forager Who acts: forager, animal, bee, person, Hunter gatherers, foragers · What happens: be, search, look, gather, live, hunt · To what, where: animal, person, wild food, foragers, animals, wild plants · Speech: someone speaks here
«forager» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: forager in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A forager is an animal that searches for food, such as a bee looking for nectar or a squirrel looking for nuts.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct case fixed det conj acl case obl cc det conj advcl case obl punct root A DET forager NOUN is AUX an DET animal NOUN that PRON searches VERB for ADP food NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET bee NOUN looking VERB for ADP nectar NOUN or CCONJ a DET squirrel NOUN looking VERB for ADP nuts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 forager det 2 forager forager NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 animal det 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 searches nsubj 7 searches search VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal acl:relcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 food case 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 searches obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 bee punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 14 bee case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bee det 14 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 9 food conj 15 looking look VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 bee acl 16 for for ADP _ 17 nectar case 17 nectar nectar NOUN Number=Sing 15 looking obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 squirrel cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 squirrel det 20 squirrel squirrel NOUN Number=Sing 17 nectar conj 21 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 looking advcl 22 for for ADP _ 23 nuts case 23 nuts nut NOUN Number=Plur 21 looking obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 animal punct
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1 is a present a forager a animal tree rules 2 search present a animal for food and a bee vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for food=Theme 3 look gerund a bee not said here for nectar or a squirrel vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nectar=Theme 4 look gerund a bee not said here for nuts vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nut=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 forager is a person who gathers wild food like berries, mushrooms and plants.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl amod obj case obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET forager NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON gathers VERB wild ADJ food NOUN like ADP berries NOUN , PUNCT mushrooms NOUN and CCONJ plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 forager det 2 forager forager NOUN 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 gathers nsubj 7 gathers gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 9 food amod 9 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 gathers obj 10 like like ADP _ 11 berries case 11 berries berry NOUN Number=Plur 7 gathers obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 mushrooms punct 13 mushrooms mushroom NOUN Number=Plur 11 berries conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 plants cc 15 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 11 berries conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a forager a person tree rules 2 gather present a person wild food like berries and mushrooms and plants vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
Hunter-gatherers were foragers who lived by hunting animals and collecting wild plants before farming.
The tree, 15 words compound punct nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl obj cc conj amod obj case obl punct root Hunter PROPN - PUNCT gatherers NOUN were AUX foragers NOUN who PRON lived VERB by SCONJ hunting VERB animals NOUN and CCONJ collecting VERB wild ADJ plants NOUN before ADP farming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hunter Hunter PROPN Number=Sing 3 gatherers compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Hunter punct 3 gatherers gatherer NOUN Number=Plur 5 foragers nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 foragers cop 5 foragers forager NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 lived nsubj 7 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 foragers acl:relcl 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 hunting mark 9 hunting hunt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 lived advcl 10 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 9 hunting obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 collecting cc 12 collecting collect VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 hunting conj 13 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 14 plants amod 14 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 12 collecting obj 15 before before ADP _ 16 farming case 16 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 12 collecting obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 foragers punct
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1 is a past Hunter gatherers foragers tree rules 2 live past foragers vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 hunt gerund foragers not said here animals vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme 4 collect gerund foragers not said here wild plants before farming vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme
Example 1 Forager bees bring nectar back to the hive.
compound nsubj obj advmod case det obl punct root Forager NOUN bees NOUN bring VERB nectar NOUN back ADV to ADP the DET hive NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Forager forager NOUN Number=Sing 2 bees compound 2 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 3 bring nsubj 3 bring bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 nectar nectar NOUN Number=Sing 3 bring obj 5 back back ADV _ 3 bring advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 hive case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hive det 8 hive hive NOUN Number=Sing 3 bring obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 bring punct
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1 bring back present Forager bees nectar the hive vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nectar=Theme to hive=Destination
Example 2 Stone Age people were hunters and foragers.
compound compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root Stone PROPN Age PROPN people NOUN were AUX hunters NOUN and CCONJ foragers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stone Stone PROPN Number=Sing 2 Age compound 2 Age Age PROPN Number=Sing 3 people compound 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 hunters nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 hunters cop 5 hunters hunter NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 foragers cc 7 foragers forager NOUN Number=Plur 5 hunters conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 hunters punct
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1 is a past Age people hunters and foragers tree rules
Example 3 The forager filled her basket with blackberries.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root The DET forager NOUN filled VERB her PRON basket NOUN with ADP blackberries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 forager det 2 forager forager NOUN Number=Sing 3 filled nsubj 3 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 basket nmod:poss 5 basket basket NOUN Number=Sing 3 filled obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 blackberries case 7 blackberries blackberry NOUN Number=Plur 3 filled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 filled punct
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1 fill past the forager forager's basket with blackberries vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent basket=Patient with blackberry=Instrument
Example 4 Squirrels are busy foragers in autumn.
nsubj cop amod case nmod punct root Squirrels NOUN are AUX busy ADJ foragers NOUN in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Squirrels squirrel NOUN Number=Plur 4 foragers nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 foragers cop 3 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 foragers amod 4 foragers forager NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 autumn case 6 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 4 foragers nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 foragers punct
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1 is a present Squirrels busy foragers autumn tree rules
Example 5 A good forager knows which plants are poisonous.
det amod nsubj det nsubj cop ccomp punct root A DET good ADJ forager NOUN knows VERB which DET plants NOUN are AUX poisonous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 forager det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 forager amod 3 forager forager NOUN Number=Sing 4 knows nsubj 4 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 which which DET PronType=Int 6 plants det 6 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 8 poisonous nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 poisonous cop 8 poisonous poisonous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 knows ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 knows punct
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1 know present a good forager vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present which plants poisonous property tree rules
Example 6 Ants send out foragers to find crumbs.
nsubj compound:prt obj mark advcl obj punct root Ants NOUN send VERB out ADP foragers NOUN to PART find VERB crumbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 2 send nsubj 2 send send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 send compound:prt 4 foragers forager NOUN Number=Plur 2 send obj 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 send advcl 7 crumbs crumb NOUN Number=Plur 6 find obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 send punct
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1 send out present Ants foragers vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forager=Theme 2 find to-infinitive Ants not said here crumbs vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Topic
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