ham Who acts: Meat, actor, Radio, I, We, little brother · What happens: salt, smoke, slice, act, show off, exaggerate · To what, where: silly dramatic way, exaggerated way, ham, big ham, Christmas, two slices
«ham» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ham in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or smoked, often sliced for sandwiches.
The tree, 16 words nsubj case det compound nmod case det nmod punct advmod cc conj punct advmod conj case obl punct root Meat NOUN from ADP the DET back NOUN leg NOUN of ADP a DET pig NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV salted VERB or CCONJ smoked VERB , PUNCT often ADV sliced VERB for ADP sandwiches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 11 salted nsubj 2 from from ADP _ 5 leg case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 leg det 4 back back NOUN Number=Sing 5 leg compound 5 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 1 Meat nmod 6 of of ADP _ 8 pig case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pig det 8 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 5 leg nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 salted punct 10 usually usually ADV _ 11 salted advmod 11 salted salt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 smoked cc 13 smoked smoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 salted conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 sliced punct 15 often often ADV _ 16 sliced advmod 16 sliced slice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 salted conj 17 for for ADP _ 18 sandwiches case 18 sandwiches sandwich NOUN Number=Plur 16 sliced obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 salted punct
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1 salt participle Meat from the back leg of a pig usually property vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 2 smoke participle Meat from the back leg of a pig not said here vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 slice participle Meat from the back leg of a pig not said here for sandwiches; often property vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=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 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
An actor who acts in a silly, too-dramatic way.
det nsubj acl:relcl case det amod punct advmod punct amod obl punct root An DET actor NOUN who PRON acts VERB in ADP a DET silly ADJ , PUNCT too ADV - PUNCT dramatic ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 actor det 2 actor actor NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 acts nsubj 4 acts act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 actor acl:relcl 5 in in ADP _ 12 way case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 way det 7 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 way amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 silly punct 9 too too ADV _ 11 dramatic advmod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 too punct 11 dramatic dramatic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 way amod 12 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 acts obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 actor punct
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1 act present a actor a silly dramatic way vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: ham it up — kept apart, not parsed.
To act or show off in an exaggerated way.
mark cc conj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root To PART act VERB or CCONJ show VERB off ADP in ADP an DET exaggerated VERB way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 act mark 2 act act VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 show cc 4 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 act conj 5 off off ADP _ 4 show compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 9 way case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 exaggerated exaggerate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 show obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act to-infinitive vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show off infinitive a exaggerated way vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 exaggerate participle tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: ham radio — kept apart, not parsed.
Radio sent and received by amateurs as a hobby.
nsubj cc conj case obl case det obl punct root Radio PROPN sent VERB and CCONJ received VERB by ADP amateurs NOUN as ADP a DET hobby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Radio Radio PROPN Number=Sing 2 sent nsubj 2 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 received cc 4 received receive VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 sent conj 5 by by ADP _ 6 amateurs case 6 amateurs amateur NOUN Number=Plur 2 sent obl 7 as as ADP _ 9 hobby case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hobby det 9 hobby hobby NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sent punct
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1 send past Radio by amateurs; as a hobby vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 receive participle Radio not said here vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch.
nsubj det obj cc compound conj case nmod punct root I PRON had VERB a DET ham NOUN and CCONJ cheese NOUN sandwich NOUN for ADP lunch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 ham det 4 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 sandwich cc 6 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 7 sandwich compound 7 sandwich sandwich NOUN Number=Sing 4 ham conj 8 for for ADP _ 9 lunch case 9 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 7 sandwich nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ham=Patient
Example 2 We eat a big ham at Christmas.
nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root We PRON eat VERB a DET big ADJ ham NOUN at ADP Christmas PROPN . 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 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ham det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ham amod 5 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 Christmas case 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 2 eat obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present We a big ham Christmas vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ham=Patient
Example 3 Could I have two slices of ham, please?
aux nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct discourse punct root Could AUX I PRON have VERB two NUM slices NOUN of ADP ham NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 have aux 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 slices nummod 5 slices slice NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 ham case 7 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 5 slices nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 have punct 9 please please INTJ _ 3 have discourse 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have could I two slices of ham vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Patient 2 slice ham nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 My little brother is a real ham in front of the camera.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det amod case nmod case det nmod punct root My PRON little ADJ brother NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ ham NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET camera 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 ham nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 ham cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ham det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ham amod 7 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 front case 9 front front NOUN Number=Sing 7 ham nmod 10 of of ADP _ 12 camera case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 camera det 12 camera camera NOUN Number=Sing 9 front nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 ham punct
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1 is a present My little brother a real ham front of the camera tree rules
Example 5 The actor hammed it up and everyone laughed.
det nsubj obj compound:prt cc nsubj conj punct root The DET actor NOUN hammed VERB it PRON up ADP and CCONJ everyone PRON laughed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 actor det 2 actor actor NOUN Number=Sing 3 hammed nsubj 3 hammed ham VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 hammed obj 5 up up ADP _ 3 hammed compound:prt 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 laughed cc 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 8 laughed nsubj 8 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hammed conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 hammed punct
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1 ham up past the actor it tree rules 2 laugh past everyone vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Keep the ham in the fridge so it stays safe to eat.
det obj case det obl advmod nsubj advcl xcomp mark xcomp punct root Keep VERB the DET ham NOUN in ADP the DET fridge NOUN so ADV it PRON stays VERB safe ADJ to PART eat VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ham det 3 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 fridge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fridge det 6 fridge fridge NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 7 so so ADV _ 9 stays advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stays nsubj 9 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Keep advcl 10 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stays xcomp 11 to to PART _ 12 eat mark 12 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 safe xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the ham the fridge vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ham=Theme in fridge=Location 2 stay present ham safe property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 eat to-infinitive ham not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Grandpa talks to people all over the world on his ham radio.
nsubj case obl advmod case det obl case nmod:poss compound obl punct root Grandpa NOUN talks VERB to ADP people NOUN all ADV over ADP the DET world NOUN on ADP his PRON ham NOUN radio NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 talks nsubj 2 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 4 people case 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 talks obl 5 all all ADV _ 8 world advmod 6 over over ADP _ 8 world case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 world det 8 world world NOUN Number=Sing 2 talks obl 9 on on ADP _ 12 radio case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 radio nmod:poss 11 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 12 radio compound 12 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 2 talks obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 talks punct
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1 talk present Grandpa the world to people; on Grandpa's ham radio vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to people=Co-Agent 2 radio Grandpa nom radio «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 It was placed in the provision basket with ham and cheese and sausages.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl case nmod cc conj cc conj punct root It PRON was AUX placed VERB in ADP the DET provision NOUN basket NOUN with ADP ham NOUN and CCONJ cheese NOUN and CCONJ sausages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 placed nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 placed aux:pass 3 placed place VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 basket case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 basket det 6 provision provision NOUN Number=Sing 7 basket compound 7 basket basket NOUN Number=Sing 3 placed obl 8 with with ADP _ 9 ham case 9 ham ham NOUN Number=Sing 7 basket nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 cheese cc 11 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 9 ham conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 sausages cc 13 sausages sausage NOUN Number=Plur 9 ham conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 placed punct
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1 place past · passive It the provision basket with ham and cheese and sausages vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in basket=Destination
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