escalator Who acts: escalator, moving staircase, We, you · What happens: move, be, carry, take, hold, stand · To what, where: moving staircase, people, escalator, top floor, handrail, right
«escalator» 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: escalator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An escalator is a moving staircase that carries people up or down between floors.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod cc conj case obl punct root An DET escalator NOUN is AUX a DET moving VERB staircase NOUN that PRON carries VERB people NOUN up ADV or CCONJ down ADV between ADP floors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 escalator det 2 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 6 staircase nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 staircase cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 staircase det 5 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 staircase amod 6 staircase staircase NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 carries nsubj 8 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 staircase acl:relcl 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 carries obj 10 up up ADV _ 8 carries advmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 down cc 12 down down ADV _ 10 up conj 13 between between ADP _ 14 floors case 14 floors floor NOUN Number=Plur 8 carries obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 staircase punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 move gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a escalator a moving staircase tree rules 3 carry present a moving staircase people between floors vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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.
Example 1 We took the escalator to the top floor.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON took VERB the DET escalator NOUN to ADP the DET top ADJ floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 escalator det 4 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 floor det 7 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 8 floor amod 8 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We the escalator the top floor vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent escalator=Theme to floor=Destination
Example 2 Hold the handrail on the escalator.
det obj case det obl punct root Hold VERB the DET handrail NOUN on ADP the DET escalator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 handrail det 3 handrail handrail NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hold obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 escalator case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 escalator det 6 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Hold obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hold punct
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1 hold imperative you not said here the handrail the escalator vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent handrail=Theme on escalator=Location
Example 3 Stand on the right on the escalator.
case det obl case det nmod punct root Stand VERB on ADP the DET right NOUN on ADP the DET escalator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stand stand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 on on ADP _ 4 right case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 right det 4 right right NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stand obl 5 on on ADP _ 7 escalator case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 escalator det 7 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 4 right nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stand punct
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1 stand imperative you not said here the right on the escalator vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on right=Location
Example 4 Don't run up the down escalator.
aux advmod compound:prt det amod obj punct root Do AUX n't PART run VERB up ADP the DET down ADJ escalator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 run aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 run advmod 3 run run VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 run compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 escalator det 6 down down ADJ Degree=Pos 7 escalator amod 7 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 3 run obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 run punct
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1 not run up imperative · do-support you not said here the down escalator vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme escalator=Trajectory
Example 5 Mind your shoelaces on the escalator.
nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Mind VERB your PRON shoelaces NOUN on ADP the DET escalator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mind mind VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 shoelaces nmod:poss 3 shoelaces shoelace NOUN Number=Plur 1 Mind obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 escalator case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 escalator det 6 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mind obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mind punct
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1 mind imperative you not said here your shoelaces the escalator vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoelace=Theme
Example 6 The escalator was broken, so we used the stairs.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass punct advmod nsubj conj det obj punct root The DET escalator NOUN was AUX broken VERB , PUNCT so ADV we PRON used VERB the DET stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 escalator det 2 escalator escalator NOUN Number=Sing 4 broken nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 broken aux:pass 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 used punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 used advmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 used nsubj 8 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 broken conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 stairs det 10 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 8 used obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 broken punct
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1 break past · passive the escalator vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 use past we the stairs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stair=Patient
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