fiction Who acts: writer, story, I, Fiction books, Harry, fiction stories · What happens: make up, not be, be, like, read, happen · To what, where: Stories, pure fiction, fiction, next aisle, fact, work
«fiction» 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: fiction in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts.
nsubj:pass nsubj aux:pass compound:prt case det obl:agent punct advmod amod conj punct root Stories NOUN that PRON are AUX made VERB up ADP by ADP a DET writer NOUN , PUNCT not PART true ADJ facts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stories story NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj:pass 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 made nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 made compound:prt 6 by by ADP _ 8 writer case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 writer det 8 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl:agent 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 facts punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 facts advmod 11 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 12 facts amod 12 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 8 writer conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make up present · passive a writer and true facts Stories vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Pivot
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 Something that is not true.
nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct root Something PRON that PRON is AUX not PART true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 true nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 true cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 true advmod 5 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something acl:relcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present true property tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"His story about a dragon was pure fiction."
punct nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod cop amod punct punct root " PUNCT His PRON story NOUN about ADP a DET dragon NOUN was AUX pure ADJ fiction NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 story punct 2 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 story nmod:poss 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 fiction nsubj 4 about about ADP _ 6 dragon case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dragon det 6 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 3 story nmod 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 fiction cop 8 pure pure ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fiction amod 9 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 fiction punct 11 " " PUNCT _ 9 fiction punct
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1 is a in a quote past His story about a dragon pure fiction tree rules
Example 1 I like reading fiction about dragons.
nsubj xcomp obj case nmod punct root I PRON like VERB reading VERB fiction NOUN about ADP dragons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 like nsubj 2 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 like xcomp 4 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 3 reading obj 5 about about ADP _ 6 dragons case 6 dragons dragon NOUN Number=Plur 4 fiction nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 like punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 like present I vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 read not said to happen gerund I not said here fiction about dragons vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiction=Topic
Example 2 Fiction books are in the next aisle.
compound nsubj cop case det amod punct root Fiction NOUN books NOUN are AUX in ADP the DET next ADJ aisle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 2 books compound 2 books book NOUN Number=Plur 7 aisle nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 aisle cop 4 in in ADP _ 7 aisle case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 aisle det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 aisle amod 7 aisle aisle NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 aisle punct
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1 is present Fiction books the next aisle tree rules
Example 3 Is it fact or fiction?
cop expl cc conj punct root Is AUX it PRON fact NOUN or CCONJ fiction NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fact cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 fact expl 3 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fiction cc 5 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 3 fact conj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 fact punct
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1 is a present fact or fiction tree rules
Example 4 Harry Potter is a work of fiction.
nsubj flat cop det case nmod punct root Harry PROPN Potter PROPN is AUX a DET work NOUN of ADP fiction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Harry Harry PROPN Number=Sing 5 work nsubj 2 Potter Potter PROPN Number=Sing 1 Harry flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 work cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 work det 5 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 fiction case 7 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 5 work nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 work punct
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1 is a present Harry a work of fiction tree rules
Example 5 Science fiction stories often happen in space.
compound compound nsubj advmod case obl punct root Science NOUN fiction NOUN stories NOUN often ADV happen VERB in ADP space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Science science NOUN Number=Sing 2 fiction compound 2 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 3 stories compound 3 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 happen nsubj 4 often often ADV _ 5 happen advmod 5 happen happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 space case 7 space space NOUN Number=Sing 5 happen obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 happen punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 happen present fiction stories space often property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in space=Location
Example 6 An atlas is non-fiction, not fiction.
det nsubj cop punct advmod conj punct root An DET atlas NOUN is AUX non-fiction NOUN , PUNCT not PART fiction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 atlas det 2 atlas atlas NOUN Number=Sing 4 non-fiction nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 non-fiction cop 4 non-fiction non-fiction NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 fiction punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 fiction advmod 7 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 4 non-fiction conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 non-fiction punct
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1 is a present a atlas non-fiction and fiction tree rules
Example 7 Mr. Baring-Gould, it is well-known, has since become a distinguished writer of fiction.
The tree, 15 words nmod:desc nsubj punct conj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct parataxis punct aux advmod det amod xcomp case nmod punct root Mr. PROPN Baring PROPN - PUNCT Gould PROPN , PUNCT it PRON is AUX well ADV - PUNCT known VERB , PUNCT has AUX since ADV become VERB a DET distinguished ADJ writer NOUN of ADP fiction NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr. Mr. PROPN Number=Sing 2 Baring nmod:desc 2 Baring Baring PROPN Number=Sing 14 become nsubj 3 - - PUNCT _ 4 Gould punct 4 Gould Gould PROPN Number=Sing 2 Baring conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 known punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 known nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 known aux:pass 8 well well ADV Degree=Pos 10 known advmod 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 well punct 10 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 Baring parataxis 11 , , PUNCT _ 2 Baring punct 12 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 become aux 13 since since ADV _ 14 become advmod 14 become become VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 writer det 16 distinguished distinguished ADJ Degree=Pos 17 writer amod 17 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 14 become xcomp 18 of of ADP _ 19 fiction case 19 fiction fiction NOUN Number=Sing 17 writer nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 14 become punct
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1 know present · passive it well property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus 2 become present · perfect Baring Mr. and Gould a distinguished writer of fiction since property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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