flower Who acts: flower, plant, She, 7 roses, bouquet, Bees · What happens: be, bloom, grow, flower, pick, put · To what, where: coloured part, rose, plant, 24 flowers, flowers, 4 vases
«flower» 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: flower in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flower is the coloured part of a plant that blooms, like a rose or a tulip.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl punct case det obj cc det conj punct root A DET flower NOUN is AUX the DET coloured ADJ part NOUN of ADP a DET plant NOUN that PRON blooms VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET rose NOUN or CCONJ a DET tulip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flower det 2 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 part det 5 coloured coloured ADJ Degree=Pos 6 part amod 6 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 plant case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 plant det 9 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 blooms nsubj 11 blooms bloom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 plant acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 rose punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 rose case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 rose det 15 rose rose NOUN Number=Sing 11 blooms obj 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 tulip cc 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 tulip det 18 tulip tulip NOUN Number=Sing 15 rose conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 part punct
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1 is a present a flower the coloured part of a plant tree rules 2 bloom present a plant a rose or a tulip vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location rose=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 A flower is a plant grown for its flowers.
det nsubj cop det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET flower NOUN is AUX a DET plant NOUN grown VERB for ADP its PRON flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flower det 2 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 5 plant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 plant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plant det 5 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 plant acl 7 for for ADP _ 9 flowers case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 flowers nmod:poss 9 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 6 grown obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 plant punct
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1 is a present a flower a plant tree rules 2 grow participle a plant not said here for flower's flowers vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 To flower is to make flowers: «The tree flowers in spring».
The tree, 11 words mark csubj cop mark obj punct punct det compound parataxis case nmod punct punct root To PART flower VERB is AUX to PART make VERB flowers NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET tree NOUN flowers NOUN in ADP spring NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 flower mark 2 flower flower VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 5 make obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 flowers punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 flowers punct 9 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 flowers det 10 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 11 flowers compound 11 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 5 make parataxis 12 in in ADP _ 13 spring case 13 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 11 flowers nmod 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 flowers punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 flower to-infinitive vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present make property tree rules
Example 1 She picked 24 flowers.
nsubj nummod obj punct root She PRON picked VERB 24 NUM flowers NOUN . PUNCT 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 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 flowers nummod 4 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 picked obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick past She 24 flowers vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Example 2 She put the flowers in 4 vases equally.
nsubj det obj case nummod obl advmod punct root She PRON put VERB the DET flowers NOUN in ADP 4 NUM vases NOUN equally ADV . PUNCT 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 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 flowers det 4 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 vases case 6 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 vases nummod 7 vases vas NOUN Number=Plur 2 put obl 8 equally equally ADV _ 2 put advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past She the flowers 4 vases equally property vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flower=Theme in vas=Destination
Example 3 There are 7 roses and 5 tulips; how many flowers?
expl nummod nsubj cc nummod conj punct advmod amod obl punct root There PRON are VERB 7 NUM roses NOUN and CCONJ 5 NUM tulips NOUN ; PUNCT how ADV many ADJ flowers NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 roses nummod 4 roses rose NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 tulips cc 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 tulips nummod 7 tulips tulip NOUN Number=Plur 4 roses conj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 flowers punct 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 many advmod 10 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 11 flowers amod 11 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 are obl 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present 7 roses and 5 tulips many flowers there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Each bouquet has 6 flowers.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET bouquet NOUN has VERB 6 NUM flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 bouquet det 2 bouquet bouquet NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 flowers nummod 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present each bouquet 6 flowers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient
Example 5 Bees visit flowers to collect nectar.
nsubj obj mark advcl obj punct root Bees NOUN visit VERB flowers NOUN to PART collect VERB nectar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 2 visit nsubj 2 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 visit obj 4 to to PART _ 5 collect mark 5 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 visit advcl 6 nectar nectar NOUN Number=Sing 5 collect obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 visit punct
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1 visit present Bees flowers vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Co-Agent 2 collect to-infinitive Bees not said here nectar vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme
Example 6 We planted flowers in the school garden.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON planted VERB flowers NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN garden 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 planted nsubj 2 planted plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 planted obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 garden case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 garden compound 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 planted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 planted punct
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1 plant past We flowers the school garden vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flower=Theme in garden=Destination
Example 7 The cherry tree flowers in spring.
det compound compound case nmod punct root The DET cherry NOUN tree NOUN flowers NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 flowers det 2 cherry cherry NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 flowers compound 4 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 spring case 6 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 flowers nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 flowers punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 Some wild flowers are poisonous, so don't eat them.
det amod nsubj cop punct advmod aux advmod parataxis obj punct root Some DET wild ADJ flowers NOUN are AUX poisonous ADJ , PUNCT so ADV do AUX n't PART eat VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 3 flowers det 2 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flowers amod 3 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 5 poisonous nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 poisonous cop 5 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 eat punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 eat advmod 8 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 10 eat aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 eat advmod 10 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 poisonous parataxis 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 eat obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 poisonous punct
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1 is present some wild flowers poisonous property tree rules 2 not eat infinitive · do-support flowers = flower vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 9 Pictures and flowers were scattered about.
nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass advmod punct root Pictures NOUN and CCONJ flowers NOUN were AUX scattered VERB about ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 5 scattered nsubj:pass 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 flowers cc 3 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 1 Pictures conj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 scattered aux:pass 5 scattered scatter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 about about ADV _ 5 scattered advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 scattered punct
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1 scatter past · passive Pictures and flowers about property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
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