fish Who acts: fish, animal, people, 12 fish, He, We · What happens: be, live, swim, breathe, have, eat · To what, where: animal, water, fins, meat, fish, tank · Speech: someone speaks here
«fish» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: fish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fish is an animal that lives and swims in water, breathes with gills and has fins.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case obl punct parataxis case obl cc conj obj punct root A DET fish NOUN is AUX an DET animal NOUN that PRON lives VERB and CCONJ swims VERB in ADP water NOUN , PUNCT breathes VERB with ADP gills NOUN and CCONJ has VERB fins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 animal det 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lives nsubj 7 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 swims cc 9 swims swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lives conj 10 in in ADP _ 11 water case 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 swims obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 breathes punct 13 breathes breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal parataxis 14 with with ADP _ 15 gills case 15 gills gill NOUN Number=Plur 13 breathes obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 has cc 17 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 breathes conj 18 fins fin NOUN Number=Plur 17 has obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 animal punct
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1 is a present a fish a animal tree rules 2 live present a animal vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 swim present a animal not said here water vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Trajectory 4 breathe present with gills vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 have present fins vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fin=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 Fish is also the meat of fish that people eat.
nsubj cop advmod det case nmod obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Fish NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET meat NOUN of ADP fish NOUN that PRON people NOUN eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 5 meat nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meat cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 meat advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 meat det 5 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 fish case 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 5 meat nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 eat obj 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 eat nsubj 10 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 meat punct
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1 is a present Fish the meat of fish tree rules 2 eat present people fish vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient
Meaning 3 To fish means to try to catch fish.
mark nsubj mark ccomp mark xcomp obj punct root To PART fish NOUN means VERB to PART try VERB to PART catch VERB fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fish mark 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 try mark 5 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 to to PART _ 7 catch mark 7 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 try xcomp 8 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 7 catch obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present fish vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 try not said to happen to-infinitive vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 catch not said to happen to-infinitive fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
Meaning 4 To fish for something is to search for it, like fishing in your bag for keys.
The tree, 16 words mark advcl case obl cop mark case obl punct case conj case nmod:poss nmod case nmod punct root To PART fish VERB for ADP something PRON is AUX to PART search VERB for ADP it PRON , PUNCT like ADP fishing NOUN in ADP your PRON bag NOUN for ADP keys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fish mark 2 fish fish VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 search advcl 3 for for ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 fish obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 search cop 6 to to PART _ 7 search mark 7 search search VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 search obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 fishing punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 fishing case 12 fishing fishing NOUN Number=Sing 7 search conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 bag case 14 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 bag nmod:poss 15 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 12 fishing nmod 16 for for ADP _ 17 keys case 17 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 12 fishing nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 search punct
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1 fish to-infinitive for something vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme 2 is present for it; search property tree rules
Example 1 There are 12 fish in the tank.
expl nummod nsubj case det obl punct root There PRON are VERB 12 NUM fish NOUN in ADP the DET tank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 fish nummod 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 tank case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tank det 7 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 2 are obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present 12 fish the tank; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tank=Location
Example 2 He caught 5 fish.
nsubj nummod obj punct root He PRON caught VERB 5 NUM fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 caught nsubj 2 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 fish nummod 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 caught obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 caught punct
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1 catch past He 5 fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
Example 3 Each fish eats 2 pellets.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET fish NOUN eats VERB 2 NUM pellets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats nsubj 3 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 pellets nummod 5 pellets pellet NOUN Number=Plur 3 eats obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 eats punct
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1 eat present each fish 2 pellets vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pellet=Patient
Example 4 How many fish are left after 3 are sold?
advmod amod nsubj aux:pass mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root How ADV many ADJ fish NOUN are AUX left VERB after SCONJ 3 NUM are AUX sold VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fish amod 3 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 5 left nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 left aux:pass 5 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 after after SCONJ _ 9 sold mark 7 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 sold nsubj:pass 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sold aux:pass 9 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 left advcl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 left punct
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1 leave present · passive many fish vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 sell present · passive 3 vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 Fish breathe through gills.
nsubj case obl punct root Fish NOUN breathe VERB through ADP gills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 breathe nsubj 2 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 4 gills case 4 gills gill NOUN Number=Plur 2 breathe obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 breathe punct
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1 breathe present Fish gills vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We had fish and chips for dinner.
nsubj obj cc conj case obl punct root We PRON had VERB fish NOUN and CCONJ chips NOUN for ADP dinner 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 chips cc 5 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 3 fish conj 6 for for ADP _ 7 dinner case 7 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We fish and chips for dinner vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient
Example 7 Grandpa took me fishing at the lake.
nsubj iobj xcomp case det obl punct root Grandpa PROPN took VERB me PRON fishing VERB at ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 took iobj 4 fishing fish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 took xcomp 5 at at ADP _ 7 lake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 4 fishing obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Grandpa me vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent i=Theme clause=Attribute 2 fish gerund Grandpa not said here the lake vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at lake=Location
Example 8 She fished in her bag for a pen.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root She PRON fished VERB in ADP her PRON bag NOUN for ADP a DET pen 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 2 fished nsubj 2 fished fish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 bag case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 bag nmod:poss 5 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 fished obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 pen case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pen det 8 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 2 fished obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 fished punct
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1 fish past She her bag for a pen vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in bag=Location for pen=Theme
Example 9 THE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISH
det cc det amod conj root THE DET FISHERMAN NOUN AND CCONJ THE DET LITTLE ADJ FISH NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 THE the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 FISHERMAN det 2 FISHERMAN fisherman NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 AND and CCONJ _ 6 FISH cc 4 THE the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 FISH det 5 LITTLE little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 FISH amod 6 FISH fish NOUN Number=Sing 2 FISHERMAN conj
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