fisherman Who acts: fisherman, person, Fishermen, uncle, old fisherman, Many fishermen · What happens: be, catch, pull, leave, tell, wear · To what, where: person, fish, net, harbour, keen fisherman, stories · Speech: someone speaks here
«fisherman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: fisherman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fisherman is a person who catches fish, as a job or for fun.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case det conj cc case conj punct root A DET fisherman NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON catches VERB fish NOUN , PUNCT as ADP a DET job NOUN or CCONJ for ADP fun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fisherman det 2 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 catches nsubj 7 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 7 catches obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 job punct 10 as as ADP _ 12 job case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 job det 12 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 catches conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 fun cc 14 for for ADP _ 15 fun case 15 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 12 job conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a fisherman a person tree rules 2 catch present a person fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
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.
Example 1 The fisherman pulled in his net full of fish.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl amod case obl punct root The DET fisherman NOUN pulled VERB in ADP his PRON net NOUN full ADJ of ADP fish NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 pulled nsubj 3 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 net case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 net nmod:poss 6 net net NOUN Number=Sing 3 pulled obl 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 6 net amod 8 of of ADP _ 9 fish case 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 7 full obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 pulled punct
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1 pull past the fisherman fisherman's net vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Fishermen leave the harbour very early in the morning.
nsubj det obj advmod advmod case det obl punct root Fishermen NOUN leave VERB the DET harbour NOUN very ADV early ADV in ADP the DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishermen fisherman NOUN Number=Plur 2 leave nsubj 2 leave leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 harbour det 4 harbour harbour NOUN Number=Sing 2 leave obj 5 very very ADV _ 6 early advmod 6 early early ADV Degree=Pos 2 leave advmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 morning case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 morning det 9 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 2 leave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 leave punct
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1 leave present Fishermen the harbour morning early property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harbour=Theme
Example 3 My uncle is a keen fisherman.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX a DET keen ADJ fisherman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 6 fisherman nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fisherman cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fisherman det 5 keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fisherman amod 6 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 fisherman punct
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1 is a present My uncle a keen fisherman tree rules
Example 4 The old fisherman told us stories of storms at sea.
det amod nsubj iobj obj case nmod case nmod punct root The DET old ADJ fisherman NOUN told VERB us PRON stories NOUN of ADP storms NOUN at ADP sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fisherman det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fisherman amod 3 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 4 told nsubj 4 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 told iobj 6 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 4 told obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 storms case 8 storms storm NOUN Number=Plur 6 stories nmod 9 at at ADP _ 10 sea case 10 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 storms nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past the old fisherman stories of storms at sea us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic
Example 5 Fishermen must wear life jackets.
nsubj aux compound obj punct root Fishermen NOUN must AUX wear VERB life NOUN jackets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishermen fisherman NOUN Number=Plur 3 wear nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 wear aux 3 wear wear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 jackets compound 5 jackets jacket NOUN Number=Plur 3 wear obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 wear punct
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1 wear must Fishermen life jackets vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme
Example 6 The fisherman sold his catch at the market.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET fisherman NOUN sold VERB his PRON catch NOUN at ADP the DET market NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 catch nmod:poss 5 catch catch NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 market case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 market det 8 market market NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell past the fisherman fisherman's catch the market vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent catch=Theme at market=Asset
Example 7 Many fishermen live in the little harbour town.
amod nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root Many ADJ fishermen NOUN live VERB in ADP the DET little ADJ harbour NOUN town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fishermen amod 2 fishermen fisherman NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 8 town case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 town det 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 town amod 7 harbour harbour NOUN Number=Sing 8 town compound 8 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 live obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Many fishermen the little harbour town vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location
Example 8 The fisherman was chilled with fear.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET fisherman NOUN was AUX chilled VERB with ADP fear NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 chilled nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 chilled aux:pass 4 chilled chill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 fear case 6 fear fear NOUN Number=Sing 4 chilled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 chilled punct
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1 chill past · passive the fisherman with fear vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with fear=Instrument
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