grab Who acts: someone, Tom, She, he, child, you · What happens: grab, be, hold, mean, get, notice · To what, where: something, snack, seat, attention, 5 sweets, bowl · Speech: someone speaks here
«grab» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: grab in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To grab is to take hold of something quickly and roughly.
mark csubj cop mark obj case nmod advmod cc conj punct root To PART grab VERB is AUX to PART take VERB hold NOUN of ADP something PRON quickly ADV and CCONJ roughly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 grab mark 2 grab grab VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 take csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 take cop 4 to to PART _ 5 take mark 5 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 hold hold NOUN Number=Sing 5 take obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 hold nmod 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 take advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 roughly cc 11 roughly roughly ADV _ 9 quickly conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 take punct
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1 grab to-infinitive vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is present quickly, take property tree rules 3 hold something nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient
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 To grab can mean to get something quickly: «grab a snack», «grab a seat».
The tree, 14 words mark csubj aux mark xcomp obj advmod punct punct parataxis det obj punct punct punct parataxis det obj punct punct root To PART grab VERB can AUX mean VERB to PART get VERB something PRON quickly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT grab VERB a DET snack NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT grab VERB a DET seat NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 grab mark 2 grab grab VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean csubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 to to PART _ 6 get mark 6 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mean xcomp 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 get obj 8 quickly quickly ADV _ 6 get advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 grab punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 grab punct 11 grab grab VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 mean parataxis 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 snack det 13 snack snack NOUN Number=Sing 11 grab obj 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 grab punct 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 grab punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 grab punct 17 grab grab VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 grab parataxis 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 seat det 19 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 17 grab obj 20 » » PUNCT _ 17 grab punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 grab to-infinitive vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean can vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 get not said to happen to-infinitive something quickly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 4 grab in a quote infinitive a snack vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snack=Theme 5 grab in a quote infinitive a seat vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Theme
Meaning 3 To grab someone's attention is to make them notice.
mark csubj nmod:poss case obj cop mark obj xcomp punct root To PART grab VERB someone PRON 's PART attention NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON notice VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 grab mark 2 grab grab VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 attention nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 someone case 5 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 2 grab obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 make cop 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 make obj 10 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 make xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 make punct
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1 grab to-infinitive someone's attention vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme 2 is present make property tree rules 3 notice infinitive vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 attend someone nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 4 «Up for grabs» means free for anyone to take.
punct advmod case nsubj punct xcomp case obl mark acl punct root « PUNCT Up ADV for ADP grabs VERB » PUNCT means VERB free ADJ for ADP anyone PRON to PART take VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 grabs punct 2 Up up ADV _ 4 grabs advmod 3 for for ADP _ 4 grabs case 4 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 grabs punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 9 anyone case 9 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 free obl 10 to to PART _ 11 take mark 11 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 anyone acl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 grab in a quote present vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 mean present free property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 take to-infinitive vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Tom grabbed 5 sweets from the bowl.
nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root Tom PROPN grabbed VERB 5 NUM sweets NOUN from ADP the DET bowl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 grabbed nsubj 2 grabbed grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 sweets nummod 4 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 2 grabbed obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 bowl case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bowl det 7 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 2 grabbed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grabbed punct
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1 grab past Tom 5 sweets the bowl vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme from bowl=Source
Example 2 She grabs 3 apples each time.
nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root She PRON grabs VERB 3 NUM apples NOUN each DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 grabs nsubj 2 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 apples nummod 4 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 grabs obj 5 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 grabs obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grabs punct
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1 grab present She 3 apples time vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
Example 3 After he grabbed 4 cookies, 9 were left.
mark nsubj nummod obj punct appos aux:pass acl punct root After SCONJ he PRON grabbed VERB 4 NUM cookies NOUN , PUNCT 9 NUM were AUX left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 3 grabbed mark 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 grabbed nsubj 3 grabbed grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cookies nummod 5 cookies cookie NOUN Number=Plur 3 grabbed obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 9 punct 7 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cookies appos 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 left aux:pass 9 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 9 acl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 grabbed punct
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1 grab past he 4 cookies vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cookie=Theme 2 leave past · passive vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»
Example 4 Each child grabs 2 balloons.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET child NOUN grabs VERB 2 NUM balloons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 child det 2 child child NOUN Number=Sing 3 grabs nsubj 3 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 balloons nummod 5 balloons balloon NOUN Number=Plur 3 grabs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 grabs punct
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1 grab present each child 2 balloons vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent balloon=Theme
Example 5 Don't grab, ask nicely and wait your turn.
aux advmod punct conj advmod cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART grab VERB , PUNCT ask VERB nicely ADV and CCONJ wait VERB your PRON turn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 grab aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 grab advmod 3 grab grab VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 ask punct 5 ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 grab conj 6 nicely nicely ADV _ 5 ask advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 wait cc 8 wait wait VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 ask conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 turn nmod:poss 10 turn turn NOUN Number=Sing 8 wait obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 grab punct
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1 not grab imperative · do-support you not said here vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 ask speech: ask infinitive you not said here nicely property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 wait infinitive you not said here your turn tree rules
Example 6 He grabbed the rail when the bus stopped.
nsubj det obj advmod det nsubj parataxis punct root He PRON grabbed VERB the DET rail NOUN when ADV the DET bus NOUN stopped VERB . PUNCT 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 grabbed nsubj 2 grabbed grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rail det 4 rail rail NOUN Number=Sing 2 grabbed obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 stopped advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bus det 7 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 8 stopped nsubj 8 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 grabbed parataxis 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 grabbed punct
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1 grab past He the rail vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Theme 2 stop past the bus vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 7 Let's grab a sandwich before the film.
obj xcomp det obj case det obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON grab VERB a DET sandwich NOUN before ADP the DET film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 grab grab VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sandwich det 5 sandwich sandwich NOUN Number=Sing 3 grab obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 film case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 film det 8 film film NOUN Number=Sing 3 grab obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 grab infinitive 's not said here a sandwich before the film vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme
Example 8 The bright poster grabbed my attention.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET bright ADJ poster NOUN grabbed VERB my PRON attention NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 poster det 2 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 3 poster amod 3 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 4 grabbed nsubj 4 grabbed grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 attention nmod:poss 6 attention attention NOUN Number=Sing 4 grabbed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 grabbed punct
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1 grab past the bright poster my attention vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme 2 attend my nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 The last seat is up for grabs.
det amod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET last ADJ seat NOUN is AUX up ADV for ADP grabs VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seat det 2 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seat amod 3 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing 5 up nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 up cop 5 up up ADV _ root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 grabs case 7 grabs grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 up obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 up punct
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1 is present the last seat up property tree rules 2 grab present vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 10 She leaped upon the boards and made a grab at him and fell back.
The tree, 14 words nsubj case det obl cc conj det obj case obl cc conj advmod punct root She PRON leaped VERB upon ADP the DET boards NOUN and CCONJ made VERB a DET grab NOUN at ADP him PRON and CCONJ fell VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 leaped nsubj 2 leaped leap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 upon upon ADP _ 5 boards case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boards det 5 boards board NOUN Number=Plur 2 leaped obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 made cc 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 leaped conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 grab det 9 grab grab NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obj 10 at at ADP _ 11 him case 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 made obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 fell cc 13 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 leaped conj 14 back back ADV _ 13 fell advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 leaped punct
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1 leap past She the boards vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon board=Trajectory 2 make past She not said here a grab at him = he vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset grab=Product 3 fall back past She not said here vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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