flatfish Who acts: flatfish, flat body, eyes, head, Plaice, Young flatfish · What happens: be, lie, end up, grow, hide, swim · To what, where: fish, one side, upper side, sand, flatfish, colour
«flatfish» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: flatfish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flatfish is a fish with a flat body that lies on one side on the sea floor, such as a plaice, sole, flounder, halibut or turbot.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det case det amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case nummod obl case det compound obl punct case fixed det parataxis punct conj punct conj punct parataxis cc conj punct root A DET flatfish NOUN is AUX a DET fish NOUN with ADP a DET flat ADJ body NOUN that PRON lies VERB on ADP one NUM side NOUN on ADP the DET sea NOUN floor NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET plaice NOUN , PUNCT sole NOUN , PUNCT flounder NOUN , PUNCT halibut NOUN or CCONJ turbot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flatfish det 2 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fish det 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 body case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 body det 8 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 9 body amod 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 lies nsubj 11 lies lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 body acl:relcl 12 on on ADP _ 14 side case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 side nummod 14 side side NOUN Number=Sing 11 lies obl 15 on on ADP _ 18 floor case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 floor det 17 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 18 floor compound 18 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 11 lies obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 plaice punct 20 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 23 plaice case 21 as as ADP _ 20 such fixed 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 plaice det 23 plaice plaice NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish parataxis 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 sole punct 25 sole sole NOUN Number=Sing 23 plaice conj 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 flounder punct 27 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 23 plaice conj 28 , , PUNCT _ 29 halibut punct 29 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 5 fish parataxis 30 or or CCONJ _ 31 turbot cc 31 turbot turbot NOUN Number=Sing 29 halibut conj 32 . . PUNCT _ 5 fish punct
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1 is a present a flatfish a fish with a flat body tree rules 2 lie present a flat body one side on the sea floor vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on side=Location
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 Both its eyes end up on the upper side of its head as it grows.
The tree, 15 words cc:preconj nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt case det amod obl case nmod:poss nmod mark nsubj advcl punct root Both CCONJ its PRON eyes NOUN end VERB up ADP on ADP the DET upper ADJ side NOUN of ADP its PRON head NOUN as SCONJ it PRON grows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both CCONJ _ 4 end cc:preconj 2 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eyes nmod:poss 3 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 4 end nsubj 4 end end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 end compound:prt 6 on on ADP _ 9 side case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 side det 8 upper upper ADJ Degree=Pos 9 side amod 9 side side NOUN Number=Sing 4 end obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 head case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 head nmod:poss 12 head head NOUN Number=Sing 9 side nmod 13 as as SCONJ _ 15 grows mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 grows nsubj 15 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 end advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 end punct
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1 end up present its eyes the upper side of side's head vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 grow present head vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 A flatfish hides by lying flat on the sand.
det nsubj mark advcl advmod case det obl punct root A DET flatfish NOUN hides VERB by SCONJ lying VERB flat ADV on ADP the DET sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flatfish det 2 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 hides nsubj 3 hides hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 lying mark 5 lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 hides advcl 6 flat flat ADV _ 5 lying advmod 7 on on ADP _ 9 sand case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sand det 9 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 5 lying obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hides punct
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1 hide present a flatfish vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 lie gerund a flatfish not said here the sand flat property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on sand=Location
Example 2 Plaice is a flatfish with orange spots.
nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root Plaice NOUN is AUX a DET flatfish NOUN with ADP orange ADJ spots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plaice plaice NOUN Number=Sing 4 flatfish nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 flatfish cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 flatfish det 4 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 spots case 6 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spots amod 7 spots spot NOUN Number=Plur 4 flatfish nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 flatfish punct
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1 is a present Plaice a flatfish with orange spots tree rules
Example 3 Young flatfish swim upright until one eye moves over.
amod nsubj advmod mark nummod nsubj advcl advmod punct root Young ADJ flatfish NOUN swim VERB upright ADV until SCONJ one NUM eye NOUN moves VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Young young ADJ Degree=Pos 2 flatfish amod 2 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Plur 3 swim nsubj 3 swim swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 upright upright ADV _ 3 swim advmod 5 until until SCONJ _ 8 moves mark 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 eye nummod 7 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 8 moves nsubj 8 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 swim advcl 9 over over ADV _ 8 moves advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 swim punct
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1 swim present Young flatfish upright property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 move over present one eye over property vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 The flatfish changed colour to match the gravel.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET flatfish NOUN changed VERB colour NOUN to PART match VERB the DET gravel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flatfish det 2 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Plur 3 changed nsubj 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obj 5 to to PART _ 6 match mark 6 match match VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 changed advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 gravel det 8 gravel gravel NOUN Number=Sing 6 match obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 changed punct
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1 change past the flatfish colour vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient 2 match to-infinitive the flatfish not said here the gravel vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gravel=Patient
Example 5 Halibut is the largest flatfish.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Halibut NOUN is AUX the DET largest ADJ flatfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 5 flatfish nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 flatfish cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 flatfish det 4 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 5 flatfish amod 5 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 flatfish punct
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1 is a present Halibut the largest flatfish tree rules
Example 6 We saw a flatfish in the rock pool.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET flatfish NOUN in ADP the DET rock NOUN pool 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 flatfish det 4 flatfish flatfish NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 pool case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pool det 7 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 8 pool compound 8 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a flatfish the rock pool vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flatfish=Stimulus
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