grandfather Who acts: grandfather, Most people, grandfather clock, tall clock, Tom, older · What happens: be, have, stand, give, teach, fish · To what, where: father, 2 grandfathers, tall clock, floor, 70, 10 · Speech: someone speaks here
«grandfather» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: grandfather in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A grandfather is the father of your mother or your father. Most people have 2 grandfathers.
Sentence 1: A grandfather is the father of your mother or your father.
det nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod cc nmod:poss conj punct root A DET grandfather NOUN is AUX the DET father NOUN of ADP your PRON mother NOUN or CCONJ your PRON father NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 grandfather det 2 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 5 father nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 father cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 father det 5 father father NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 mother case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mother nmod:poss 8 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 5 father nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 father cc 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 father nmod:poss 11 father father NOUN Number=Sing 8 mother conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 father punct
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1 is a present a grandfather the father of your mother or your father tree 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.
Sentence 2: Most people have 2 grandfathers.
amod nsubj nummod obj punct root Most ADJ people NOUN have VERB 2 NUM grandfathers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Most most ADJ Degree=Sup 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 grandfathers nummod 5 grandfathers grandfather NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Most people 2 grandfathers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandfather=Patient
Meaning 2 A grandfather clock is a tall clock that stands on the floor.
det compound nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root A DET grandfather NOUN clock NOUN is AUX a DET tall ADJ clock NOUN that PRON stands VERB on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 clock det 2 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 3 clock compound 3 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 7 clock nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 clock cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 clock det 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clock amod 7 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 stands nsubj 9 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 clock acl:relcl 10 on on ADP _ 12 floor case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 floor det 12 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 9 stands obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 clock punct
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1 is a present a grandfather clock a tall clock tree rules 2 stand present a tall clock the floor vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location
Example 1 Grandfather is 70 and Tom is 10. How much older is he?
Sentence 1: Grandfather is 70 and Tom is 10.
nsubj cop cc nsubj cop conj punct root Grandfather NOUN is AUX 70 NUM and CCONJ Tom PROPN is AUX 10 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 3 70 nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 70 cop 3 70 70 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 10 cc 5 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 7 10 nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 10 cop 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 70 conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 70 punct
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1 is a present Grandfather 70 tree rules 2 is a present Tom 10 tree rules
Sentence 2: How much older is he?
advmod nsubj cop nsubj punct root How ADV much ADJ older ADJ is AUX he PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 much nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 much cop 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 much nsubj 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 much punct
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1 is present older much property tree rules
Example 2 Grandfather gave each child 5 dollars.
nsubj det obj nummod obj punct root Grandfather NOUN gave VERB each DET child NOUN 5 NUM dollars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 each each DET PronType=Tot 4 child det 4 child child NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 dollars nummod 6 dollars dollar NOUN Number=Plur 2 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past Grandfather 5 dollars each child vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient dollar=Theme
Example 3 Grandfather is 7 times as old as Ann.
nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked advmod case obl punct root Grandfather NOUN is AUX 7 NUM times NOUN as ADV old ADJ as ADP Ann PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 6 old nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 old cop 3 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 times nummod 4 times time NOUN Number=Plur 6 old obl:unmarked 5 as as ADV _ 6 old advmod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 as as ADP _ 8 Ann case 8 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 6 old obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 old punct
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1 is present Grandfather time as Ann; old property tree rules
Example 4 He has 2 grandfathers.
nsubj nummod obj punct root He PRON has VERB 2 NUM grandfathers NOUN . 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 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 grandfathers nummod 4 grandfathers grandfather NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He 2 grandfathers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandfather=Patient
Example 5 My grandfather taught me how to fish.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj advmod mark xcomp punct root My PRON grandfather NOUN taught VERB me PRON how ADV to PART fish VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 grandfather nmod:poss 2 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 3 taught nsubj 3 taught teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 taught iobj 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 7 fish advmod 6 to to PART _ 7 fish mark 7 fish fish VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 taught xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 taught punct
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1 teach speech: other past My grandfather me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic 2 fish to-infinitive My grandfather not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We visit my grandfather on the farm every summer.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root We PRON visit VERB my PRON grandfather NOUN on ADP the DET farm NOUN every DET summer 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 visit nsubj 2 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 grandfather nmod:poss 4 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 2 visit obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 farm case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 farm det 7 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 2 visit obl 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 summer det 9 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 visit obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 visit punct
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1 visit present We my grandfather the farm summer vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandfather=Co-Agent
Example 7 Grandfather told us stories about when he was a boy.
nsubj iobj obj mark advmod nsubj cop det acl punct root Grandfather NOUN told VERB us PRON stories NOUN about SCONJ when ADV he PRON was AUX a DET boy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 2 told obj 5 about about SCONJ _ 10 boy mark 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 boy advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 boy nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 boy cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 boy det 10 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 stories acl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past Grandfather stories us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic 2 is a past Grandfather a boy tree rules
Example 8 The grandfather clock in the hall chimes every hour.
det compound nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root The DET grandfather NOUN clock NOUN in ADP the DET hall NOUN chimes VERB every DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 clock det 2 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 3 clock compound 3 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 7 chimes nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 hall case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hall det 6 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 3 clock nmod 7 chimes chime VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 hour det 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 7 chimes obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 chimes punct
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1 chime present the grandfather clock in the hall hour vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 My great-grandfather was my grandfather's father.
nmod:poss amod punct nsubj cop nmod:poss nmod:poss case punct root My PRON great ADJ - PUNCT grandfather NOUN was AUX my PRON grandfather NOUN 's PART father NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 grandfather nmod:poss 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 grandfather amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 great punct 4 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 9 father nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 father cop 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 grandfather nmod:poss 7 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 9 father nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 grandfather case 9 father father NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 father punct
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1 is a past My great grandfather my grandfather's father tree rules
Example 10 "What must I do then, grandfather?"
punct obj aux nsubj advmod punct obl punct punct root " PUNCT What PRON must AUX I PRON do VERB then ADV , PUNCT grandfather NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 do punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 do obj 3 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 do aux 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 do nsubj 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 5 do advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 grandfather punct 8 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing 5 do obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 do punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 5 do punct
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1 do in a quote must I grandfather then vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
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