floorboard Who acts: floorboard, long flat pieces, floorboards, he, They, mouse · What happens: be, make, creak, creep, find, live · To what, where: one, wooden floor, old letter, loose floorboard, floorboards, footsteps
«floorboard» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: floorboard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A floorboard is one of the long flat pieces of wood that make a wooden floor.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop case det amod amod nmod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj punct root A DET floorboard NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET long ADJ flat ADJ pieces NOUN of ADP wood NOUN that PRON make VERB a DET wooden ADJ floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 floorboard det 2 floorboard floorboard NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 9 pieces case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 pieces det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pieces amod 8 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pieces amod 9 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 10 of of ADP _ 11 wood case 11 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 9 pieces nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 make nsubj 13 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pieces acl:relcl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 floor det 15 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 16 floor amod 16 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 13 make obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a floorboard one of the long flat pieces of wood tree rules 2 make present the long flat pieces of wood a wooden floor vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset floor=Product
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 floorboards creaked as he crept upstairs.
det nsubj mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET floorboards NOUN creaked VERB as SCONJ he PRON crept VERB upstairs ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 floorboards det 2 floorboards floorboard NOUN Number=Plur 3 creaked nsubj 3 creaked creak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as SCONJ _ 6 crept mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 crept nsubj 6 crept creep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 creaked advcl 7 upstairs upstairs ADV _ 6 crept advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 creaked punct
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1 creak past the floorboards vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 creep past he upstairs property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 They found an old letter under a loose floorboard.
nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root They PRON found VERB an DET old ADJ letter NOUN under ADP a DET loose ADJ floorboard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 letter det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 letter amod 5 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 6 under under ADP _ 9 floorboard case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 floorboard det 8 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 9 floorboard amod 9 floorboard floorboard NOUN Number=Sing 5 letter nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past They a old letter a loose floorboard vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic
Example 3 A mouse lived under the floorboards.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET mouse NOUN lived VERB under ADP the DET floorboards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mouse det 2 mouse mouse NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 under under ADP _ 6 floorboards case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floorboards det 6 floorboards floorboard NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past a mouse the floorboards vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under floorboard=Location
Example 4 Dad painted the floorboards white.
nsubj det obj xcomp punct root Dad NOUN painted VERB the DET floorboards NOUN white ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted nsubj 2 painted paint VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 floorboards det 4 floorboards floorboard NOUN Number=Plur 2 painted obj 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 2 painted xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 painted punct
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1 paint past Dad the floorboards white property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent floorboard=Destination
Example 5 Mind the loose floorboard by the door.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Mind VERB the DET loose ADJ floorboard NOUN by ADP the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mind mind VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 floorboard det 3 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 4 floorboard amod 4 floorboard floorboard NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mind obj 5 by by ADP _ 7 door case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 door det 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mind obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mind punct
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1 mind imperative you not said here the loose floorboard by the door vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent floorboard=Theme
Example 6 We heard footsteps on the floorboards above.
nsubj obj case det obl advmod punct root We PRON heard VERB footsteps NOUN on ADP the DET floorboards NOUN above ADV . 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 footsteps footstep NOUN Number=Plur 2 heard obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 floorboards case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floorboards det 6 floorboards floorboard NOUN Number=Plur 2 heard obl 7 above above ADV _ 2 heard advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We footsteps the floorboards above property vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer footstep=Stimulus
Example 7 The floorboards were polished and shiny.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass cc conj punct root The DET floorboards NOUN were AUX polished VERB and CCONJ shiny ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 floorboards det 2 floorboards floorboard NOUN Number=Plur 4 polished nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 polished aux:pass 4 polished polish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 shiny cc 6 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 polished conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 polished punct
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1 polish past · passive the floorboards vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
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