groundhog Who acts: groundhog, large brown rodent, Groundhog Day, people, six more weeks, situation · What happens: be, live, sleep, call, watch, come out · To what, where: North American animal, burrows, groundhog, custom, USA, shadow · Speech: someone speaks here
«groundhog» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: groundhog in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A groundhog is a North American animal, a large brown rodent that lives in burrows and sleeps through the winter; it is also called a woodchuck.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det compound amod punct det amod amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc conj case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod parataxis det xcomp punct root A DET groundhog NOUN is AUX a DET North PROPN American ADJ animal NOUN , PUNCT a DET large ADJ brown ADJ rodent NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP burrows NOUN and CCONJ sleeps VERB through ADP the DET winter NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX also ADV called VERB a DET woodchuck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 groundhog det 2 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 7 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 animal det 5 North North PROPN Number=Sing 7 animal compound 6 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animal amod 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 rodent punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 rodent det 10 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 12 rodent amod 11 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 12 rodent amod 12 rodent rodent NOUN Number=Sing 7 animal nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 lives nsubj 14 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 rodent acl:relcl 15 in in ADP _ 16 burrows case 16 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 14 lives obl 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 sleeps cc 18 sleeps sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 lives conj 19 through through ADP _ 21 winter case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 winter det 21 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 18 sleeps obl 22 ; ; PUNCT _ 26 called punct 23 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 called nsubj:pass 24 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 called aux:pass 25 also also ADV _ 26 called advmod 26 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 animal parataxis 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 woodchuck det 28 woodchuck woodchuck NOUN Number=Sing 26 called xcomp 29 . . PUNCT _ 7 animal punct
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1 is a present a groundhog a North American animal a large brown rodent nmod tree rules 2 live present a large brown rodent burrows vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location 3 sleep present a large brown rodent not said here winter vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 call present · passive groundhog vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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 Groundhog Day is a custom in the USA and Canada where people watch a groundhog come out of its burrow: if it sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter.
The tree, 33 words compound nsubj cop det case det nmod cc conj advmod nsubj advcl det obj parataxis advmod case nmod:poss obl punct mark nsubj parataxis nmod:poss obj punct expl aux conj nummod amod nsubj case nmod punct root Groundhog PROPN Day PROPN is AUX a DET custom NOUN in ADP the DET USA PROPN and CCONJ Canada PROPN where ADV people NOUN watch VERB a DET groundhog NOUN come VERB out ADV of ADP its PRON burrow NOUN : PUNCT if SCONJ it PRON sees VERB its PRON shadow NOUN , PUNCT there PRON will AUX be VERB six NUM more ADJ weeks NOUN of ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Groundhog Groundhog PROPN Number=Sing 2 Day compound 2 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 5 custom nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 custom cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 custom det 5 custom custom NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 USA case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 USA det 8 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 5 custom nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 Canada cc 10 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 8 USA conj 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 watch advmod 12 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 watch nsubj 13 watch watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 come advcl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 groundhog det 15 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 13 watch obj 16 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 custom parataxis 17 out out ADV _ 16 come advmod 18 of of ADP _ 20 burrow case 19 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 burrow nmod:poss 20 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 17 out obl 21 : : PUNCT _ 24 sees punct 22 if if SCONJ _ 24 sees mark 23 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 sees nsubj 24 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 custom parataxis 25 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 shadow nmod:poss 26 shadow shadow NOUN Number=Sing 24 sees obj 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 be punct 28 there there PRON PronType=Dem 30 be expl 29 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 30 be aux 30 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 sees conj 31 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 33 weeks nummod 32 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 33 weeks amod 33 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 30 be nsubj 34 of of ADP _ 35 winter case 35 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 33 weeks nmod 36 . . PUNCT _ 5 custom punct
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1 is a present Groundhog Day a custom the USA and Canada tree rules 2 watch present people a groundhog vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent groundhog=Theme 3 come out present out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient 4 see a condition, not said to happen present groundhog groundhog's shadow vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shadow=Stimulus 5 be future six more weeks of winter there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 shadow groundhog nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Groundhog Day» means a situation that keeps repeating in the same boring way, from a famous film.
The tree, 17 words punct compound nsubj punct det obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case det amod amod obl punct case det amod obl punct root « PUNCT Groundhog PROPN Day PROPN » PUNCT means VERB a DET situation NOUN that PRON keeps VERB repeating VERB in ADP the DET same ADJ boring ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT from ADP a DET famous ADJ film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 Day punct 2 Groundhog Groundhog PROPN Number=Sing 3 Day compound 3 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Day punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 situation det 7 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 keeps nsubj 9 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 situation acl:relcl 10 repeating repeat VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 keeps xcomp 11 in in ADP _ 15 way case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 way det 13 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 15 way amod 14 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 15 way amod 15 way way NOUN Number=Sing 10 repeating obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 film punct 17 from from ADP _ 20 film case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 film det 19 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 20 film amod 20 film film NOUN Number=Sing 10 repeating obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Groundhog Day a situation vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Topic 2 keep present a situation tree rules 3 repeat gerund a situation not said here the same boring way from a famous film vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 The groundhog dug a burrow under the shed.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET groundhog NOUN dug VERB a DET burrow NOUN under ADP the DET shed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 groundhog det 2 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug nsubj 3 dug dig VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 burrow det 5 burrow burrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug obj 6 under under ADP _ 8 shed case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shed det 8 shed shed NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 dug punct
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1 dig past the groundhog a burrow the shed vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent burrow=Theme under shed=Location
Example 2 Groundhogs hibernate all winter.
nsubj det obj punct root Groundhogs NOUN hibernate VERB all DET winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Groundhogs groundhog NOUN Number=Plur 2 hibernate nsubj 2 hibernate hibernate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 4 winter det 4 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 hibernate obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 hibernate punct
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1 hibernate present Groundhogs winter vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location
Example 3 On Groundhog Day everyone waits to see the groundhog's shadow.
case compound obl nsubj mark xcomp det nmod:poss case obj punct root On ADP Groundhog PROPN Day PROPN everyone PRON waits VERB to PART see VERB the DET groundhog NOUN 's PART shadow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 Day case 2 Groundhog Groundhog PROPN Number=Sing 3 Day compound 3 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 5 waits obl 4 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 5 waits nsubj 5 waits wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 waits xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 groundhog det 9 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 11 shadow nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 groundhog case 11 shadow shadow NOUN Number=Sing 7 see obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 waits punct
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1 wait present everyone on Groundhog Day tree rules 2 see to-infinitive everyone not said here the groundhog's shadow vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shadow=Stimulus 3 shadow the groundhog nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The groundhog saw its shadow, so the story says winter will last longer.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct advmod det nsubj conj nsubj aux ccomp advmod punct root The DET groundhog NOUN saw VERB its PRON shadow NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET story NOUN says VERB winter NOUN will AUX last VERB longer ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 groundhog det 2 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 shadow nmod:poss 5 shadow shadow NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 says punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 says advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 story det 9 story story NOUN Number=Sing 10 says nsubj 10 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 saw conj 11 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 13 last nsubj 12 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 last aux 13 last last VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 says ccomp 14 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 13 last advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 saw punct
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1 see past the groundhog groundhog's shadow vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shadow=Stimulus 2 say speech: assert present the story vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 last future winter long property vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 4 shadow groundhog nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 A groundhog is also called a woodchuck.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod det xcomp punct root A DET groundhog NOUN is AUX also ADV called VERB a DET woodchuck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 groundhog det 2 groundhog groundhog NOUN Number=Sing 5 called nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 called aux:pass 4 also also ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 woodchuck det 7 woodchuck woodchuck NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 called punct
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1 call present · passive a groundhog vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 6 How much wood would a woodchuck chuck?
advmod amod nsubj aux det compound punct root How ADV much ADJ wood NOUN would AUX a DET woodchuck NOUN chuck NOUN ? 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 3 wood amod 3 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 7 chuck nsubj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 chuck aux 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 chuck det 6 woodchuck woodchuck NOUN Number=Sing 7 chuck compound 7 chuck chuck NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 7 chuck punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 Every day at the bus stop is like Groundhog Day.
det nsubj case det compound nmod cop case compound punct root Every DET day NOUN at ADP the DET bus NOUN stop NOUN is AUX like ADP Groundhog PROPN Day PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 day det 2 day day NOUN Number=Sing 10 Day nsubj 3 at at ADP _ 6 stop case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stop det 5 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 6 stop compound 6 stop stop NOUN Number=Sing 2 day nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 Day cop 8 like like ADP _ 10 Day case 9 Groundhog Groundhog PROPN Number=Sing 10 Day compound 10 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 Day punct
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1 is present every day at the bus stop like Groundhog Day tree rules
Example 8 Groundhogs eat plants and can whistle when scared.
nsubj obj cc aux conj mark advcl punct root Groundhogs NOUN eat VERB plants NOUN and CCONJ can AUX whistle VERB when SCONJ scared ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Groundhogs groundhog NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 whistle cc 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 whistle aux 6 whistle whistle VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 eat conj 7 when when SCONJ _ 8 scared mark 8 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 6 whistle advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Groundhogs plants vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient 2 whistle can Groundhogs not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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