eldest Who acts: eldest, Tom, eldest sister, eldest daughter, Sara, eldest brother · What happens: mean, use, be, look, fail, undertake · To what, where: oldest child, family, university, 12, fairy tales, task
«eldest» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: eldest in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Eldest means oldest, used for people in the same family: «my eldest brother».
The tree, 13 words amod ccomp punct conj case obl:agent case det amod nmod punct punct nmod:poss amod parataxis punct punct root Eldest ADJ means VERB oldest ADJ , PUNCT used VERB for ADP people NOUN in ADP the DET same ADJ family NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT my PRON eldest ADJ brother NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 2 means amod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 2 means ccomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 used punct 5 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means conj 6 for for ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 used obl:agent 8 in in ADP _ 11 family case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 family det 10 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 11 family amod 11 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 12 : : PUNCT _ 16 brother punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 brother punct 14 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 brother nmod:poss 15 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 16 brother amod 16 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 brother punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 The eldest is the oldest child in a family.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET eldest ADJ is AUX the DET oldest ADJ child NOUN in ADP a DET family NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 eldest det 2 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 6 child nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 child cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 child det 5 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 6 child amod 6 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 family case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 family det 9 family family NOUN Number=Sing 6 child nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 child punct
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1 is a present the eldest the oldest child a family tree rules
Example 1 Tom is the eldest of four children.
nsubj cop det case nummod obl punct root Tom PROPN is AUX the DET eldest ADJ of ADP four NUM children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 4 eldest nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 eldest cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 eldest det 4 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 children case 6 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 children nummod 7 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 eldest obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 eldest punct
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1 is present Tom of four children; eld property tree rules
Example 2 My eldest sister is at university.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop case punct root My PRON eldest ADJ sister NOUN is AUX at ADP university NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 sister nmod:poss 2 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 university nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 university cop 5 at at ADP _ 6 university case 6 university university NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 university punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present My eldest sister university tree rules
Example 3 The eldest daughter looked after the little ones.
det amod nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET eldest ADJ daughter NOUN looked VERB after ADP the DET little ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 daughter det 2 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 3 daughter amod 3 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 ones case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ones det 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ones amod 8 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 4 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the eldest daughter after the little ones vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Sara is 12, Ben 9, Mo 7; who is the eldest?
The tree, 11 words nsubj cop punct nmod:unmarked conj punct nmod:unmarked conj punct nsubj cop det nmod punct root Sara PROPN is AUX 12 NUM , PUNCT Ben PROPN 9 NUM , PUNCT Mo PROPN 7 NUM ; PUNCT who PRON is AUX the DET eldest ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sara Sara PROPN Number=Sing 3 12 nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 12 cop 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 9 punct 5 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 6 9 nmod:unmarked 6 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 12 conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 7 punct 8 Mo Mo PROPN Number=Sing 9 7 nmod:unmarked 9 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 12 conj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 eldest punct 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 eldest nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 eldest cop 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 eldest det 14 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 9 7 nmod 15 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 12 punct
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1 is a present Sara 12 tree rules 2 is present eld property tree rules
Example 5 In fairy tales the eldest brother often fails first.
case compound obl det amod nsubj advmod advmod punct root In ADP fairy NOUN tales NOUN the DET eldest ADJ brother NOUN often ADV fails VERB first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 tales case 2 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 3 tales compound 3 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 8 fails obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 brother det 5 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 6 brother amod 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 8 fails nsubj 7 often often ADV _ 8 fails advmod 8 fails fail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 fails advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 fails punct
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1 fail present the eldest brother fairy tales first, often property vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in tale=Eventuality
Example 6 She's my eldest. (her oldest child)
Sentence 1: She's my eldest.
nsubj cop nmod:poss punct root She PRON 's AUX my PRON eldest ADJ . 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 4 eldest nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 eldest cop 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eldest nmod:poss 4 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 eldest punct
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1 is present She eld property tree rules
Sentence 2: (her oldest child)
punct nmod:poss amod punct root ( PUNCT her PRON oldest ADJ child NOUN ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 child punct 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 child nmod:poss 3 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 4 child amod 4 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 child punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 Well, the eldest son undertook the task.
discourse punct det amod nsubj det obj punct root Well INTJ , PUNCT the DET eldest ADJ son NOUN undertook VERB the DET task NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Well well INTJ _ 6 undertook discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Well punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 son det 4 eldest eld ADJ Degree=Sup 5 son amod 5 son son NOUN Number=Sing 6 undertook nsubj 6 undertook undertake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 task det 8 task task NOUN Number=Sing 6 undertook obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 undertook punct
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1 undertake past the eldest son the task vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality
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