fishing

Who acts: she, Grandad, fishing boats, Otter, He, you · What happens: catch, go, try, get, search, fish · To what, where: fish, fishing, something, bag, me, new fishing rod

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

Meaning 1

Catching fish, as a hobby or as a job: go fishing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Catching	catch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Catching	obj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 hobby	punct
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 hobby	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hobby	det
6	hobby	hobby	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Catching	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 job	cc
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 job	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 job	det
10	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hobby	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 go	punct
12	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Catching	conj
13	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 go	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Catching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	gerund		fish				as a hobby or a job	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
2	go	infinitive		fishing					vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location fishing=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Trying to get something indirectly, such as information or praise: fishing for compliments.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 get	mark
3	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Trying	xcomp
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 get	obj
5	indirectly	indirectly	ADV	_	4 something	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 information	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 information	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 praise	cc
11	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 information	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 fishing	punct
13	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	nmod
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 compliments	case
15	compliments	compliment	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 fishing	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Trying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	gerund							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	get not said to happen	to-infinitive		something				such information or praise	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Searching for something with your hand: she was fishing in her bag for her keys.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Searching	search	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 something	case
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Searching	obl
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 hand	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 hand	nmod:poss
6	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 something	nmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 fishing	punct
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 fishing	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 fishing	aux
10	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Searching	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 bag	case
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 bag	nmod:poss
13	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 fishing	obl
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 keys	case
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 keys	nmod:poss
16	keys	key	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fishing	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Searching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	gerund						for something	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme
2	fish	past · progressive	she			her bag		for her keys	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in bag=Location for key=Theme

Example 1

Grandad takes me fishing on Saturdays.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 takes	nsubj
2	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 takes	obj
4	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 takes	xcomp
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 Saturdays	case
6	Saturdays	Saturday	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 fishing	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 takes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	present	Grandad	me					vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent i=Theme clause=Attribute
2	fish	gerund	Grandad not said here				saturday		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The fishing boats came back with full nets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boats	det
2	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boats	compound
3	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	back	back	ADV	_	4 came	advmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 nets	case
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 nets	amod
8	nets	net	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 came	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come back	past	the fishing boats					with full nets	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

She bought a new fishing rod.

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 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rod	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rod	amod
5	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rod	compound
6	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	She	a new fishing rod					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rod=Theme

Example 4

Otter was out fishing on the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Otter	Otter	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 fishing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fishing	aux
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 was	compound:prt
4	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 river	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 river	det
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fishing	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fishing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fish	past · progressive	Otter			the river			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent on river=Location

Example 5

He was fishing in his pocket for a coin.

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	3 fishing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 fishing	aux
3	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 pocket	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 pocket	nmod:poss
6	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fishing	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 coin	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 coin	det
9	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fishing	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fishing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fish	past · progressive	He			his pocket		for a coin	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in pocket=Location for coin=Theme

Example 6

Stop fishing for compliments!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Stop	xcomp
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 compliments	case
4	compliments	compliment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 fishing	obl
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	fish	gerund	you not said here					for compliments	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for compliment=Theme

Example 7

Fishing is an important job in Newfoundland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 job	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 job	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 job	det
4	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 job	amod
5	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Newfoundland	case
7	Newfoundland	Newfoundland	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 job	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 job	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Fishing	a important job		Newfoundland			tree rules

Example 8

Our town grew up as a fishing village.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 town	nmod:poss
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grew	nsubj
3	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 grew	compound:prt
5	as	as	ADP	_	8 village	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 village	det
7	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 village	compound
8	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow up	past	Our town					as a fishing village	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

Spring came, and the fishing began.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 began	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 began	cc
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fishing	det
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 began	nsubj
7	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 came	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Spring						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	begin	past	the fishing						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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