grocer Who acts: person, shop, grocer, Mum, local grocer, everyone · What happens: own, run, sell, clean, be, send · To what, where: shop, food, things, me, grocer, pound
«grocer» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: grocer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who owns or runs a shop that sells food and things for the home, such as tea, sugar, tins and cleaning things.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cc det obj nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj case det nmod punct case fixed conj punct conj punct conj cc conj obj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON owns VERB or CCONJ runs VERB a DET shop NOUN that PRON sells VERB food NOUN and CCONJ things NOUN for ADP the DET home NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP tea NOUN , PUNCT sugar NOUN , PUNCT tins NOUN and CCONJ cleaning VERB things NOUN . PUNCT 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 6 runs nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 owns nsubj 4 owns own VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 4 owns cc 6 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shop det 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 6 runs obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 sells nsubj 10 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 shop acl:relcl 11 food food NOUN Number=Sing 10 sells obj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 things cc 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 food conj 14 for for ADP _ 16 home case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 home det 16 home home NOUN Number=Sing 13 things nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 tea punct 18 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 tea case 19 as as ADP _ 18 such fixed 20 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 11 food conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 sugar punct 22 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 11 food conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 tins punct 24 tins tin NOUN Number=Plur 11 food conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 cleaning cc 26 cleaning clean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 food conj 27 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 26 cleaning obj 28 . . PUNCT _ 6 runs punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 own present a person vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot 2 run present a person a shop vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shop=Trajectory 3 sell present a shop food and things for the home and tea and sugar and tins vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme 4 clean gerund a shop not said here things vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thing=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 «The grocer's» (UK) or «the grocery store» (US) is the shop itself.
The tree, 13 words punct det nsubj case punct punct appos punct cc punct det compound conj punct punct appos punct cop det nmod:unmarked punct root « PUNCT The DET grocer NOUN 's PART » PUNCT ( PUNCT UK PROPN ) PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT the DET grocery NOUN store NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET shop NOUN itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 20 shop punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 grocer det 3 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 20 shop nsubj 4 's 's PART _ 3 grocer case 5 » » PUNCT _ 3 grocer punct 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 UK punct 7 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 3 grocer appos 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 UK punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 13 store cc 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 store punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 store det 12 grocery grocery NOUN Number=Sing 13 store compound 13 store store NOUN Number=Sing 3 grocer conj 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 store punct 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 US punct 16 US US PROPN Number=Sing 13 store appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 US punct 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 shop cop 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 shop det 20 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing root root 21 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 20 shop nmod:unmarked 22 . . PUNCT _ 20 shop punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the grocer or the grocery store the shop shop nmod:unmarked tree rules
Example 1 Mum sent me to the grocer's for a pint of milk.
nsubj obj case det obl case case det obl case nmod punct root Mum NOUN sent VERB me PRON to ADP the DET grocer NOUN 's PART for ADP a DET pint NOUN of ADP milk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent nsubj 2 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sent obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 grocer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 grocer det 6 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obl 7 's 's PART _ 6 grocer case 8 for for ADP _ 10 pint case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pint det 10 pint pint NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 milk case 12 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 10 pint nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 sent punct
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1 send past Mum me the grocer for a pint of milk vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to grocer=Destination
Example 2 The grocer weighed out a pound of sugar.
det nsubj compound:prt det obj case nmod punct root The DET grocer NOUN weighed VERB out ADP a DET pound NOUN of ADP sugar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grocer det 2 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighed nsubj 3 weighed weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 weighed compound:prt 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pound det 6 pound pound NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighed obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 sugar case 8 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 6 pound nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 weighed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 weigh out past the grocer a pound of sugar vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pound=Value
Example 3 A grocer sells apples at 40p each; how much do 5 apples cost?
The tree, 14 words det nsubj obj case nummod obl nmod:unmarked punct advmod obj conj nummod compound obj punct root A DET grocer NOUN sells VERB apples NOUN at ADP 40 NUM p NOUN each DET ; PUNCT how ADV much ADJ do VERB 5 NUM apples NOUN cost NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 grocer det 2 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells nsubj 3 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 3 sells obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 p case 6 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 p nummod 7 p p NOUN Number=Sing 3 sells obl 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 p nmod:unmarked 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 do punct 10 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 much advmod 11 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 12 do obj 12 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sells conj 13 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 apples nummod 14 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 15 cost compound 15 cost cost NOUN Number=Sing 12 do obj 16 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 sells punct
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1 sell present a grocer apples 40 p each vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent apple=Theme at p=Asset 2 do present a grocer not said here much tree rules
Example 4 Our local grocer knows everyone's name.
nmod:poss amod nsubj nmod:poss case obj punct root Our PRON local ADJ grocer NOUN knows VERB everyone PRON 's PART name NOUN . PUNCT 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 grocer nmod:poss 2 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 3 grocer amod 3 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 4 knows nsubj 4 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 name nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 everyone case 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing 4 knows obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 knows punct
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1 know present Our local grocer everyone's name vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus 2 name everyone nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The grocer stacked oranges in a neat pyramid.
det nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root The DET grocer NOUN stacked VERB oranges NOUN in ADP a DET neat ADJ pyramid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grocer det 2 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 3 stacked nsubj 3 stacked stack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 oranges orange NOUN Number=Plur 3 stacked obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 pyramid case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pyramid det 7 neat neat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pyramid amod 8 pyramid pyramid NOUN Number=Sing 3 stacked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stacked punct
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1 stack past the grocer oranges a neat pyramid vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent orange=Theme in pyramid=Destination
Example 6 In the old days the grocer delivered food by bicycle.
case det amod det appos acl obj case obl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ days NOUN the DET grocer NOUN delivered VERB food NOUN by ADP bicycle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 days case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 days det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 days amod 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 grocer det 6 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 4 days appos 7 delivered deliver VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 grocer acl 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 delivered obj 9 by by ADP _ 10 bicycle case 10 bicycle bicycle NOUN Number=Sing 7 delivered obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 days punct
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1 deliver participle the grocer not said here food by bicycle vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Example 7 She went back to the grocer's, and she got a second bunch.
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod case det obl case punct cc nsubj conj det amod obj punct root She PRON went VERB back ADV to ADP the DET grocer NOUN 's PART , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON got VERB a DET second ADJ bunch 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 back back ADV _ 2 went advmod 4 to to ADP _ 6 grocer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 grocer det 6 grocer grocer NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 7 's 's PART _ 6 grocer case 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 got punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 got cc 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 got nsubj 11 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 went conj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bunch det 13 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 14 bunch amod 14 bunch bunch NOUN Number=Sing 11 got obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go back past She to the grocer result vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to grocer=Result 2 get past she a second bunch vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bunch=Stimulus
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