fern Who acts: fern, long feathery leaves, Ferns, spores, brown dots, Dinosaurs · What happens: be, call, make, grow, have, walk · To what, where: green plant, fronds, new plants, tiny spores, brown dots, shady part · Speech: someone speaks here
«fern» 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: fern in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fern is a green plant with no flowers and long feathery leaves called fronds.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod cc amod amod conj acl xcomp punct root A DET fern NOUN is AUX a DET green ADJ plant NOUN with ADP no DET flowers NOUN and CCONJ long ADJ feathery ADJ leaves NOUN called VERB fronds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fern det 2 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 6 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plant det 5 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plant amod 6 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 flowers case 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 flowers det 9 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 6 plant nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 leaves cc 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 13 leaves amod 12 feathery feathery ADJ Degree=Pos 13 leaves amod 13 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 9 flowers conj 14 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 leaves acl 15 fronds frond NOUN Number=Plur 14 called xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 plant punct
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1 is a present a fern a green plant with no flowers and long feathery leaves tree rules 2 call participle long feathery leaves not said here fronds vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «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 Ferns make new plants from tiny spores, not seeds; the spores grow in brown dots under the fronds.
The tree, 18 words nsubj amod obj case amod obl punct advmod conj punct det nsubj conj case amod obl case det nmod punct root Ferns NOUN make VERB new ADJ plants NOUN from ADP tiny ADJ spores NOUN , PUNCT not PART seeds NOUN ; PUNCT the DET spores NOUN grow VERB in ADP brown ADJ dots NOUN under ADP the DET fronds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ferns fern NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 4 plants amod 4 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 spores case 6 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spores amod 7 spores spore NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 seeds punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 seeds advmod 10 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 7 spores conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 grow punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 spores det 13 spores spore NOUN Number=Plur 14 grow nsubj 14 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 make conj 15 in in ADP _ 17 dots case 16 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 17 dots amod 17 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 14 grow obl 18 under under ADP _ 20 fronds case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 fronds det 20 fronds frond NOUN Number=Plur 17 dots nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Ferns new plants tiny spores and seeds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset plant=Product from spore=Material 2 grow present the spores brown dots under the fronds vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dot=Location
Example 1 Ferns grow in the shady part of the wood.
nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root Ferns NOUN grow VERB in ADP the DET shady ADJ part NOUN of ADP the DET wood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ferns fern NOUN Number=Plur 2 grow nsubj 2 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 part case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 part det 5 shady shady ADJ Degree=Pos 6 part amod 6 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 grow obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 wood case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 wood det 9 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 grow punct
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1 grow present Ferns the shady part of the wood vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in part=Location
Example 2 A fern has no flowers and no seeds.
det nsubj det obj cc det conj punct root A DET fern NOUN has VERB no DET flowers NOUN and CCONJ no DET seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fern det 2 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 flowers det 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 seeds cc 7 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 seeds det 8 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 5 flowers conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a fern no flowers and no seeds vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Example 3 The brown dots under the leaf are spores.
det amod nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET brown ADJ dots NOUN under ADP the DET leaf NOUN are AUX spores NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dots det 2 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dots amod 3 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 8 spores nsubj 4 under under ADP _ 6 leaf case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 leaf det 6 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 3 dots nmod 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 spores cop 8 spores spore NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 spores punct
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1 is a present the brown dots under the leaf spores tree rules
Example 4 Dinosaurs walked among giant ferns.
nsubj case amod obl punct root Dinosaurs NOUN walked VERB among ADP giant ADJ ferns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 2 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 among among ADP _ 5 ferns case 4 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ferns amod 5 ferns fern NOUN Number=Plur 2 walked obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past Dinosaurs giant ferns vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among fern=Trajectory
Example 5 The All Blacks have a silver fern on their shirts.
det det nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET All DET Blacks NOUN have VERB a DET silver ADJ fern NOUN on ADP their PRON shirts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Blacks det 2 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 Blacks det 3 Blacks black NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fern det 6 silver silver ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fern amod 7 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 shirts case 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 shirts nmod:poss 10 shirts shirt NOUN Number=Plur 7 fern nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present the Blacks a silver fern Blacks's shirts vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fern=Patient
Example 6 A baby fern frond is curled up like a snail shell.
det compound compound nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt case det compound obl punct root A DET baby NOUN fern NOUN frond NOUN is AUX curled VERB up ADP like ADP a DET snail NOUN shell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 frond det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 fern compound 3 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 4 frond compound 4 frond frond NOUN Number=Sing 6 curled nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 curled aux:pass 6 curled curl VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 up up ADP _ 6 curled compound:prt 8 like like ADP _ 11 shell case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 shell det 10 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 11 shell compound 11 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 6 curled obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 curled punct
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1 curl up present · passive a fern frond like a snail shell vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 7 She did not seem at all inclined to part with the fern stems.
nsubj aux advmod case nsubj amod mark obl case det compound nmod punct root She PRON did AUX not PART seem VERB at ADP all DET inclined VERB to PART part NOUN with ADP the DET fern NOUN stems NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 seem nsubj 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 seem aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 seem advmod 4 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 at at ADP _ 9 part case 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 part nsubj 7 inclined incline VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 part amod 8 to to PART _ 9 part mark 9 part part NOUN Number=Sing 4 seem obl 10 with with ADP _ 13 stems case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 stems det 12 fern fern NOUN Number=Sing 13 stems compound 13 stems stem NOUN Number=Plur 9 part nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 seem punct
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1 not seem past · do-support She inclined part with the fern stems vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 incline participle vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent
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