ginger

Who acts: We, Ginger tea, you, ginger cat, Ginger biscuits, He · What happens: use, make, help, feel, sleep, be · To what, where: hot spicy taste, cooking, fizzy drinks, gingerbread man, windowsill, tea

«ginger» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: ginger in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A plant root with a hot, spicy taste, used in cooking and drinks: ginger biscuits.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 root	det
2	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 root	compound
3	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 biscuits	nsubj
4	with	with	ADP	_	9 taste	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 taste	det
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 taste	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 hot	punct
8	spicy	spicy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 taste	amod
9	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 root	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 used	punct
11	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 taste	acl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 cooking	case
13	cooking	cooking	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 used	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 drinks	cc
15	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 cooking	conj
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 biscuits	punct
17	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 biscuits	compound
18	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 biscuits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a hot spicy taste not said here		cooking and drinks			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Orange-brown in colour, especially hair or a cat's fur: a ginger cat.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brown	amod
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Orange	punct
3	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 colour	amod
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 colour	case
5	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 hair	punct
7	especially	especially	ADV	_	8 hair	advmod
8	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 colour	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 fur	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cat	det
11	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fur	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 cat	case
13	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 colour	conj
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 cat	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 cat	det
16	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 cat	compound
17	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 colour	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 colour	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, UK, sometimes unkind — kept apart, not parsed.

A person with red or orange hair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	7 hair	case
4	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hair	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 orange	cc
6	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 red	conj
7	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

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

Meaning 4

«ginger beer», «ginger ale» = fizzy drinks made with ginger.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 beer	punct
2	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 beer	compound
3	beer	beer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 beer	punct
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 ale	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 ale	punct
7	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ale	compound
8	ale	ale	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 beer	conj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 ale	punct
10	=	=	SYM	_	12 drinks	cc
11	fizzy	fizzy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 drinks	amod
12	drinks	drink	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ale	conj
13	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 drinks	acl
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 ginger	case
15	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 made	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 beer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		fizzy drinks not said here				with ginger	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

We made a gingerbread man with raisin eyes.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
4	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 man	compound
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 eyes	case
7	raisin	raisin	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 eyes	compound
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 man	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a gingerbread man				with raisin eyes	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Product

Example 2

Ginger tea helps when you feel sick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tea	compound
2	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 feel	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 feel	nsubj
6	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 helps	advcl
7	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feel	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Ginger tea						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	feel	present	you					sick property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Our ginger cat sleeps on the windowsill.

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 cat	nmod:poss
2	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	compound
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeps	nsubj
4	sleeps	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 windowsill	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 windowsill	det
7	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeps	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sleeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	present	Our ginger cat			the windowsill			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Ginger biscuits are good for dunking in tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 biscuits	compound
2	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 good	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 good	cop
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 dunking	mark
6	dunking	dunk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 good	advcl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 tea	case
8	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dunking	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Ginger biscuits					good property	tree rules
2	dunk	gerund	Ginger biscuits not said here			tea			vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent in tea=Trajectory

Example 5

Grate a little fresh ginger into the soup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grate	grate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ginger	det
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ginger	amod
4	fresh	fresh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ginger	amod
5	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Grate	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 soup	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 soup	det
8	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Grate	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Grate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grate	imperative	you not said here	a little fresh ginger		the soup			vn appeal-31.4-1 «NP V NP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus ginger=Experiencer

Example 6

He has ginger hair and freckles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hair	compound
4	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 freckles	cc
6	freckles	freckle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hair	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	He	ginger hair and freckles					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient

Example 7

Costly spices grew on the shores: the pepper plant, the cinnamon tree, ginger, saffron; the coffee plant and the tea plant.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Costly	costly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 spices	amod
2	spices	spice	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grew	nsubj
3	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 shores	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shores	det
6	shores	shore	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grew	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 plant	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 plant	det
9	pepper	pepper	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plant	compound
10	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shores	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 tree	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 tree	det
13	cinnamon	cinnamon	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tree	compound
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plant	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 ginger	punct
16	ginger	ginger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plant	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 saffron	punct
18	saffron	saffron	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 plant	conj
19	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 plant	punct
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 plant	det
21	coffee	coffee	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 plant	compound
22	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grew	obl
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 plant	cc
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 plant	det
25	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 plant	compound
26	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 plant	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	Costly spices	the coffee plant and the tea plant		the shores			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shore=Location

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