expansion Who acts: material, business, expansion, air, Bridges, we · What happens: get, take up, grow, write, show, expand · To what, where: size, way, new places, number, balloon, small gaps · Speech: someone speaks here
«expansion» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: expansion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Getting bigger in size, amount or space.
xcomp case obl punct conj cc conj punct root Getting VERB bigger ADJ in ADP size NOUN , PUNCT amount NOUN or CCONJ space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Getting get VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 2 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Getting xcomp 3 in in ADP _ 4 size case 4 size size NOUN Number=Sing 1 Getting obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 amount punct 6 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 4 size conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 space cc 8 space space NOUN Number=Sing 4 size conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Getting punct
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1 get gerund size and amount or space big property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: 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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
The way a material takes up more space when it gets warmer.
det obl:unmarked det nsubj compound:prt amod obj advmod nsubj advcl xcomp punct root The DET way NOUN a DET material NOUN takes VERB up ADP more ADJ space NOUN when ADV it PRON gets VERB warmer ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 takes obl:unmarked 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 material det 4 material material NOUN Number=Sing 5 takes nsubj 5 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 up up ADP _ 5 takes compound:prt 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 space amod 8 space space NOUN Number=Sing 5 takes obj 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 gets advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 gets nsubj 11 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 takes advcl 12 warmer warm ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 gets xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 takes punct
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1 take up present a material the way vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme 2 get present material warm property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 3 The growth of a business, a town or an empire into new places.
The tree, 13 words det case det nmod punct det conj cc det conj case amod nmod punct root The DET growth NOUN of ADP a DET business NOUN , PUNCT a DET town NOUN or CCONJ an DET empire NOUN into ADP new ADJ places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 growth det 2 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 business case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 business det 5 business business NOUN Number=Sing 2 growth nmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 town punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 town det 8 town town NOUN Number=Sing 5 business conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 empire cc 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 empire det 11 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 5 business conj 12 into into ADP _ 14 places case 13 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 14 places amod 14 places place NOUN Number=Plur 2 growth nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 growth punct
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1 grow a business and a town or a empire new places nom growth «process intransitive»: of=agent into=place
Meaning 4 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
Writing a number or an expression out in a longer form, such as 345 = 300 + 40 + 5.
The tree, 20 words csubj det obj cc det conj advmod case det amod punct case fixed appos case nmod cc conj cc conj punct root Writing VERB a DET number NOUN or CCONJ an DET expression NOUN out ADV in ADP a DET longer ADJ form NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP 345 NUM = SYM 300 NUM + SYM 40 NUM + SYM 5 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Writing write VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 form csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 number det 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Writing obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 expression cc 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 expression det 6 expression expression NOUN Number=Sing 3 number conj 7 out out ADV _ 11 form advmod 8 in in ADP _ 11 form case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 form det 10 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 form amod 11 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 345 punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 345 case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 345 345 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 form appos 16 = = SYM _ 17 300 case 17 300 300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 345 nmod 18 + + SYM _ 19 40 cc 19 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 345 conj 20 + + SYM _ 21 5 cc 21 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 345 conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 11 form punct
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1 write gerund a number or a expression vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Theme
Example 1 The expansion of the balloon showed that the air inside was getting warmer.
det nsubj case det nmod mark det nsubj advmod aux ccomp xcomp punct root The DET expansion NOUN of ADP the DET balloon NOUN showed VERB that SCONJ the DET air NOUN inside ADV was AUX getting VERB warmer ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 expansion det 2 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 6 showed nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 balloon case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 balloon det 5 balloon balloon NOUN Number=Sing 2 expansion nmod 6 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 that that SCONJ _ 12 getting mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 air det 9 air air NOUN Number=Sing 12 getting nsubj 10 inside inside ADV _ 9 air advmod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 getting aux 12 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 showed ccomp 13 warmer warm ADJ Degree=Cmp 12 getting xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 showed punct
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1 show past the expansion of the balloon vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 get past · progressive the air warm property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 expand the balloon nom expansion «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Bridges have small gaps to allow for expansion on hot days.
nsubj amod obj mark acl case obl case amod obl punct root Bridges NOUN have VERB small ADJ gaps NOUN to PART allow VERB for ADP expansion NOUN on ADP hot ADJ days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bridges bridge NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 gaps amod 4 gaps gap NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 to to PART _ 6 allow mark 6 allow allow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 gaps acl 7 for for ADP _ 8 expansion case 8 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 6 allow obl 9 on on ADP _ 11 days case 10 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 11 days amod 11 days day NOUN Number=Plur 6 allow obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Bridges small gaps vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gap=Patient 2 allow to-infinitive Bridges not said here small gaps not said here day for expansion goal vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for expansion=Goal
Example 3 The expansion of the school means we will get a new library.
det nsubj case det nmod nsubj aux ccomp det amod obj punct root The DET expansion NOUN of ADP the DET school NOUN means VERB we PRON will AUX get VERB a DET new ADJ library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 expansion det 2 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 school case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 school det 5 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 expansion nmod 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 get nsubj 8 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 get aux 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means ccomp 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 library det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 library amod 12 library library NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present the expansion of the school vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 get future we a new library vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer library=Stimulus 3 expand the school nom expansion «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Write 4,562 in expanded form: 4,000 + 500 + 60 + 2.
obj case amod obl punct appos cc conj cc conj cc conj punct root Write VERB 4,562 NUM in ADP expanded VERB form NOUN : PUNCT 4,000 NUM + SYM 500 NUM + SYM 60 NUM + SYM 2 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 4,562 4,562 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 1 Write obj 3 in in ADP _ 5 form case 4 expanded expand VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 form amod 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing 1 Write obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 4,000 punct 7 4,000 4,000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 form appos 8 + + SYM _ 9 500 cc 9 500 500 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 4,000 conj 10 + + SYM _ 11 60 cc 11 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 4,000 conj 12 + + SYM _ 13 2 cc 13 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 4,000 conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write imperative you not said here 4,562 expanded form vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent 4,562=Theme in form=Destination 2 expand participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The company's expansion brought new jobs to the town.
det nmod:poss case nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET company NOUN 's PART expansion NOUN brought VERB new ADJ jobs NOUN to ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 4 expansion nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 company case 4 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 5 brought nsubj 5 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 jobs amod 7 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 5 brought obj 8 to to ADP _ 10 town case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 town det 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 5 brought obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 brought punct
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1 bring past the company's expansion new jobs the town vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent job=Theme to town=Destination 2 expand the company nom expansion «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The Roman Empire's expansion covered many lands.
det compound nmod:poss case nsubj amod obj punct root The DET Roman PROPN Empire PROPN 's PART expansion NOUN covered VERB many ADJ lands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Empire det 2 Roman Roman PROPN Number=Sing 3 Empire compound 3 Empire Empire PROPN Number=Sing 5 expansion nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Empire case 5 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 6 covered nsubj 6 covered cover VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 lands amod 8 lands land NOUN Number=Plur 6 covered obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 covered punct
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1 cover past the Roman Empire's expansion many lands vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme land=Destination 2 expand the Roman Empire nom expansion «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Water's expansion when it freezes can crack a pipe.
nmod:poss case nsubj mark nsubj advcl aux det obj punct root Water NOUN 's PART expansion NOUN when SCONJ it PRON freezes VERB can AUX crack VERB a DET pipe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 expansion nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Water case 3 expansion expansion NOUN Number=Sing 8 crack nsubj 4 when when SCONJ _ 6 freezes mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 freezes nsubj 6 freezes freeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 expansion advcl 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 crack aux 8 crack crack VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pipe det 10 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 8 crack obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 crack punct
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1 freeze present expansion vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 crack can Water's expansion a pipe vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pipe=Theme 3 expand Water nom expansion «act transitive»: poss=agent
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