egg Who acts: egg, hen, people, birds, babies, Mum · What happens: be, lay, eat, grow, pack, buy · To what, where: round thing, chocolate egg, Easter, 26 eggs, boxes, dozen eggs
«egg» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: egg in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj det nsubj acl:relcl punct obj nsubj parataxis punct root An DET egg NOUN is AUX the DET round ADJ or CCONJ oval ADJ thing NOUN a DET hen NOUN lays VERB , PUNCT which PRON people NOUN eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 egg det 2 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 8 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 thing cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 thing det 5 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 8 thing amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 oval cc 7 oval oval ADJ Degree=Pos 5 round conj 8 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hen det 10 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 11 lays nsubj 11 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 thing acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 eat punct 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 eat obj 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 15 eat nsubj 15 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 thing parataxis 16 . . PUNCT _ 8 thing punct
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1 is a present a egg the round thing tree rules 2 lay present a hen the round thing not said here vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Result 3 eat present people the round thing vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=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.
Meaning 2 An egg is what birds, fish, frogs, insects and reptiles lay; their babies grow inside.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop nsubj punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj acl:relcl punct nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root An DET egg NOUN is AUX what PRON birds NOUN , PUNCT fish NOUN , PUNCT frogs NOUN , PUNCT insects NOUN and CCONJ reptiles NOUN lay VERB ; PUNCT their PRON babies NOUN grow VERB inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 egg det 2 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 4 what nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what cop 4 what what PRON PronType=Int root root 5 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 14 lay nsubj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 fish punct 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 5 birds conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 frogs punct 9 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 5 birds conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 insects punct 11 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 5 birds conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 reptiles cc 13 reptiles reptile NOUN Number=Plur 5 birds conj 14 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what acl:relcl 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 grow punct 16 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 babies nmod:poss 17 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 18 grow nsubj 18 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 what acl:relcl 19 inside inside ADV _ 18 grow advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 what punct
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1 is a present a egg tree rules 2 lay present birds and fish and frogs and insects and reptiles vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 grow present birds's babies inside property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 An egg is also a chocolate egg at Easter.
det nsubj cop advmod det compound case nmod punct root An DET egg NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET chocolate NOUN egg NOUN at ADP Easter PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 egg det 2 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 7 egg nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 egg cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 egg advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 egg det 6 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 7 egg compound 7 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 at at ADP _ 9 Easter case 9 Easter Easter PROPN Number=Sing 7 egg nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 egg punct
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1 is a present a egg a chocolate egg Easter tree rules
Example 1 26 eggs are packed in boxes of 6.
nummod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nmod punct root 26 NUM eggs NOUN are AUX packed VERB in ADP boxes NOUN of ADP 6 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 26 26 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 eggs nummod 2 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 4 packed nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 packed aux:pass 4 packed pack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 boxes case 6 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 4 packed obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 6 case 8 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 boxes nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 packed punct
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1 pack present · passive 26 eggs boxes of 6 vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in box=Destination
Example 2 Mum buys 3 dozen eggs.
nsubj compound nummod obj punct root Mum NOUN buys VERB 3 NUM dozen NUM eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 buys nsubj 2 buys buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 dozen compound 4 dozen dozen NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 eggs nummod 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 buys obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 buys punct
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1 buy present Mum dozen eggs vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Theme
Example 3 Mia had 12 eggs and broke 2.
nsubj nummod obj cc conj obj punct root Mia PROPN had VERB 12 NUM eggs NOUN and CCONJ broke VERB 2 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 eggs nummod 4 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 broke cc 6 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had conj 7 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 broke obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Mia 12 eggs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient 2 break past Mia not said here 2 vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer 2=Patient
Example 4 The hen laid an egg this morning.
det nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET hen NOUN laid VERB an DET egg NOUN this DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 laid nsubj 3 laid lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 egg det 5 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 laid obj 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 morning det 7 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 laid obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 laid punct
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1 lay past the hen a egg morning vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 5 Frogs lay hundreds of eggs in ponds.
nsubj obj case nmod case obl punct root Frogs NOUN lay VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP eggs NOUN in ADP ponds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay nsubj 2 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 eggs case 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 hundreds nmod 6 in in ADP _ 7 ponds case 7 ponds pond NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 lay punct
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1 lay present Frogs hundreds of eggs ponds vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hundred=Theme in pond=Destination
Example 6 I like a boiled egg for breakfast.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root I PRON like VERB a DET boiled VERB egg NOUN for ADP breakfast NOUN . 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 like nsubj 2 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 egg det 4 boiled boil VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 egg amod 5 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 2 like obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 breakfast case 7 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 5 egg nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 like punct
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1 like present I a boiled egg for breakfast vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer egg=Stimulus for breakfast=Attribute 2 boil participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 The chicks hatched from their eggs.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET chicks NOUN hatched VERB from ADP their PRON eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chicks det 2 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 3 hatched nsubj 3 hatched hatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 eggs case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 eggs nmod:poss 6 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 hatched obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hatched punct
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1 hatch past the chicks from chicks's eggs vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent from egg=Patient
Example 8 Crack two eggs into the bowl.
nummod obj case det obl punct root Crack VERB two NUM eggs NOUN into ADP the DET bowl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crack crack VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 eggs nummod 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 1 Crack obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 bowl case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bowl det 6 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 1 Crack obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Crack punct
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1 crack imperative you not said here two eggs into the bowl result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent egg=Patient into bowl=Result
Example 9 "A cock can lay an egg!
punct det nsubj aux det obj punct root " PUNCT A DET cock NOUN can AUX lay VERB an DET egg NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 lay punct 2 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cock det 3 cock cock NOUN Number=Sing 5 lay nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 lay aux 5 lay lay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 egg det 7 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 5 lay obj 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 lay punct
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1 lay in a quote can a cock a egg vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
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