guitar Who acts: guitar, you, electric guitar, shop, many strings, 5 guitars · What happens: be, play, have, need, sound, cost · To what, where: musical instrument, strings, 6 strings, amplifier, 4 guitars, guitar
«guitar» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: guitar in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A guitar is a musical instrument with strings that you play with your fingers or a small pick. A guitar usually has 6 strings.
Sentence 1: A guitar is a musical instrument with strings that you play with your fingers or a small pick.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod obl nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl cc det amod conj punct root A DET guitar NOUN is AUX a DET musical ADJ instrument NOUN with ADP strings NOUN that PRON you PRON play VERB with ADP your PRON fingers NOUN or CCONJ a DET small ADJ pick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 guitar det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 instrument det 5 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 instrument amod 6 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 8 strings case 8 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 6 instrument nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 play obl 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 play nsubj 11 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 strings acl:relcl 12 with with ADP _ 14 fingers case 13 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 fingers nmod:poss 14 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 11 play obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 pick cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 pick det 17 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 18 pick amod 18 pick pick NOUN Number=Sing 14 fingers conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 instrument punct
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1 is a present a guitar a musical instrument with strings tree rules 2 play present you strings with your fingers or a small pick vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with finger=Theme
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: A guitar usually has 6 strings.
det nsubj advmod nummod obj punct root A DET guitar NOUN usually ADV has VERB 6 NUM strings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 guitar det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 3 usually usually ADV _ 4 has advmod 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 strings nummod 6 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a guitar 6 strings usually property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
Meaning 2 An electric guitar needs an amplifier to sound loud.
det amod nsubj det obj mark advcl xcomp punct root An DET electric ADJ guitar NOUN needs VERB an DET amplifier NOUN to PART sound VERB loud ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 guitar det 2 electric electric ADJ Degree=Pos 3 guitar amod 3 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 amplifier det 6 amplifier amplifier NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs obj 7 to to PART _ 8 sound mark 8 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 needs advcl 9 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 needs punct
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1 need present a electric guitar a amplifier vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amplifier=Theme 2 sound to-infinitive a electric guitar not said here loud property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 A guitar costs $120.
det nsubj obj nummod punct root A DET guitar NOUN costs VERB $ SYM 120 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 guitar det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs nsubj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 $ $ SYM _ 3 costs obj 5 120 120 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 $ nummod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 costs punct
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1 cost present a guitar vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme $=Value
Example 2 Each guitar has 6 strings.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET guitar NOUN has VERB 6 NUM strings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 guitar det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 strings nummod 5 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present each guitar 6 strings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
Example 3 The shop sold 4 guitars.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET shop NOUN sold VERB 4 NUM guitars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 guitars nummod 5 guitars guitar NOUN Number=Plur 3 sold obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell past the shop 4 guitars vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guitar=Theme
Example 4 How many strings do 5 guitars have?
advmod amod nsubj nummod nsubj ccomp punct root How ADV many ADJ strings NOUN do VERB 5 NUM guitars NOUN have VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 strings amod 3 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 guitars nummod 6 guitars guitar NOUN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 do ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
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1 do present many strings tree rules 2 have present 5 guitars vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 My brother plays the guitar in a band.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det obl punct root My PRON brother NOUN plays VERB the DET guitar NOUN in ADP a DET band 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 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays nsubj 3 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 guitar det 5 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 band case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 band det 8 band band NOUN Number=Sing 3 plays obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 plays punct
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1 play present My brother the guitar a band vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guitar=Theme
Example 6 She strummed her guitar around the campfire.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root She PRON strummed VERB her PRON guitar NOUN around ADP the DET campfire 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 strummed nsubj 2 strummed strum VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 guitar nmod:poss 4 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 2 strummed obj 5 around around ADP _ 7 campfire case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 campfire det 7 campfire campfire NOUN Number=Sing 2 strummed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 strummed punct
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1 strum past She her guitar the campfire tree rules
Example 7 A tighter string gives a higher note.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root A DET tighter ADJ string NOUN gives VERB a DET higher ADJ note NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 string det 2 tighter tight ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 string amod 3 string string NOUN Number=Sing 4 gives nsubj 4 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 note det 6 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 note amod 7 note note NOUN Number=Sing 4 gives obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 gives punct
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1 give present a tighter string a higher note vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme
Example 8 He has guitar lessons every Thursday.
nsubj compound obj det obl:unmarked punct root He PRON has VERB guitar NOUN lessons NOUN every DET Thursday PROPN . 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 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 4 lessons compound 4 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 Thursday det 6 Thursday Thursday PROPN Number=Sing 2 has obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He guitar lessons thursday vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lesson=Patient
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