gator

Who acts: gator, strong jaws, We, Signs, you, gators · What happens: be, live, see, sun, say, beware · To what, where: rivers, gator, water, Florida team · Speech: someone speaks here

«gator» 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: gator in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, US — kept apart, not parsed.

A gator is short for an alligator, a large reptile with strong jaws that lives in rivers and swamps in the southern USA and China.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gator	det
2	gator	gator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 short	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 short	cop
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 alligator	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 alligator	det
7	alligator	alligator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 short	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 reptile	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 reptile	det
10	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 reptile	amod
11	reptile	reptile	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 alligator	appos
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 jaws	case
13	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 jaws	amod
14	jaws	jaw	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 reptile	nmod
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 lives	nsubj
16	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 jaws	acl:relcl
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 rivers	case
18	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 lives	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 swamps	cc
20	swamps	swamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 rivers	conj
21	in	in	ADP	_	24 USA	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 USA	det
23	southern	southern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 USA	amod
24	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 lives	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 China	cc
26	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 USA	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a gator					for a alligator; short property	tree rules
2	live	present	strong jaws			rivers and swamps		in the southern USA and China	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A small off-road farm or utility vehicle, from a brand name.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 farm	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 farm	amod
3	off	off	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 road	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 off	punct
5	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 farm	compound
6	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 vehicle	cc
8	utility	utility	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 vehicle	compound
9	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 farm	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 name	punct
11	from	from	ADP	_	14 name	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 name	det
13	brand	brand	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 name	compound
14	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 farm	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 farm	punct

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

Example 1

We saw a gator sunning itself by the pond.

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 gator	det
4	gator	gator	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
5	sunning	sun	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 gator	acl
6	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	5 sunning	obj
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 pond	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pond	det
9	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sunning	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	We	a gator					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gator=Stimulus
2	sun	gerund	a gator not said here	gator				by the pond	tree rules

Example 2

Signs said «Beware of gators».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 Beware	punct
4	Beware	beware	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 said	ccomp
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 gators	case
6	gators	gator	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 Beware	obl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 Beware	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Signs						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	beware in a quote	infinitive						of gators	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

The gator slid silently into the water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 gator	det
2	gator	gator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slid	nsubj
3	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	silently	silently	ADV	_	3 slid	advmod
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 water	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 water	det
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slid	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	past	the gator			the water		silently property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into water=Destination

Example 4

Never swim where gators live.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 swim	advmod
2	swim	swim	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	5 live	advmod
4	gators	gator	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 live	nsubj
5	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 swim	advcl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not swim	imperative	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	live	present	gators						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The Florida team is called the Gators.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 team	det
2	Florida	Florida	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 team	compound
3	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 called	aux:pass
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Gators	det
7	Gators	gator	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 called	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		the Florida team					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 6

A baby gator is only as long as a pencil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 gator	det
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gator	compound
3	gator	gator	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 long	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 long	cop
5	only	only	ADV	_	7 long	advmod
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 long	advmod
7	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 pencil	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 pencil	det
10	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 long	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a baby gator					as a pencil; long property	tree rules

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