eyewitness Who acts: eyewitness, person, eyewitness account, car, We, Eyewitnesses · What happens: be, see, happen, go, read, account · To what, where: person, something, report, red light, eyewitness account, Great Fire · Speech: someone speaks here
«eyewitness» 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: eyewitness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An eyewitness is a person who saw something happen with their own eyes, like an accident or crime.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj acl case nmod:poss amod obl punct case det obl cc conj punct root An DET eyewitness NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON saw VERB something PRON happen VERB with ADP their PRON own ADJ eyes NOUN , PUNCT like ADP an DET accident NOUN or CCONJ crime NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 eyewitness det 2 eyewitness eyewitness NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 saw nsubj 7 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 saw obj 9 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 something acl 10 with with ADP _ 13 eyes case 11 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 eyes nmod:poss 12 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 13 eyes amod 13 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 7 saw obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 accident punct 15 like like ADP _ 17 accident case 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 accident det 17 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 7 saw obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 crime cc 19 crime crime NOUN Number=Sing 17 accident conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a eyewitness a person tree rules 2 see past a person something with their own eyes; like a accident or crime vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 3 happen infinitive vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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 eyewitness account is a report by someone who was there.
det compound nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root An DET eyewitness NOUN account NOUN is AUX a DET report NOUN by ADP someone PRON who PRON was AUX there ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 account det 2 eyewitness eyewitness NOUN Number=Sing 3 account compound 3 account account NOUN Number=Sing 6 report nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 report cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 report det 6 report report NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 by by ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 report nmod 9 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 there nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 there cop 11 there there ADV PronType=Dem 8 someone acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 report punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a eyewitness account a report by someone tree rules 2 is past there property tree rules
Example 1 An eyewitness saw the car go through the red light.
det nsubj det nsubj ccomp case det amod obl punct root An DET eyewitness NOUN saw VERB the DET car NOUN go VERB through ADP the DET red ADJ light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 eyewitness det 2 eyewitness eyewitness NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 car det 5 car car NOUN Number=Sing 6 go nsubj 6 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 saw ccomp 7 through through ADP _ 10 light case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 light det 9 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 10 light amod 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 go obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 saw punct
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1 see past a eyewitness vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 go present the car the red light vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through light=Initial_Location
Example 2 We read an eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London.
nsubj det compound obj case det amod nmod case nmod punct root We PRON read VERB an DET eyewitness NOUN account NOUN of ADP the DET Great ADJ Fire PROPN of ADP London PROPN . 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 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 account det 4 eyewitness eyewitness NOUN Number=Sing 5 account compound 5 account account NOUN Number=Sing 2 read obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 Fire case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Fire det 8 Great great ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Fire amod 9 Fire Fire PROPN Number=Sing 5 account nmod 10 of of ADP _ 11 London case 11 London London PROPN Number=Sing 9 Fire nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past We a eyewitness account of the Great Fire of London vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Topic 2 account the Great Fire of London nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Eyewitnesses said the dog ran into the shop.
nsubj det nsubj ccomp case det obl punct root Eyewitnesses NOUN said VERB the DET dog NOUN ran VERB into ADP the DET shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eyewitnesses eyewitness NOUN Number=Plur 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran nsubj 5 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 said ccomp 6 into into ADP _ 8 shop case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shop det 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Eyewitnesses vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 run past the dog into the shop result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into shop=Result
Example 4 The police asked for eyewitnesses to come forward.
det nsubj case obl mark xcomp advmod punct root The DET police NOUN asked VERB for ADP eyewitnesses NOUN to PART come VERB forward ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 eyewitnesses case 5 eyewitnesses eyewitness NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked obl 6 to to PART _ 7 come mark 7 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 8 forward forward ADV _ 7 come advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the police for eyewitnesses vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come forward not said to happen to-infinitive the police not said here forward property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Samuel Pepys wrote as an eyewitness to the fire.
nsubj flat case det obl case det obl punct root Samuel PROPN Pepys PROPN wrote VERB as ADP an DET eyewitness NOUN to ADP the DET fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Samuel Samuel PROPN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 2 Pepys Pepys PROPN Number=Sing 1 Samuel flat 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as ADP _ 6 eyewitness case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 eyewitness det 6 eyewitness eyewitness NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 7 to to ADP _ 9 fire case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fire det 9 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Samuel the fire as a eyewitness vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to fire=Recipient
Example 6 Even honest eyewitnesses can make mistakes.
advmod amod nsubj aux obj punct root Even ADV honest ADJ eyewitnesses NOUN can AUX make VERB mistakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Even even ADV _ 3 eyewitnesses advmod 2 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eyewitnesses amod 3 eyewitnesses eyewitness NOUN Number=Plur 5 make nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 5 make obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 make can honest eyewitnesses mistakes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product
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