fabric Who acts: fabric, basic structure, We, Cotton, natural fabric, Mum · What happens: be, make, weave, knit, use, mean · To what, where: Fabric cloth, material, threads, walls, basic structure, structure
«fabric» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: fabric in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fabric is cloth, material made by weaving or knitting threads, used for clothes, curtains and bags.
The tree, 16 words compound cop punct conj acl mark advcl cc conj obj punct acl case obl punct conj cc conj punct root Fabric NOUN is AUX cloth NOUN , PUNCT material NOUN made VERB by SCONJ weaving VERB or CCONJ knitting VERB threads NOUN , PUNCT used VERB for ADP clothes NOUN , PUNCT curtains NOUN and CCONJ bags NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 3 cloth compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cloth cop 3 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 material punct 5 material material NOUN Number=Sing 3 cloth conj 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 material acl 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 weaving mark 8 weaving weave VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 made advcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 knitting cc 10 knitting knit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 weaving conj 11 threads thread NOUN Number=Plur 10 knitting obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 threads acl 14 for for ADP _ 15 clothes case 15 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 13 used obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 curtains punct 17 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 15 clothes conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 bags cc 19 bags bag NOUN Number=Plur 15 clothes conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 cloth punct
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1 is a present Fabric cloth and material tree rules 2 make participle material not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 weave gerund vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 knit gerund threads vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Product 5 use participle threads not said here for clothes and curtains and bags vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 The fabric of a building is its walls, floors and roof.
det nsubj case det nmod cop nmod:poss punct conj cc conj punct root The DET fabric NOUN of ADP a DET building NOUN is AUX its PRON walls NOUN , PUNCT floors NOUN and CCONJ roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fabric det 2 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 8 walls nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 building case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 building det 5 building building NOUN Number=Sing 2 fabric nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 walls cop 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 walls nmod:poss 8 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 floors punct 10 floors floor NOUN Number=Plur 8 walls conj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 roof cc 12 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 8 walls conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 walls punct
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1 is a present the fabric of a building fabric's walls and floors and roof tree rules
Meaning 3 The fabric of society or life means the basic structure that holds it together.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case nmod cc conj det amod obj nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct root The DET fabric NOUN of ADP society NOUN or CCONJ life NOUN means VERB the DET basic ADJ structure NOUN that PRON holds VERB it PRON together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fabric det 2 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 society case 4 society society NOUN Number=Sing 2 fabric nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 life cc 6 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 society conj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 structure det 9 basic basic ADJ Degree=Pos 10 structure amod 10 structure structure NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 holds nsubj 12 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 structure acl:relcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 holds obj 14 together together ADV _ 12 holds advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present the fabric of society or life the basic structure vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent structure=Topic 2 hold present the basic structure structure together property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 1 We cut the fabric to make puppets.
nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root We PRON cut VERB the DET fabric NOUN to PART make VERB puppets 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 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 fabric det 4 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 cut advcl 7 puppets puppet NOUN Number=Plur 6 make obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut present We the fabric vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fabric=Product 2 make to-infinitive We not said here puppets vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset puppet=Product
Example 2 This fabric is soft and stretchy.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root This DET fabric NOUN is AUX soft ADJ and CCONJ stretchy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 fabric det 2 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 4 soft nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 soft cop 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 stretchy cc 6 stretchy stretchy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 soft conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 soft punct
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1 is present this fabric soft property tree rules 2 be this fabric not said here tree rules
Example 3 Which fabric is the most waterproof?
det nsubj cop det advmod punct root Which DET fabric NOUN is AUX the DET most ADV waterproof ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which DET PronType=Int 2 fabric det 2 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 6 waterproof nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 waterproof cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 waterproof det 5 most most ADV Degree=Sup 6 waterproof advmod 6 waterproof waterproof ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 6 waterproof punct
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1 is present which fabric waterproof property tree rules
Example 4 Cotton is a natural fabric; nylon is man-made.
nsubj cop det amod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass compound punct acl:relcl punct root Cotton NOUN is AUX a DET natural ADJ fabric NOUN ; PUNCT nylon NOUN is AUX man NOUN - PUNCT made VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 5 fabric nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fabric cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fabric det 4 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fabric amod 5 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 made punct 7 nylon nylon NOUN Number=Sing 11 made nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 made aux:pass 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing 11 made compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 man punct 11 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fabric acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 fabric punct
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1 is a present Cotton a natural fabric tree rules 2 make present · passive a natural fabric not said here nylon vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 Mum bought fabric for new curtains.
nsubj obj case amod obl punct root Mum NOUN bought VERB fabric NOUN for ADP new ADJ curtains NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 curtains case 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 curtains amod 6 curtains curtain NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past Mum fabric for new curtains vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fabric=Theme for curtain=Beneficiary
Example 6 The label shows the fabric and washing instructions.
det nsubj det obj cc compound conj punct root The DET label NOUN shows VERB the DET fabric NOUN and CCONJ washing NOUN instructions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 label det 2 label label NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fabric det 5 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 instructions cc 7 washing washing NOUN Number=Sing 8 instructions compound 8 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 5 fabric conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present the label the fabric and washing instructions vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent fabric=Recipient
Example 7 The old church's fabric needs repairs.
det amod nmod:poss case nsubj obj punct root The DET old ADJ church NOUN 's PART fabric NOUN needs VERB repairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 church det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 church amod 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 5 fabric nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 church case 5 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 6 needs nsubj 6 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 repairs repair NOUN Number=Plur 6 needs obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 needs punct
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1 need present the old church's fabric repairs vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot repair=Theme
Example 8 Kindness is part of the fabric of our school.
nsubj cop case det nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root Kindness NOUN is AUX part NOUN of ADP the DET fabric NOUN of ADP our PRON school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part cop 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 fabric case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fabric det 6 fabric fabric NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 7 of of ADP _ 9 school case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 school nmod:poss 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 fabric nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 is a present Kindness part of the fabric of our school tree rules
Example 9 Then a feast of the most delicate dishes was served in a room hung with embroidered Indian fabrics.
The tree, 18 words advmod det nsubj:pass case det advmod amod nmod aux:pass case det obl acl case amod amod obl punct root Then ADV a DET feast NOUN of ADP the DET most ADV delicate ADJ dishes NOUN was AUX served VERB in ADP a DET room NOUN hung VERB with ADP embroidered VERB Indian ADJ fabrics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 10 served advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 feast det 3 feast feast NOUN Number=Sing 10 served nsubj:pass 4 of of ADP _ 8 dishes case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dishes det 6 most most ADV Degree=Sup 7 delicate advmod 7 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 8 dishes amod 8 dishes dish NOUN Number=Plur 3 feast nmod 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 served aux:pass 10 served serve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 in in ADP _ 13 room case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 room det 13 room room NOUN Number=Sing 10 served obl 14 hung hang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 room acl 15 with with ADP _ 18 fabrics case 16 embroidered embroider VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 fabrics amod 17 Indian Indian ADJ Degree=Pos 18 fabrics amod 18 fabrics fabric NOUN Number=Plur 14 hung obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 served punct
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1 serve past · passive a feast of the delicate dishes a room then vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in room=Location 2 hang participle a room not said here with embroidered Indian fabrics vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 embroider participle vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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