excavator

Who acts: excavator, bucket, person, little brother, Archaeologists, you · What happens: be, dig up, dig, find, love, watch · To what, where: big machine, earth, person, old objects, deep hole, excavators

«excavator» 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: excavator in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An excavator is a big machine with an arm and a bucket for digging up earth and rocks.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 excavator	det
2	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 machine	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 machine	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 machine	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 machine	amod
6	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 arm	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 arm	det
9	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 machine	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 bucket	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bucket	det
12	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 arm	conj
13	for	for	SCONJ	_	14 digging	mark
14	digging	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 bucket	acl
15	up	up	ADP	_	14 digging	compound:prt
16	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 digging	obj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 rocks	cc
18	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 earth	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 machine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a excavator	a big machine				with a arm and a bucket	tree rules
2	dig up	gerund	a bucket not said here	earth and rocks					vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent earth=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

An excavator is also a person who digs carefully at a site to find old objects, like an archaeologist.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 excavator	det
2	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 person	cop
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 person	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 digs	nsubj
8	digs	dig	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 person	acl:relcl
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	8 digs	advmod
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 site	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 site	det
12	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 digs	obl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 find	mark
14	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 digs	advcl
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 objects	amod
16	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 find	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 archaeologist	punct
18	like	like	ADP	_	20 archaeologist	case
19	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 archaeologist	det
20	archaeologist	archaeologist	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 objects	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a excavator	a person		tree rules
2	dig	present	a person		at a site; carefully property	vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at site=Theme
3	find	to-infinitive	a person not said here	old objects and a archaeologist		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent object=Topic

Example 1

The excavator dug a deep hole for the new pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 excavator	det
2	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dug	nsubj
3	dug	dig	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hole	det
5	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hole	amod
6	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dug	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 pool	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pool	det
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pool	amod
10	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hole	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dug	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	past	the excavator	a deep hole				for the new pool	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent hole=Result for pool=Beneficiary

Example 2

My little brother loves watching excavators.

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 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 loves	nsubj
4	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	watching	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 loves	xcomp
6	excavators	excavator	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 watching	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	My little brother						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	watch not said to happen	gerund	My little brother not said here	excavators					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent excavator=Theme

Example 3

The excavator's bucket scooped up the soil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 excavator	det
2	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bucket	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 excavator	case
4	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scooped	nsubj
5	scooped	scoop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 scooped	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 soil	det
8	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scooped	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scooped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scoop up	past	the excavator's bucket	the soil					vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent soil=Theme

Example 4

Archaeologists worked as careful excavators at the Roman site.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 worked	nsubj
2	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 excavators	case
4	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 excavators	amod
5	excavators	excavator	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 worked	obl
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 site	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 site	det
8	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 site	amod
9	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 worked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	Archaeologists					as careful excavators; at the Roman site	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at site=Theme

Example 5

Stay far away from a working excavator.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stay	stay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 away	advmod
3	away	away	ADV	_	1 Stay	advmod
4	from	from	ADP	_	7 excavator	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 excavator	det
6	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 excavator	amod
7	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 away	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	imperative	you not said here					away property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	work	gerund							vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

A mini excavator fitted through the garden gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 excavator	det
2	mini	mini	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 excavator	amod
3	excavator	excavator	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	fitted	fit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 excavator	acl
5	through	through	ADP	_	8 gate	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gate	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gate	compound
8	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fitted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 excavator	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fit	participle		a mini excavator not said here		the garden gate			vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through gate=Trajectory

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