generator Who acts: generator, machine, hospital, power, Wind turbines, We · What happens: be, make, produce, have, go off, turn · To what, where: machine, electricity, anything, something, generator, case
«generator» 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: generator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A generator is a machine that makes electricity.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET generator NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON makes VERB electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 generator det 2 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine acl:relcl 8 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 7 makes obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a generator a machine tree rules 2 make present a machine electricity vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset electricity=Product
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 generator is anything that produces something («an idea generator», «a random number generator»).
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl obj punct punct det compound appos punct punct punct det amod compound appos punct punct punct root A DET generator NOUN is AUX anything PRON that PRON produces VERB something PRON ( PUNCT « PUNCT an DET idea NOUN generator NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET random ADJ number NOUN generator NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 generator det 2 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 4 anything nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 anything cop 4 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 produces nsubj 6 produces produce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 anything acl:relcl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 produces obj 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 generator punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 generator punct 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 generator det 11 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 12 generator compound 12 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 7 something appos 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 generator punct 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 generator punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 19 generator punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 generator det 17 random random ADJ Degree=Pos 19 generator amod 18 number number NOUN Number=Sing 19 generator compound 19 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 12 generator appos 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 generator punct 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 generator punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 anything punct
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1 is a present a generator anything tree rules 2 produce present something vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Result
Example 1 The hospital has a generator in case the power goes off.
det nsubj det obj case nmod det nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt punct root The DET hospital NOUN has VERB a DET generator NOUN in ADP case NOUN the DET power NOUN goes VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hospital det 2 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 generator det 5 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 case case 7 case case NOUN Number=Sing 5 generator nmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 power det 9 power power NOUN Number=Sing 10 goes nsubj 10 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 case acl:relcl 11 off off ADP _ 10 goes compound:prt 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the hospital a generator case vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent generator=Patient 2 go off present the power case not said here tree rules
Example 2 Wind turbines turn generators to make electricity.
compound nsubj obj mark advcl obj punct root Wind NOUN turbines NOUN turn VERB generators NOUN to PART make VERB electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 2 turbines compound 2 turbines turbine NOUN Number=Plur 3 turn nsubj 3 turn turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 generators generator NOUN Number=Plur 3 turn obj 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 turn advcl 7 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 6 make obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 turn punct
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1 turn present Wind turbines generators vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent generator=Theme 2 make to-infinitive Wind turbines not said here electricity vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset electricity=Product
Example 3 We used a generator to power the lights at the fete.
nsubj det obj mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root We PRON used VERB a DET generator NOUN to PART power NOUN the DET lights NOUN at ADP the DET fete NOUN . 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 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 generator det 4 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 power mark 6 power power NOUN Number=Sing 2 used xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 lights det 8 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 2 used obj 9 at at ADP _ 11 fete case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 fete det 11 fete fete NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past We a generator the fete tree rules
Example 4 A dynamo on a bike is a small generator.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod punct root A DET dynamo NOUN on ADP a DET bike NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ generator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dynamo det 2 dynamo dynamo NOUN Number=Sing 9 generator nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 bike case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bike det 5 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 2 dynamo nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 generator cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 generator det 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 generator amod 9 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 generator punct
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1 is a present a dynamo on a bike a small generator tree rules
Example 5 Never run a generator indoors; its fumes are deadly.
advmod det obj advmod punct nmod:poss nsubj cop advcl punct root Never ADV run VERB a DET generator NOUN indoors ADV ; PUNCT its PRON fumes NOUN are AUX deadly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 run advmod 2 run run VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 generator det 4 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 2 run obj 5 indoors indoors ADV _ 2 run advmod 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 deadly punct 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 fumes nmod:poss 8 fumes fume NOUN Number=Plur 10 deadly nsubj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 deadly cop 10 deadly deadly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 run advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 run punct
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1 not run imperative you not said here a generator indoors property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme generator=Trajectory 2 is present generator's fumes deadly property tree rules 3 fume generator nom fume «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The random number generator picked 17.
det amod compound nsubj obj punct root The DET random ADJ number NOUN generator NOUN picked VERB 17 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 generator det 2 random random ADJ Degree=Pos 4 generator amod 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 4 generator compound 4 generator generator NOUN Number=Sing 5 picked nsubj 5 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 17 17 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 picked obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 picked punct
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1 pick past the random number generator 17 vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 17=Patient
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