electrocute

Who acts: you, he, sign · What happens: electrocute, mean, hurt, kill, not touch, stay away · To what, where: person, plug, you, power lines, hairdryer, bath · Speech: someone speaks here

«electrocute» 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: electrocute in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To electrocute means to hurt or kill a person or animal with a strong electric shock.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 electrocute	mark
2	electrocute	electrocute	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hurt	mark
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 kill	cc
7	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 hurt	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 person	det
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 kill	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 animal	cc
11	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 person	conj
12	with	with	ADP	_	16 shock	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 shock	det
14	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 shock	amod
15	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 shock	amod
16	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 kill	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	electrocute	to-infinitive			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	hurt not said to happen	to-infinitive			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	kill	infinitive	a person or animal	with a strong electric shock	vn murder-42.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent person=Patient with shock=Instrument

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

Never touch a plug with wet hands, or you could be electrocuted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 touch	advmod
2	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plug	det
4	plug	plug	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 touch	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 hands	case
6	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hands	amod
7	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 touch	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 electrocuted	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 electrocuted	cc
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 electrocuted	nsubj
11	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 electrocuted	aux
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 electrocuted	aux:pass
13	electrocuted	electrocute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 touch	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not touch	imperative	you not said here	a plug				with wet hands	vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent plug=Theme with hand=Instrument
2	electrocute	could · passive		you					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 2

Stay away from power lines so you don't get electrocuted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	away	away	ADV	_	1 Stay	advmod
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 lines	case
4	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lines	compound
5	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Stay	obl
6	so	so	SCONJ	_	11 electrocuted	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 electrocuted	nsubj
8	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 electrocuted	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 electrocuted	advmod
10	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 electrocuted	aux:pass
11	electrocuted	electrocute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Stay	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay away	imperative	you not said here			power lines		away property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	not electrocute	present · passive · do-support		you					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 3

Don't use a hairdryer in the bath; you could be electrocuted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 use	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 use	advmod
3	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hairdryer	det
5	hairdryer	hairdryer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 use	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 bath	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bath	det
8	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hairdryer	nmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 electrocuted	punct
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 electrocuted	nsubj
11	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 electrocuted	aux
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 electrocuted	aux:pass
13	electrocuted	electrocute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 use	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not use	imperative · do-support	you not said here	a hairdryer		the bath			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hairdryer=Patient
2	electrocute	could · passive		you					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 4

A worker was electrocuted when he touched a live wire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 worker	det
2	worker	worker	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 electrocuted	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 electrocuted	aux:pass
4	electrocuted	electrocute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 touched	advmod
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 touched	nsubj
7	touched	touch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 electrocuted	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wire	det
9	live	live	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wire	amod
10	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 touched	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 electrocuted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	electrocute	past · passive		a worker					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	touch	past	he	a live wire					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wire=Co-Theme

Example 5

The sign on the substation warns: danger of being electrocuted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 warns	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 substation	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 substation	det
5	substation	substation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
6	warns	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 danger	punct
8	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 warns	obl
9	of	of	SCONJ	_	11 electrocuted	mark
10	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 electrocuted	aux:pass
11	electrocuted	electrocute	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 danger	acl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 warns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	present	the sign on the substation	danger					vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
2	electrocute	gerund · passive		danger not said here					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»

Example 6

Never fly a kite near power lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 fly	advmod
2	fly	fly	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 kite	det
4	kite	kite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fly	obj
5	near	near	ADP	_	7 lines	case
6	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lines	compound
7	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fly	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not fly	imperative	you not said here	a kite		power lines			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme near line=Location

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