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fastening

Who acts: act, coat, Velcro, fastening, you, She · What happens: use, close, join, fix, have, be · To what, where: thing, something, zip fastening, easy fastening, fastening, sandals

«fastening» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: fastening in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thing used to close or join something, such as a button, zip, buckle, clip or Velcro.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thing	det
2	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 thing	acl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 close	mark
5	close	close	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 join	cc
7	join	join	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 close	conj
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 join	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 button	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 button	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 button	det
13	button	button	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 zip	punct
15	zip	zip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 buckle	punct
17	buckle	buckle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 clip	punct
19	clip	clip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	parataxis
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 Velcro	cc
21	Velcro	Velcro	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 clip	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a thing not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	close	to-infinitive							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	join	infinitive		something					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

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 act of fixing or closing something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 act	det
2	act	act	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 fixing	mark
4	fixing	fix	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 act	acl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 closing	cc
6	closing	close	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 fixing	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 closing	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 act	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fix	gerund	the act not said here						vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	close	gerund	the act not said here	something					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Example 1

This coat has a zip fastening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 coat	det
2	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fastening	det
5	zip	zip	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fastening	compound
6	fastening	fastening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	this coat	a zip fastening					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fastening=Patient

Example 2

Velcro is an easy fastening for small children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Velcro	velcro	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fastening	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 fastening	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fastening	det
4	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fastening	amod
5	fastening	fastening	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 children	case
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 children	amod
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 fastening	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fastening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Velcro	a easy fastening				for small children	tree rules

Example 3

The bag's fastening broke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bag	det
2	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fastening	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 bag	case
4	fastening	fastening	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 broke	nsubj
5	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	the bag's fastening						vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

Choose a fastening for your pencil case.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Choose	choose	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fastening	det
3	fastening	fastening	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Choose	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 case	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 case	nmod:poss
6	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 case	compound
7	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Choose	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Choose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	imperative	you not said here	a fastening				for your pencil case	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fastening=Theme for case=Beneficiary

Example 5

She was fastening her sandals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 fastening	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fastening	aux
3	fastening	fasten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sandals	nmod:poss
5	sandals	sandal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fastening	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fastening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fasten	past · progressive	She	her sandals					vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandal=Patient

Example 6

Buttons and poppers are common fastenings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Buttons	button	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 fastenings	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 poppers	cc
3	poppers	popper	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Buttons	conj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 fastenings	cop
5	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fastenings	amod
6	fastenings	fastening	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fastenings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Buttons and poppers	common fastenings					tree rules

Example 7

So, fastening the sword to his belt, he carried it to the king.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	11 carried	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 So	punct
3	fastening	fasten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 carried	advcl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sword	det
5	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fastening	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 belt	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 belt	nmod:poss
8	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fastening	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fastening	punct
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 carried	nsubj
11	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 carried	obj
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 king	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 king	det
15	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 carried	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fasten	gerund	he not said here	the sword				to his belt	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent sword=Patient to belt=Co-Patient
2	carry	past	he	sword	the king				vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to king=Destination

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