frogfish Who acts: frogfish, small lumpy sea fish, It, skin spines, Divers · What happens: be, live, walk, use, catch, look · To what, where: small lumpy sea fish, warm oceans, kind, sea floor, fins, lure
«frogfish» 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: frogfish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A frogfish is a small, lumpy sea fish that lives in warm oceans, often on coral reefs; it is a kind of anglerfish.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod compound nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct advmod case compound obl punct nsubj cop det conj case nmod punct root A DET frogfish NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT lumpy ADJ sea NOUN fish NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP warm ADJ oceans NOUN , PUNCT often ADV on ADP coral NOUN reefs NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP anglerfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 frogfish det 2 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 9 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fish det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fish amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 lumpy lumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fish amod 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 9 fish compound 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 lives nsubj 11 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fish acl:relcl 12 in in ADP _ 14 oceans case 13 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 14 oceans amod 14 oceans ocean NOUN Number=Plur 11 lives obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 reefs punct 16 often often ADV _ 19 reefs advmod 17 on on ADP _ 19 reefs case 18 coral coral NOUN _ 19 reefs compound 19 reefs reef NOUN Number=Plur 11 lives obl 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 24 kind punct 21 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 kind nsubj 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 kind cop 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 kind det 24 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 9 fish conj 25 of of ADP _ 26 anglerfish case 26 anglerfish anglerfish NOUN Number=Sing 24 kind nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 9 fish punct
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1 is a present a frogfish a small lumpy sea fish and a kind tree rules 2 live present a small lumpy sea fish and a kind warm oceans on coral reefs vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location 3 is a present frogfish a kind of anglerfish 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 It walks on the sea floor using fins like legs and uses a lure on its head to catch prey.
The tree, 20 words nsubj case det compound obl advcl obj case obl cc conj det obj case nmod:poss nmod mark advcl obj punct root It PRON walks VERB on ADP the DET sea NOUN floor NOUN using VERB fins NOUN like ADP legs NOUN and CCONJ uses VERB a DET lure NOUN on ADP its PRON head NOUN to PART catch VERB prey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 walks nsubj 2 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 floor case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floor det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 6 floor compound 6 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 2 walks obl 7 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 walks advcl 8 fins fin NOUN Number=Plur 7 using obj 9 like like ADP _ 10 legs case 10 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 7 using obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 uses cc 12 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 walks conj 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 lure det 14 lure lure NOUN Number=Sing 12 uses obj 15 on on ADP _ 17 head case 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 head nmod:poss 17 head head NOUN Number=Sing 14 lure nmod 18 to to PART _ 19 catch mark 19 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 uses advcl 20 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 19 catch obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 walks punct
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1 walk present It the sea floor vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Trajectory 2 use gerund fins like legs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fin=Patient 3 use present a lure lure's head vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lure=Patient 4 catch to-infinitive prey vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme
Example 1 The frogfish looked just like a sponge on the reef.
det nsubj advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET frogfish NOUN looked VERB just ADV like ADP a DET sponge NOUN on ADP the DET reef NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 frogfish det 2 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 just just ADV _ 7 sponge advmod 5 like like ADP _ 7 sponge case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sponge det 7 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 reef case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 reef det 10 reef reef NOUN Number=Sing 7 sponge nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the frogfish like a sponge on the reef vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 A frogfish walks along the sea floor on its fins.
det nsubj case det compound obl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET frogfish NOUN walks VERB along ADP the DET sea NOUN floor NOUN on ADP its PRON fins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 frogfish det 2 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 walks nsubj 3 walks walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 along along ADP _ 7 floor case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 floor det 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 7 floor compound 7 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 3 walks obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 fins case 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 fins nmod:poss 10 fins fin NOUN Number=Plur 3 walks obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 walks punct
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1 walk present a frogfish frogfish's fins along the sea floor vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along floor=Trajectory
Example 3 The frogfish wiggled its lure to attract a small fish.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root The DET frogfish NOUN wiggled VERB its PRON lure NOUN to PART attract VERB a DET small ADJ fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 frogfish det 2 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled nsubj 3 wiggled wiggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 lure nmod:poss 5 lure lure NOUN Number=Sing 3 wiggled obj 6 to to PART _ 7 attract mark 7 attract attract VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wiggled advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fish det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fish amod 10 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 7 attract obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wiggled punct
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1 wiggle past the frogfish frogfish's lure vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lure=Patient 2 attract to-infinitive the frogfish not said here a small fish vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient
Example 4 Frogfish can change colour to hide.
nsubj aux obj mark advcl punct root Frogfish NOUN can AUX change VERB colour NOUN to PART hide VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Plur 3 change nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 change aux 3 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 3 change obj 5 to to PART _ 6 hide mark 6 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 change advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 change punct
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1 change can Frogfish colour vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient 2 hide to-infinitive Frogfish not said here vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The hairy frogfish is covered in skin spines that look like hair.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case compound obl nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root The DET hairy ADJ frogfish NOUN is AUX covered VERB in ADP skin NOUN spines NOUN that PRON look VERB like ADP hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 frogfish det 2 hairy hairy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 frogfish amod 3 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 5 covered nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 covered aux:pass 5 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 spines case 7 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 8 spines compound 8 spines spine NOUN Number=Plur 5 covered obl 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 look nsubj 10 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 spines acl:relcl 11 like like ADP _ 12 hair case 12 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 10 look obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 covered punct
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1 cover present · passive the hairy frogfish in skin spines vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in spine=Theme 2 look present skin spines like hair vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 Divers struggled to spot the frogfish.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj punct root Divers NOUN struggled VERB to PART spot VERB the DET frogfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Divers diver NOUN Number=Plur 2 struggled nsubj 2 struggled struggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 spot mark 4 spot spot VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 struggled xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 frogfish det 6 frogfish frogfish NOUN Number=Sing 4 spot obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 struggled punct
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1 struggle past Divers tree rules 2 spot to-infinitive Divers not said here the frogfish vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme frogfish=Destination
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