expectoration Who acts: Expectoration, it, doctor, cough syrups, old tram sign · What happens: cough up, spit out, be, ask, cough, help · To what, where: mucus, chest, formal word, Expectoration, germs, fancy word · Speech: someone speaks here
«expectoration» 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: expectoration in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal, medical — kept apart, not parsed.
Expectoration is coughing up and spitting out mucus (phlegm) from the chest and throat.
The tree, 14 words nsubj aux compound:prt cc conj compound:prt obj punct appos punct case det obl cc conj punct root Expectoration NOUN is AUX coughing VERB up ADP and CCONJ spitting VERB out ADP mucus NOUN ( PUNCT phlegm NOUN ) PUNCT from ADP the DET chest NOUN and CCONJ throat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 3 coughing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 coughing aux 3 coughing cough VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 coughing compound:prt 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 spitting cc 6 spitting spit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 coughing conj 7 out out ADP _ 6 spitting compound:prt 8 mucus mucus NOUN Number=Sing 6 spitting obj 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 phlegm punct 10 phlegm phlegm NOUN Number=Sing 8 mucus appos 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 phlegm punct 12 from from ADP _ 14 chest case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 chest det 14 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing 6 spitting obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 throat cc 16 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 14 chest conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 coughing punct
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1 cough up present · progressive Expectoration vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 spit out gerund Expectoration not said here mucus the chest and throat vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mucus=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 More generally, it is a formal word for spitting.
advmod advmod punct nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root More ADV generally ADV , PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET formal ADJ word NOUN for ADP spitting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 More more ADV Degree=Cmp 2 generally advmod 2 generally generally ADV _ 8 word advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 generally punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 word nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 word cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 word det 7 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 word amod 8 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 10 spitting case 10 spitting spitting NOUN Number=Sing 8 word nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 word punct
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1 is a present it a formal word for spitting; generally property tree rules
Example 1 The doctor asked about his cough and expectoration.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl cc conj punct root The DET doctor NOUN asked VERB about ADP his PRON cough NOUN and CCONJ expectoration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 cough case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 cough nmod:poss 6 cough cough NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 expectoration cc 8 expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 6 cough conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the doctor about doctor's cough and expectoration vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about cough=Topic 2 cough doctor nom cough «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Some cough syrups help with expectoration.
det compound nsubj case obl punct root Some DET cough NOUN syrups NOUN help VERB with ADP expectoration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 3 syrups det 2 cough cough NOUN Number=Sing 3 syrups compound 3 syrups syrup NOUN Number=Plur 4 help nsubj 4 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 expectoration case 6 expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 4 help obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 help punct
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1 help present some cough syrups with expectoration vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with expectoration=Theme
Example 3 An old tram sign said «Expectoration forbidden».
det amod compound nsubj punct obj acl punct punct root An DET old ADJ tram NOUN sign NOUN said VERB « PUNCT Expectoration NOUN forbidden VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sign det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sign amod 3 tram tram NOUN Number=Sing 4 sign compound 4 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 Expectoration punct 7 Expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 5 said obj 8 forbidden forbid VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 Expectoration acl 9 » » PUNCT _ 7 Expectoration punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past a old tram sign Expectoration vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent expectoration=Topic 2 forbid in a quote participle Expectoration not said here vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer
Example 4 Expectoration in public spreads germs.
nsubj case nmod obj punct root Expectoration NOUN in ADP public ADJ spreads VERB germs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 4 spreads nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 public case 3 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Expectoration nmod 4 spreads spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 4 spreads obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 spreads punct
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1 spread present Expectoration in public germs vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location germ=Theme
Example 5 Catch coughs in a tissue to avoid spreading what comes up with expectoration.
compound case det nmod mark acl xcomp nsubj ccomp compound:prt case obl punct root Catch NOUN coughs NOUN in ADP a DET tissue NOUN to PART avoid VERB spreading VERB what PRON comes VERB up ADP with ADP expectoration NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Catch catch NOUN Number=Sing 2 coughs compound 2 coughs cough NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 tissue case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tissue det 5 tissue tissue NOUN Number=Sing 2 coughs nmod 6 to to PART _ 7 avoid mark 7 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 tissue acl 8 spreading spread VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 avoid xcomp 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 comes nsubj 10 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 spreading ccomp 11 up up ADP _ 10 comes compound:prt 12 with with ADP _ 13 expectoration case 13 expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 10 comes obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 coughs punct
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1 avoid to-infinitive vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 spread gerund tree rules 3 come up present with expectoration vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Expectoration is a fancy word for spitting.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Expectoration NOUN is AUX a DET fancy ADJ word NOUN for ADP spitting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Expectoration expectoration NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 fancy fancy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 spitting case 7 spitting spitting NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Expectoration a fancy word for spitting tree rules
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