gremlin

Who acts: things, unknown small fault, gremlin, Dad, computer, green gremlin · What happens: blame, go, make, break down, be, crash · To what, where: imaginary mischievous little creature, machine, system, gremlins, printer, story · Speech: someone speaks here

«gremlin» 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: gremlin in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An imaginary, mischievous little creature blamed for things going wrong with machines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 creature	det
2	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 creature	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 imaginary	punct
4	mischievous	mischievous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 creature	amod
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 creature	amod
6	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	blamed	blame	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 creature	acl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 things	case
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 blamed	obl
10	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 things	acl
11	wrong	wrong	ADV	_	10 going	advmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	13 machines	case
13	machines	machine	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 going	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 creature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blame	participle		a imaginary mischievous little creature not said here				for things	vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for thing=Attribute
2	go	gerund	things not said here					with machines; wrong property	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with machine=Beneficiary

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

An unknown small fault that makes a machine or computer break down: there's a gremlin in the system.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 fault	det
2	unknown	unknown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fault	amod
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fault	amod
4	fault	fault	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 break	nsubj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 makes	nsubj
6	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 fault	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 machine	det
8	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 makes	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 computer	cc
10	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 machine	conj
11	break	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 break	compound:prt
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 's	punct
14	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	15 's	expl
15	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 break	parataxis
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 gremlin	det
17	gremlin	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 's	nsubj
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 system	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 system	det
20	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 's	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 break	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	present	a unknown small fault	a machine or computer		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset machine=Product
2	break down	present	a unknown small fault			vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	be	present	a gremlin		the system; there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in system=Location

Example 1

Dad blamed the gremlins when the computer crashed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blamed	nsubj
2	blamed	blame	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 gremlins	det
4	gremlins	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 blamed	obj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 crashed	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 computer	det
7	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crashed	nsubj
8	crashed	crash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 blamed	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 blamed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blame	past	Dad	the gremlins					vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gremlin=Theme
2	crash	past	the computer						vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

There's a gremlin in the printer again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 gremlin	det
4	gremlin	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 printer	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 printer	det
7	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	obl
8	again	again	ADV	_	2 's	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	a gremlin			the printer; there	again		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in printer=Location

Example 3

In the story, a green gremlin hid inside the plane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hid	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 gremlin	det
6	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gremlin	amod
7	gremlin	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hid	nsubj
8	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	inside	inside	ADP	_	11 plane	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 plane	det
11	plane	plane	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hid	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	a green gremlin			the story		inside the plane	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in story=Location

Example 4

Technical gremlins delayed the school play's lights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Technical	technical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gremlins	amod
2	gremlins	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 delayed	nsubj
3	delayed	delay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 play	det
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 play	compound
6	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lights	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 play	case
8	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 delayed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 delayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	delay	past	Technical gremlins	the school play's lights					vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent light=Source
2	light		the school play						nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Pilots used to joke that gremlins chewed the wires.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pilots	pilot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 joke	mark
4	joke	joke	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	xcomp
5	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 chewed	mark
6	gremlins	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 chewed	nsubj
7	chewed	chew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 joke	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wires	det
9	wires	wire	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 chewed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	use	past	Pilots		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	joke speech: other	to-infinitive	Pilots not said here		tree rules
3	chew	past	gremlins	the wires	vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Patient

Example 6

The engineers hunted the gremlin for hours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 engineers	det
2	engineers	engineer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hunted	nsubj
3	hunted	hunt	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gremlin	det
5	gremlin	gremlin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunted	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 hours	case
7	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hunted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hunted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunt	past	the engineers	the gremlin			hour		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gremlin=Theme

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