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erase

Who acts: you, teacher, I, my, rain, She · What happens: rub out, delete, remove, forget, go, erase · To what, where: writing, something, memory, feeling, wrong answer, board · Speech: someone speaks here

«erase» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: erase in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To rub out writing or marks, for example with a rubber or an eraser.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 rub	mark
2	rub	rub	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 rub	compound:prt
4	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 marks	cc
6	marks	mark	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 writing	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 example	punct
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 example	case
9	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 rubber	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 rubber	det
12	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rub	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 eraser	cc
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 eraser	det
15	eraser	eraser	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rubber	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rub	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rub out	to-infinitive		writing or marks				for example; with a rubber or a eraser	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent writing=Destination with rubber=Theme

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

To delete something completely, such as a file, message or recording.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 delete	mark
2	delete	delete	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 delete	obj
4	completely	completely	ADV	_	3 something	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 file	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 file	case
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 file	det
9	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 message	punct
11	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	nmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 recording	cc
13	recording	recording	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 message	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 delete	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	delete	to-infinitive		something					vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme

Meaning 3

To remove a memory or feeling so it is forgotten or gone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 remove	mark
2	remove	remove	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 memory	det
4	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 remove	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 feeling	cc
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 memory	conj
7	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 forgotten	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 forgotten	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 forgotten	aux:pass
10	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 remove	advcl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 gone	cc
12	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 forgotten	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	to-infinitive		a memory or feeling					vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Theme
2	forget	present · passive		feeling					tree rules
3	go	participle							vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Erase the wrong answer and try again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Erase	erase	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 answer	det
3	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 answer	amod
4	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Erase	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 try	cc
6	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Erase	conj
7	again	again	ADV	_	6 try	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Erase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	imperative	you not said here	the wrong answer					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent answer=Source
2	try	infinitive	you not said here				again		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

The teacher erased the board at the end of the lesson.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	nsubj
3	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 board	det
5	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 end	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 end	det
8	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 lesson	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lesson	det
11	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 end	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	the teacher	the board			at the end of the lesson		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent board=Source

Example 3

Don't erase the photos before you save them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 erase	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 erase	advmod
3	erase	erase	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 photos	det
5	photos	photo	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erase	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 save	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 save	nsubj
8	save	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 erase	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 save	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not erase	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the photos					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent photo=Source
2	save	present	you	photos = photo					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Example 4

I erased my mistake neatly.

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 erased	nsubj
2	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 mistake	nmod:poss
4	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 erased	obj
5	neatly	neatly	ADV	_	2 erased	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	I	my mistake				neatly property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent mistake=Source
2	mistake		my						nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The rain erased the chalk drawings on the playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	nsubj
3	erased	erase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 drawings	det
5	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drawings	compound
6	drawings	drawing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 erased	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 playground	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 playground	det
9	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 erased	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 erased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	erase	past	the rain	the chalk drawings		the playground			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent drawing=Source

Example 6

She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment.

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	2 wished	nsubj
2	wished	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 erase	nsubj
4	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 erase	aux
5	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wished	ccomp
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 moment	mark
7	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 moment	amod
8	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 erase	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wish	past	She						vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	erase	could	she				moment		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Press this button to erase the recording.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Press	press	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 button	det
3	button	button	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Press	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 erase	mark
5	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Press	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 recording	det
7	recording	recording	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 erase	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Press	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	press	imperative	you not said here	this button					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme
2	erase	to-infinitive	you not said here	the recording					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent recording=Source

Example 8

Write in pencil so you can erase it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 pencil	case
3	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
4	so	so	SCONJ	_	7 erase	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 erase	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 erase	aux
7	erase	erase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Write	advcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 erase	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here			pencil			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in pencil=Destination
2	erase	can	you	pencil					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme

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