gecko Who acts: gecko, small lizard, sticky toe pads, Geckos, We, class pet · What happens: be, live, let, climb, walk, run up · To what, where: small lizard, warm countries, gecko, walls, ceilings, wall
«gecko» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: gecko in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A gecko is a small lizard that lives in warm countries, with sticky toe pads that let it climb walls and even walk on ceilings.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct case amod compound acl:relcl nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp obj cc advmod conj case obl punct root A DET gecko NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ lizard NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP warm ADJ countries NOUN , PUNCT with ADP sticky ADJ toe NOUN pads NOUN that PRON let VERB it PRON climb VERB walls NOUN and CCONJ even ADV walk VERB on ADP ceilings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gecko det 2 gecko gecko NOUN Number=Sing 6 lizard nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 lizard cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lizard det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lizard amod 6 lizard lizard NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 lives nsubj 8 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 lizard acl:relcl 9 in in ADP _ 11 countries case 10 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 11 countries amod 11 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 8 lives obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 pads punct 13 with with ADP _ 16 pads case 14 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 16 pads amod 15 toe toe NOUN Number=Sing 16 pads compound 16 pads pad NOUN Number=Plur 11 countries acl:relcl 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 let nsubj 18 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 pads acl:relcl 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 let obj 20 climb climb VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 let xcomp 21 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 20 climb obj 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 walk cc 23 even even ADV _ 24 walk advmod 24 walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 18 let conj 25 on on ADP _ 26 ceilings case 26 ceilings ceiling NOUN Number=Plur 24 walk obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 lizard punct
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1 is a present a gecko a small lizard tree rules 2 live present a small lizard warm countries vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in country=Location 3 let present sticky toe pads gecko tree rules 4 climb infinitive gecko not said here walls vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location wall=Theme 5 walk infinitive sticky toe pads not said here ceilings vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ceiling=Trajectory
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.
Example 1 A gecko ran up the wall and across the ceiling.
det nsubj compound:prt det obj cc case det conj punct root A DET gecko NOUN ran VERB up ADP the DET wall NOUN and CCONJ across ADP the DET ceiling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gecko det 2 gecko gecko NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 ran compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wall det 6 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 ceiling cc 8 across across ADP _ 10 ceiling case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ceiling det 10 ceiling ceiling NOUN Number=Sing 6 wall conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run up past a gecko the wall and the ceiling vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Trajectory
Example 2 Geckos can lose their tails to escape from predators.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj mark advcl case obl punct root Geckos NOUN can AUX lose VERB their PRON tails NOUN to PART escape VERB from ADP predators NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Geckos gecko NOUN Number=Plur 3 lose nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 lose aux 3 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tails nmod:poss 5 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 3 lose obj 6 to to PART _ 7 escape mark 7 escape escape VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 lose advcl 8 from from ADP _ 9 predators case 9 predators predator NOUN Number=Plur 7 escape obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lose punct
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1 lose can Geckos Geckos's tails vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Eventuality 2 escape to-infinitive Geckos not said here predators vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from predator=Initial_Location
Example 3 We saw a green gecko in New Zealand.
nsubj det amod obj case flat nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET green ADJ gecko NOUN in ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT 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 5 gecko det 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 5 gecko amod 5 gecko gecko NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 Zealand case 7 New New PROPN Number=Sing 8 Zealand flat 8 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 5 gecko nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a green gecko New Zealand vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gecko=Stimulus
Example 4 Our class pet is a leopard gecko.
nmod:poss compound nsubj cop det compound punct root Our PRON class NOUN pet NOUN is AUX a DET leopard NOUN gecko NOUN . 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 pet nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 pet compound 3 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 7 gecko nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 gecko cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gecko det 6 leopard leopard NOUN Number=Sing 7 gecko compound 7 gecko gecko NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 gecko punct
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1 is a present Our class pet a leopard gecko tree rules
Example 5 Geckos chirp and click at night.
nsubj cc conj case obl punct root Geckos NOUN chirp VERB and CCONJ click VERB at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Geckos gecko NOUN Number=Plur 2 chirp nsubj 2 chirp chirp VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 click cc 4 click click VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 chirp conj 5 at at ADP _ 6 night case 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 click obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 chirp punct
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1 chirp present Geckos vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 click present Geckos not said here night vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Scientists study gecko feet to make sticky tape.
nsubj compound obj mark advcl amod obj punct root Scientists NOUN study VERB gecko NOUN feet NOUN to PART make VERB sticky ADJ tape NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gecko gecko NOUN Number=Sing 4 feet compound 4 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 2 study obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 study advcl 7 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tape amod 8 tape tape NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Scientists gecko feet vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Topic 2 make to-infinitive Scientists not said here sticky tape vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tape=Product
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