flowerpot

Who acts: flowerpot, container, Bill, old children, water, We · What happens: be, grow in, drain out, programme, have, drain · To what, where: container, plant, puppets, programme, hole, terracotta flowerpots

«flowerpot» 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: flowerpot in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 flowerpot	det
2	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 container	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 container	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 container	det
5	container	container	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 clay	punct
7	usually	usually	ADV	_	9 clay	advmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 clay	case
9	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 container	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 plastic	cc
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 clay	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 growing	punct
13	for	for	SCONJ	_	14 growing	mark
14	growing	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 container	acl
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 plant	det
16	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 growing	obj
17	in	in	ADP	_	14 growing	compound:prt
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 hole	punct
19	with	with	ADP	_	21 hole	case
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 hole	det
21	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 container	conj
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 bottom	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 bottom	det
24	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 hole	nmod
25	for	for	ADP	_	26 water	case
26	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 hole	nmod
27	to	to	PART	_	28 drain	mark
28	drain	drain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 hole	acl
29	out	out	ADP	_	28 drain	compound:prt
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 container	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a flowerpot	a container and clay or plastic and a hole in the bottom for water	tree rules
2	grow in	gerund	a container and clay or plastic and a hole in the bottom for water not said here	a plant	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plant=Theme
3	drain out	to-infinitive	a flowerpot not said here		vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source

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: UK TV — kept apart, not parsed.

«Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men» were puppets in an old children's programme (a name).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Bill	punct
2	Bill	Bill	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 puppets	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 Ben	cc
4	Ben	Ben	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bill	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Men	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Men	det
7	Flowerpot	Flowerpot	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Men	compound
8	Men	Men	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bill	appos
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 Men	punct
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 puppets	cop
11	puppets	puppet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
12	in	in	ADP	_	17 programme	case
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 children	det
14	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 children	amod
15	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 programme	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 children	case
17	programme	programme	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 puppets	nmod
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 name	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 name	det
20	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 programme	appos
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 name	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 puppets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Bill and Ben	puppets		a old children's programme			tree rules
2	programme		a old children						nom programme «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

Plant three seeds in each flowerpot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeds	compound
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 seeds	nummod
3	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 flowerpot	case
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 flowerpot	det
6	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seeds	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seeds	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

The flowerpot has a hole so water can drain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 flowerpot	det
2	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hole	det
5	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	so	so	SCONJ	_	9 drain	mark
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drain	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 drain	aux
9	drain	drain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 hole	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the flowerpot	a hole					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient
2	drain	can	water	a hole not said here					vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hole=Source

Example 3

We painted terracotta flowerpots for Mother's Day.

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 painted	nsubj
2	painted	paint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	terracotta	terracotta	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 flowerpots	compound
4	flowerpots	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 painted	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 Day	case
6	Mother	Mother	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Day	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 Mother	case
8	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 painted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	past	We	terracotta flowerpots			for Mother's Day		vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Result for day=Beneficiary

Example 4

The cat knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	nsubj
3	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 flowerpot	det
5	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obj
6	off	off	ADP	_	8 windowsill	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 windowsill	det
8	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	past	the cat	the flowerpot				off the windowsill	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Patient off windowsill=Co-Patient

Example 5

Put the flowerpots in a sunny place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flowerpots	det
3	flowerpots	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Put	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 place	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 place	det
6	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 place	amod
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the flowerpots		a sunny place			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Theme in place=Destination

Example 6

For a fair test, use the same size flowerpot for every plant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	4 test	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 test	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 test	amod
4	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 use	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 test	punct
6	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 flowerpot	det
8	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 flowerpot	amod
9	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flowerpot	compound
10	flowerpot	flowerpot	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 use	obj
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 plant	case
12	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	13 plant	det
13	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 use	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the same size flowerpot				for a fair test; for every plant	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent flowerpot=Theme for test=Eventuality

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