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