footwork Who acts: person, quick actions, quick footwork, footwork rules, you, dance teacher · What happens: move, get out, fool, say, not run, make · To what, where: way, sports, difficult situation, defender, netball, us · Speech: someone speaks here
«footwork» 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: footwork in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The way a person moves their feet, especially in sports and dancing, as in «good footwork».
The tree, 16 words det obl:unmarked det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct advmod case obl cc conj punct case case punct amod parataxis punct punct root The DET way NOUN a DET person NOUN moves VERB their PRON feet NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP sports NOUN and CCONJ dancing NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT good ADJ footwork NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 way det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 moves obl:unmarked 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 moves nsubj 5 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 feet nmod:poss 7 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 5 moves obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 sports punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 11 sports advmod 10 in in ADP _ 11 sports case 11 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 5 moves obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 dancing cc 13 dancing dancing NOUN Number=Sing 11 sports conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 footwork punct 15 as as ADP _ 19 footwork case 16 in in ADP _ 19 footwork case 17 « « PUNCT _ 19 footwork punct 18 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 19 footwork amod 19 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 5 moves parataxis 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 footwork punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 moves punct
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1 move present a person the way sports and dancing 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.
Meaning 2 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Clever, quick actions to get out of a difficult situation, as in «some fancy footwork».
The tree, 15 words advmod punct amod nsubj mark case case det amod obl punct mark case punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Clever ADV , PUNCT quick ADJ actions NOUN to PART get VERB out ADP of ADP a DET difficult ADJ situation NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT some DET fancy ADJ footwork NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clever clever ADV _ 6 get advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Clever punct 3 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 actions amod 4 actions action NOUN Number=Plur 6 get nsubj 5 to to PART _ 6 get mark 6 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 out out ADP _ 11 situation case 8 of of ADP _ 11 situation case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 situation det 10 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 11 situation amod 11 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 6 get obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 footwork punct 13 as as SCONJ _ 18 footwork mark 14 in in ADP _ 18 footwork case 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 footwork punct 16 some some DET PronType=Ind 18 footwork det 17 fancy fancy ADJ Degree=Pos 18 footwork amod 18 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 6 get parataxis 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 footwork punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 get punct
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1 get out to-infinitive quick actions a difficult situation clever property tree rules
Example 1 The striker's quick footwork fooled the defender.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj det obj punct root The DET striker NOUN 's PART quick ADJ footwork NOUN fooled VERB the DET defender NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 striker det 2 striker striker NOUN Number=Sing 5 footwork nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 striker case 4 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 footwork amod 5 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 6 fooled nsubj 6 fooled fool VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 defender det 8 defender defender NOUN Number=Sing 6 fooled obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 fooled punct
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1 fool past the striker's quick footwork the defender vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent defender=Patient
Example 2 In netball, footwork rules say you can't run with the ball.
case obl punct compound nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp case det obl punct root In ADP netball NOUN , PUNCT footwork NOUN rules NOUN say VERB you PRON ca AUX n't PART run VERB with ADP the DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 netball case 2 netball netball NOUN Number=Sing 6 say obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 netball punct 4 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 5 rules compound 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 6 say nsubj 6 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 run nsubj 8 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 run aux 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 run advmod 10 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 say ccomp 11 with with ADP _ 13 ball case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 ball det 13 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 10 run obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 say punct
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1 say speech: assert present footwork rules netball vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not run can you with the ball vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with ball=Material
Example 3 Our dance teacher made us practise the footwork slowly.
nmod:poss compound nsubj obj xcomp det obj advmod punct root Our PRON dance NOUN teacher NOUN made VERB us PRON practise VERB the DET footwork NOUN slowly ADV . 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 3 teacher nmod:poss 2 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 made obj 6 practise practise VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 made xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 footwork det 8 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 6 practise obj 9 slowly slowly ADV _ 6 practise advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past Our dance teacher us tree rules 2 practise infinitive us not said here the footwork slowly property tree rules
Example 4 Boxers skip rope to improve their footwork.
nsubj obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Boxers NOUN skip VERB rope NOUN to PART improve VERB their PRON footwork NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boxers boxer NOUN Number=Plur 2 skip nsubj 2 skip skip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 2 skip obj 4 to to PART _ 5 improve mark 5 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 skip advcl 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 footwork nmod:poss 7 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 5 improve obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 skip punct
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1 skip present Boxers rope vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Agent 2 improve to-infinitive Boxers not said here Boxers's footwork vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent footwork=Patient
Example 5 With some fancy footwork, he got out of doing the washing up.
case det amod obl punct nsubj mark mark advcl det obj compound:prt punct root With ADP some DET fancy ADJ footwork NOUN , PUNCT he PRON got VERB out ADP of SCONJ doing VERB the DET washing NOUN up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 4 footwork case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 footwork det 3 fancy fancy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 footwork amod 4 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 footwork punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 10 doing mark 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 doing mark 10 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 got advcl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 washing det 12 washing washing NOUN Number=Sing 10 doing obj 13 up up ADP _ 10 doing compound:prt 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 got punct
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1 get out past he with some fancy footwork vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 do up gerund he not said here the washing vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent washing=Eventuality
Example 6 Good footwork helps you keep your balance.
amod nsubj obj xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Good ADJ footwork NOUN helps VERB you PRON keep VERB your PRON balance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 footwork amod 2 footwork footwork NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 helps obj 5 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helps xcomp 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 balance nmod:poss 7 balance balance NOUN Number=Sing 5 keep obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present Good footwork you vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 keep infinitive you not said here your balance vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balance=Theme 3 balance your nom balance «state intransitive»: poss=agent
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