electrocution

Who acts: way, you, Water, sign, electrician, Many birds · What happens: kill, hurt, execute, use, not fly, risk · To what, where: criminal, way, US states, kite, power lines, electrocution

«electrocution» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: electrocution in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being killed or badly hurt by an electric shock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 killed	aux:pass
2	killed	kill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 hurt	cc
4	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 hurt	advmod
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 killed	conj
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 shock	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 shock	det
8	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 shock	amod
9	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hurt	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 killed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	gerund · passive							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»
2	hurt	participle						by a electric shock; badly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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

Usage: law, US history — kept apart, not parsed.

A way of executing a criminal using the electric chair, used in some US states.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 way	det
2	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 using	obl:unmarked
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 executing	mark
4	executing	execute	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 way	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 criminal	det
6	criminal	criminal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 executing	obj
7	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 chair	det
9	electric	electric	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 chair	amod
10	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 using	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 used	punct
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 using	advcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 states	case
14	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	16 states	det
15	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 states	compound
16	states	state	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 used	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 using	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	execute	gerund	a way not said here	a criminal		vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent criminal=Patient
2	use	gerund		a way		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chair=Patient
3	use	participle			some US states	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Never fly a kite near power lines because of the risk of electrocution.

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	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	11 risk	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 because	fixed
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 risk	det
11	risk	risk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fly	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 electrocution	case
13	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 risk	nmod
14	.	.	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		because the risk of electrocution	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme near line=Location
2	risk			electrocution					nom risk «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Water and electricity together can cause electrocution.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cause	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 electricity	cc
3	electricity	electricity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Water	conj
4	together	together	ADV	_	1 Water	advmod
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 cause	aux
6	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cause	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	can	Water and electricity	electrocution					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition electrocution=Patient

Example 3

The sign on the pylon warned of danger of electrocution.

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 warned	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 pylon	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pylon	det
5	pylon	pylon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
6	warned	warn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 danger	case
8	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 warned	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 electrocution	case
10	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 danger	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 warned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warn speech: warn	past	the sign on the pylon					of danger of electrocution	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of danger=Topic

Example 4

The electrician turned off the power to avoid electrocution.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 electrician	det
2	electrician	electrician	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	3 turned	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 power	det
6	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 avoid	mark
8	avoid	avoid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 turned	advcl
9	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 avoid	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn off	past	the electrician	the power					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent power=Patient
2	avoid	to-infinitive	the electrician not said here	electrocution					vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent electrocution=Location

Example 5

Many birds die by electrocution on power lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 birds	amod
2	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 die	nsubj
3	die	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 electrocution	case
5	electrocution	electrocution	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 die	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 lines	case
7	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lines	compound
8	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 die	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 die	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	die	present	Many birds			power lines		by electrocution	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 6

Never poke anything into a socket.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 poke	advmod
2	poke	poke	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 poke	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 socket	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 socket	det
6	socket	socket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 poke	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 poke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not poke	imperative	you not said here	anything				into a socket	vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent anything=Instrument into socket=Patient

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