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granddad

Who acts: Granddad, We, Both, I · What happens: be, teach, fish, visit, play, tell · To what, where: friendly informal word, me, Granddad, cards, stories, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«granddad» 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: granddad in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Granddad is a friendly, informal word for grandfather, the father of your mother or father.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjcopdetamodpunctamodcasenmodpunctdetconjcasenmod:possnmodccconjpunctrootGranddadNOUNisAUXaDETfriendlyADJ,PUNCTinformalADJwordNOUNforADPgrandfatherNOUN,PUNCTtheDETfatherNOUNofADPyourPRONmotherNOUNorCCONJfatherNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GranddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wordcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 worddet
4friendlyfriendlyADJDegree=Pos7 wordamod
5,,PUNCT_7 wordpunct
6informalinformalADJDegree=Pos7 wordamod
7wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8forforADP_9 grandfathercase
9grandfathergrandfatherNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordnmod
10,,PUNCT_12 fatherpunct
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 fatherdet
12fatherfatherNOUNNumber=Sing7 wordconj
13ofofADP_15 mothercase
14youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs15 mothernmod:poss
15mothermotherNOUNNumber=Sing12 fathernmod
16ororCCONJ_17 fathercc
17fatherfatherNOUNNumber=Sing15 motherconj
18..PUNCT_7 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentGranddada friendly informal word and the father of your mother or fatherfor grandfathertree rules

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

My granddad taught me how to fish.

nmod:possnsubjiobjadvmodmarkxcomppunctrootMyPRONgranddadNOUNtaughtVERBmePRONhowADVtoPARTfishVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 granddadnmod:poss
2granddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing3 taughtnsubj
3taughtteachVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 taughtiobj
5howhowADVPronType=Int7 fishadvmod
6totoPART_7 fishmark
7fishfishVERBVerbForm=Inf3 taughtxcomp
8..PUNCT_3 taughtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1teach speech: otherpastMy granddadmevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic
2fishto-infinitiveMy granddad not said herevn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We visited Granddad on Sunday and played cards.

nsubjobjcaseoblccconjobjpunctrootWePRONvisitedVERBGranddadNOUNonADPSundayPROPNandCCONJplayedVERBcardsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 visitednsubj
2visitedvisitVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3GranddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 visitedobj
4ononADP_5 Sundaycase
5SundaySundayPROPNNumber=Sing2 visitedobl
6andandCCONJ_7 playedcc
7playedplayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 visitedconj
8cardscardNOUNNumber=Plur7 playedobj
9..PUNCT_2 visitedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1visitpastWeGranddadsundayvn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent granddad=Co-Agent
2playpastWe not said herecardsvn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme

Example 3

Granddad told us stories about when he was a boy.

nsubjiobjobjmarkadvmodnsubjcopdetaclpunctrootGranddadNOUNtoldVERBusPRONstoriesNOUNaboutSCONJwhenADVhePRONwasAUXaDETboyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GranddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 toldnsubj
2toldtellVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3uswePRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 toldiobj
4storiesstoryNOUNNumber=Plur2 toldobj
5aboutaboutSCONJ_10 boymark
6whenwhenADVPronType=Int10 boyadvmod
7hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 boynsubj
8wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 boycop
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 boydet
10boyboyNOUNNumber=Sing4 storiesacl
11..PUNCT_2 toldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell speech: assertpastGranddadstoriesusvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic
2is apastGranddada boytree rules

Example 4

Both of my granddads live near the sea.

nsubjcasenmod:possnmodcasedetoblpunctrootBothDETofADPmyPRONgranddadsNOUNliveVERBnearADPtheDETseaNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BothbothDETPronType=Tot5 livensubj
2ofofADP_4 granddadscase
3mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 granddadsnmod:poss
4granddadsgranddadNOUNNumber=Plur1 Bothnmod
5liveliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6nearnearADP_8 seacase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 seadet
8seaseaNOUNNumber=Sing5 liveobl
9..PUNCT_5 livepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepresentBoththe seavn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near sea=Location

Example 5

Granddad grows tomatoes in his garden.

nsubjobjcasenmod:possoblpunctrootGranddadNOUNgrowsVERBtomatoesNOUNinADPhisPRONgardenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GranddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsnsubj
2growsgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3tomatoestomatoNOUNNumber=Plur2 growsobj
4ininADP_6 gardencase
5hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 gardennmod:poss
6gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing2 growsobl
7..PUNCT_2 growspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1growpresentGranddadtomatoesGranddad's gardenvn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tomato=Theme

Example 6

I made a birthday card for my granddad.

nsubjdetcompoundobjcasenmod:possoblpunctrootIPRONmadeVERBaDETbirthdayNOUNcardNOUNforADPmyPRONgranddadNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 madensubj
2mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 carddet
4birthdaybirthdayNOUNNumber=Sing5 cardcompound
5cardcardNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobj
6forforADP_8 granddadcase
7mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 granddadnmod:poss
8granddadgranddadNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobl
9..PUNCT_2 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastIa birthday cardfor my granddadvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent card=Product for granddad=Asset

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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