filing

Who acts: Filing, Filings, iron filings, Mum, children, She · What happens: put, be, rub off, walk, file, smooth · To what, where: papers, order, tiny pieces, ing form, line, class

«filing» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: filing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Filing is putting papers or computer documents in order in files or folders.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Filing	filing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 putting	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 putting	aux
3	putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	papers	paper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 putting	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 documents	cc
6	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 documents	compound
7	documents	document	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 papers	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 order	case
9	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 putting	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 files	case
11	files	file	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 putting	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 folders	cc
13	folders	folder	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 files	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 putting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	present · progressive	Filing	papers or computer documents		order		in files or folders	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent paper=Theme in order=Destination

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

Filings are tiny pieces rubbed off metal with a file, such as iron filings.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Filings	filing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pieces	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 pieces	cop
3	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pieces	amod
4	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	rubbed	rub	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 pieces	acl
6	off	off	ADP	_	5 rubbed	compound:prt
7	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rubbed	compound
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 file	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 file	det
10	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rubbed	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 filings	punct
12	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	15 filings	case
13	as	as	ADP	_	12 such	fixed
14	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 filings	compound
15	filings	filing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pieces	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pieces	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Filings	tiny pieces and iron filings					tree rules
2	rub off	participle		tiny pieces and iron filings not said here				with a file	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with file=Theme

Meaning 3

Filing is also the «-ing» form of «file»: walking in a line (filing into class), smoothing with a file (filing nails), or sending a document officially.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Filing	filing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 form	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	9 form	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 form	det
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 ing	punct
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 ing	punct
7	ing	ing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 form	compound
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 ing	punct
9	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 file	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 file	punct
12	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 form	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 form	punct
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 walking	punct
15	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 form	parataxis
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 line	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 line	det
18	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 walking	obl
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 filing	punct
20	filing	file	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 walking	conj
21	into	into	ADP	_	22 class	case
22	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 filing	obl
23	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 filing	punct
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 smoothing	punct
25	smoothing	smooth	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 walking	conj
26	with	with	ADP	_	28 file	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 file	det
28	file	file	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 smoothing	obl
29	(	(	PUNCT	_	30 filing	punct
30	filing	file	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	25 smoothing	conj
31	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 filing	obj
32	)	)	PUNCT	_	30 filing	punct
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 sending	punct
34	or	or	CCONJ	_	35 sending	cc
35	sending	send	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 walking	conj
36	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	37 document	det
37	document	document	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 sending	obj
38	officially	officially	ADV	_	35 sending	advmod
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Filing	the ing form		of file	tree rules
2	walk	gerund			a line		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in line=Trajectory
3	file	gerund			class		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into class=Initial_Location
4	smooth	gerund				with a file	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with file=Instrument
5	file	gerund		nails			vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient
6	send	gerund		a document		officially property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent document=Theme

Example 1

The iron filings made a pattern round the magnet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 filings	det
2	iron	iron	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 filings	amod
3	filings	filing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pattern	det
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
7	round	round	ADP	_	9 magnet	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 magnet	det
9	magnet	magnet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the iron filings	a pattern				round the magnet	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pattern=Product

Example 2

Mum keeps her letters in a filing cabinet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	nsubj
2	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 letters	nmod:poss
4	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keeps	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 cabinet	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cabinet	det
7	filing	filing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cabinet	compound
8	cabinet	cabinet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Mum	Mum's letters		a filing cabinet			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent letter=Theme in cabinet=Location
2	letter		Mum						nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The children were filing quietly into the hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 filing	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 filing	aux
4	filing	file	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	4 filing	advmod
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 hall	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hall	det
8	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 filing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 filing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	file	past · progressive	the children			the hall		quietly property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into hall=Initial_Location

Example 4

She is filing her nails smooth.

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 filing	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 filing	aux
3	filing	file	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 nails	nmod:poss
5	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 filing	obj
6	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 filing	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 filing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	file	present · progressive	She	her nails				smooth property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient

Example 5

Dad spent the evening doing his filing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 evening	det
4	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
5	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 filing	nmod:poss
7	filing	filing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 doing	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	spend	past	Dad		evening	vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	do	gerund	Dad not said here	Dad's filing		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent filing=Eventuality
3	file		Dad			nom filing «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Sprinkle the filings gently over the paper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sprinkle	sprinkle	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 filings	det
3	filings	filing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Sprinkle	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Sprinkle	advmod
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 paper	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 paper	det
7	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sprinkle	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sprinkle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sprinkle	imperative	you not said here	the filings		the paper		gently property	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent filing=Theme over paper=Destination

Example 7

Don't blow iron filings; they can get in your eyes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 blow	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 blow	advmod
3	blow	blow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 filings	compound
5	filings	filing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 blow	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 get	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 get	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 get	aux
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 blow	advcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 eyes	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 eyes	nmod:poss
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 get	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 blow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not blow	imperative · do-support	you not said here	iron filings					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent filing=Patient
2	get	can	filings = filing			your eyes			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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