fossa Who acts: fossa, slim like eating animal, Fossas, long tail, doctor · What happens: eat, be, live, leapt, look, not be · To what, where: slim like eating animal, Madagascar, small hollow, anatomy, trees, one
«fossa» 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: fossa in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fossa is a slim, cat-like meat-eating animal that lives only in Madagascar, the island's top predator.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det amod punct compound punct amod compound punct amod nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl punct det nmod:poss case amod appos punct root A DET fossa NOUN is AUX a DET slim ADJ , PUNCT cat NOUN - PUNCT like ADJ meat NOUN - PUNCT eating VERB animal NOUN that PRON lives VERB only ADV in ADP Madagascar PROPN , PUNCT the DET island NOUN 's PART top ADJ predator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fossa det 2 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 13 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 animal det 5 slim slim ADJ Degree=Pos 13 animal amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 slim punct 7 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 9 like compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 cat punct 9 like like ADJ Degree=Pos 13 animal amod 10 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 12 eating compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 meat punct 12 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 animal amod 13 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 lives nsubj 15 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 animal acl:relcl 16 only only ADV _ 18 Madagascar advmod 17 in in ADP _ 18 Madagascar case 18 Madagascar Madagascar PROPN Number=Sing 15 lives obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 24 predator punct 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 island det 21 island island NOUN Number=Sing 24 predator nmod:poss 22 's 's PART _ 21 island case 23 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 24 predator amod 24 predator predator NOUN Number=Sing 18 Madagascar appos 25 . . PUNCT _ 13 animal punct
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1 eat gerund vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a fossa a slim like eating animal tree rules 3 live present a slim like eating animal Madagascar vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in madagascar=Location
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 In anatomy, a fossa is a small hollow or dip in a bone or the body.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case det nmod cc det conj punct root In ADP anatomy NOUN , PUNCT a DET fossa NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ hollow NOUN or CCONJ dip NOUN in ADP a DET bone NOUN or CCONJ the DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 anatomy case 2 anatomy anatomy NOUN Number=Sing 9 hollow obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 anatomy punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fossa det 5 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 9 hollow nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hollow cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hollow det 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 hollow amod 9 hollow hollow NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 dip cc 11 dip dip NOUN Number=Sing 9 hollow conj 12 in in ADP _ 14 bone case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bone det 14 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 11 dip nmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 body cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 body det 17 body body NOUN Number=Sing 14 bone conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 hollow punct
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1 is a present a fossa a small hollow or dip in a bone or the body anatomy tree rules
Example 1 The fossa leapt through the trees after a lemur.
det nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root The DET fossa NOUN leapt VERB through ADP the DET trees NOUN after ADP a DET lemur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fossa det 2 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 3 leapt nsubj 3 leapt leapt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 6 trees case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 trees det 6 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 3 leapt obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 lemur case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 lemur det 9 lemur lemur NOUN Number=Sing 3 leapt obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 leapt punct
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1 leapt present the fossa the trees after a lemur tree rules
Example 2 Fossas live only in Madagascar.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root Fossas NOUN live VERB only ADV in ADP Madagascar PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fossas fossa NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 only only ADV _ 5 Madagascar advmod 4 in in ADP _ 5 Madagascar case 5 Madagascar Madagascar PROPN Number=Sing 2 live obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Fossas Madagascar vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in madagascar=Location
Example 3 A fossa looks like a cat but isn't one.
det nsubj case det obl cc cop advmod conj punct root A DET fossa NOUN looks VERB like ADP a DET cat NOUN but CCONJ is AUX n't PART one NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fossa det 2 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks nsubj 3 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 6 cat case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cat det 6 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks obl 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 one cc 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 one cop 9 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 10 one advmod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 looks conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 looks punct
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1 look present a fossa like a cat vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 not is a present a fossa not said here one tree rules
Example 4 Its long tail helps it balance on branches.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj xcomp case obl punct root Its PRON long ADJ tail NOUN helps VERB it PRON balance VERB on ADP branches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 tail nmod:poss 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tail amod 3 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 4 helps nsubj 4 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 helps obj 6 balance balance VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 helps xcomp 7 on on ADP _ 8 branches case 8 branches branch NOUN Number=Plur 6 balance obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 helps punct
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1 help present Its long tail it vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 balance infinitive branches vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on branch=Location
Example 5 The doctor pointed to a small fossa in the skull bone.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det compound nmod punct root The DET doctor NOUN pointed VERB to ADP a DET small ADJ fossa NOUN in ADP the DET skull NOUN bone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 pointed nsubj 3 pointed point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 7 fossa case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fossa det 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fossa amod 7 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 3 pointed obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 bone case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bone det 10 skull skull NOUN Number=Sing 11 bone compound 11 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 7 fossa nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 pointed punct
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1 point past the doctor a small fossa in the skull bone vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to fossa=Recipient
Example 6 The fossa is the largest predator on Madagascar.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET fossa NOUN is AUX the DET largest ADJ predator NOUN on ADP Madagascar PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fossa det 2 fossa fossa NOUN Number=Sing 6 predator nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 predator cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 predator det 5 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 6 predator amod 6 predator predator NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 8 Madagascar case 8 Madagascar Madagascar PROPN Number=Sing 6 predator nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 predator punct
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1 is a present the fossa the largest predator Madagascar tree rules
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