fleming Who acts: Fleming, Scottish scientist, famous Alexander Fleming, mould, Ian, British writer · What happens: be, discover, notice, kill, write, speak · To what, where: family name, famous Alexander Fleming, penicillin, mould, germs, dish · Speech: someone speaks here
«fleming» 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: fleming in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fleming is a family name. The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medicine, when he noticed mould killing germs on a dish.
Sentence 1: Fleming is a family name.
nsubj cop det compound punct root Fleming PROPN is AUX a DET family NOUN name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 5 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 name cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 name det 4 family family NOUN Number=Sing 5 name compound 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 name punct
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1 is a present Fleming a family name tree rules
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.
Sentence 2: The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medicine, when he noticed mould killing germs on a dish.
The tree, 25 words det advmod amod cop compound nsubj punct det amod appos nsubj acl:relcl obj punct det amod amod appos punct advmod nsubj obj acl obj case det obl punct root The DET most ADV famous ADJ is AUX Alexander PROPN Fleming PROPN , PUNCT a DET Scottish ADJ scientist NOUN who PRON discovered VERB penicillin NOUN , PUNCT the DET first ADJ antibiotic ADJ medicine NOUN , PUNCT when ADV he PRON noticed VERB mould NOUN killing VERB germs NOUN on ADP a DET dish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Fleming det 2 most most ADV Degree=Sup 3 famous advmod 3 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Fleming amod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Fleming cop 5 Alexander Alexander PROPN Number=Sing 6 Fleming compound 6 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 22 noticed nsubj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 scientist punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 scientist det 9 Scottish Scottish ADJ Degree=Pos 10 scientist amod 10 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 6 Fleming appos 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 discovered nsubj 12 discovered discover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 scientist acl:relcl 13 penicillin penicillin NOUN Number=Sing 12 discovered obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 medicine punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 medicine det 16 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 18 medicine amod 17 antibiotic antibiotic ADJ Degree=Pos 18 medicine amod 18 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 13 penicillin appos 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 noticed punct 20 when when ADV PronType=Int 22 noticed advmod 21 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 noticed nsubj 22 noticed notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 23 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 22 noticed obj 24 killing kill VERB VerbForm=Ger 23 mould acl 25 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 24 killing obj 26 on on ADP _ 28 dish case 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 dish det 28 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing 24 killing obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 22 noticed punct
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1 is a present the famous Alexander Fleming tree rules 2 discover past a Scottish scientist penicillin vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penicillin=Topic 3 notice past the famous Alexander Fleming mould vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer mould=Stimulus 4 kill gerund mould not said here germs a dish vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent germ=Theme
Meaning 2 Ian Fleming was a British writer who wrote the James Bond spy stories.
nsubj flat cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl det compound compound compound obj punct root Ian PROPN Fleming PROPN was AUX a DET British ADJ writer NOUN who PRON wrote VERB the DET James PROPN Bond PROPN spy NOUN stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ian Ian PROPN Number=Sing 6 writer nsubj 2 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ian flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 writer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 writer det 5 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 6 writer amod 6 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 wrote nsubj 8 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 writer acl:relcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 stories det 10 James James PROPN Number=Sing 11 Bond compound 11 Bond Bond PROPN Number=Sing 13 stories compound 12 spy spy NOUN Number=Sing 13 stories compound 13 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 8 wrote obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 writer punct
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1 is a past Ian a British writer tree rules 2 write past a British writer the Bond spy stories vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme
Meaning 3 A Fleming is a person from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct det compound punct amod conj case nmod punct root A DET Fleming PROPN is AUX a DET person NOUN from ADP Flanders PROPN , PUNCT the DET Dutch ADJ - PUNCT speaking VERB north NOUN of ADP Belgium PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Fleming det 2 Fleming Fleming PROPN 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 from from ADP _ 7 Flanders case 7 Flanders Flanders PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 north punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 north det 10 Dutch dutch ADJ Degree=Pos 12 speaking compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 Dutch punct 12 speaking speak VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 north amod 13 north north NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 Belgium case 15 Belgium Belgium PROPN Number=Sing 13 north nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Fleming a person and the speaking north of Belgium Flanders tree rules 2 speak speech: other gerund vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
nsubj flat obj punct root Alexander PROPN Fleming PROPN discovered VERB penicillin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alexander Alexander PROPN Number=Sing 3 discovered nsubj 2 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 1 Alexander flat 3 discovered discover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 penicillin penicillin NOUN Number=Sing 3 discovered obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 discovered punct
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1 discover past Alexander penicillin vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penicillin=Topic
Example 2 Fleming noticed that mould had killed the bacteria on his dish.
nsubj mark nsubj aux ccomp det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Fleming PROPN noticed VERB that SCONJ mould NOUN had AUX killed VERB the DET bacteria NOUN on ADP his PRON dish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 2 noticed nsubj 2 noticed notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 killed mark 4 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 6 killed nsubj 5 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 killed aux 6 killed kill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 noticed ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bacteria det 8 bacteria bacteria NOUN Number=Sing 6 killed obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 dish case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 dish nmod:poss 11 dish dish NOUN Number=Sing 8 bacteria nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 noticed punct
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1 notice past Fleming vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 kill past · perfect mould the bacteria mould's dish vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacteria=Theme
Example 3 Penicillin, found by Fleming, fights infections.
nsubj punct acl case obl punct obj punct root Penicillin NOUN , PUNCT found VERB by ADP Fleming PROPN , PUNCT fights VERB infections NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penicillin penicillin NOUN Number=Sing 7 fights nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 found punct 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Penicillin acl 4 by by ADP _ 5 Fleming case 5 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 3 found obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Penicillin punct 7 fights fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 infections infection NOUN Number=Plur 7 fights obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 fights punct
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1 find participle Penicillin not said here by Fleming vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 fight present Penicillin infections vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent infection=Co-Agent
Example 4 Ian Fleming wrote books about the spy James Bond.
nsubj flat obj case det obl appos flat punct root Ian PROPN Fleming PROPN wrote VERB books NOUN about ADP the DET spy NOUN James PROPN Bond PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ian Ian PROPN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 2 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ian flat 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 5 about about ADP _ 7 spy case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 spy det 7 spy spy NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obl 8 James James PROPN Number=Sing 7 spy appos 9 Bond Bond PROPN Number=Sing 8 James flat 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Ian books about the spy vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent book=Recipient about spy=Topic
Example 5 Our neighbours are the Flemings at number 12.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod flat punct root Our PRON neighbours NOUN are AUX the DET Flemings NOUN at ADP number NOUN 12 NUM . PUNCT 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 neighbours nmod:poss 2 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 5 Flemings nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Flemings cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Flemings det 5 Flemings fleming NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 number case 7 number number NOUN Number=Sing 5 Flemings nmod 8 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 number flat 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 Flemings punct
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1 is a present Our neighbours the Flemings number tree rules
Example 6 The Flemings of Belgium speak Dutch.
det nsubj case nmod obj punct root The DET Flemings NOUN of ADP Belgium PROPN speak VERB Dutch PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Flemings det 2 Flemings fleming NOUN Number=Plur 5 speak nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Belgium case 4 Belgium Belgium PROPN Number=Sing 2 Flemings nmod 5 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Dutch Dutch PROPN Number=Sing 5 speak obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present the Flemings of Belgium Dutch tree rules
Example 7 Fleming's discovery started the age of antibiotics.
nmod:poss case nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Fleming PROPN 's PART discovery NOUN started VERB the DET age NOUN of ADP antibiotics NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fleming Fleming PROPN Number=Sing 3 discovery nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Fleming case 3 discovery discovery NOUN Number=Sing 4 started nsubj 4 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 age det 6 age age NOUN Number=Sing 4 started obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 antibiotics case 8 antibiotics antibiotic NOUN Number=Plur 6 age nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 started punct
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1 start past Fleming's discovery the age of antibiotics vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Eventuality 2 discover Fleming nom discovery «act transitive»: poss=agent
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